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Black Alumni Share Life Lessons in Drexel University ‘Legacy’ Book

Insight Into Diversity

Personal stories shared by more than 50 Black alumni of Drexel University are featured in the book “A Legacy to Share: Navigating Life’s Challenges and Celebrating Our Greatest Achievements.” Howland, a mechanical engineer, graduated from Drexel in 1976, and again in 1983 with a master’s degree in engineering management.

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Is Academic Scholarship Stagnating?

Inside Higher Ed

Brown, despite having this country’s oldest applied mathematics program and the Ivy League’s oldest engineering program, isn’t in the Top 30, and Dartmouth isn’t among the Top 50 US and Canadian universities. Contributing to this ethos is an engineering, hands-on mind-set.

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Integrating Community Engagement into her Scholarship

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

For four years, she served as program coordinator for University of Colorado Boulder’s Colorado Diversity Initiative in science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM). One is the anti-DEI push being made on the field, including book bans at the K-12 level and the targeting of student resources in higher education.

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Toward a more inclusive peer-review process (opinion)

Inside Higher Ed

When asked what surprised her most about publishing after a summer spent working as an intern at one of our presses, a history graduate student replied, “In graduate school, we focus on tearing books apart. But I was impressed by how much you do in publishing to build up a book.”

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Turkey: TDU backs students affected by quake

The PIE News

The Turkish German University in Istanbul has handed out 48 scholarships worth some €15,000 to students that were impacted by the recent earthquake in Turkey. For the 20 scholarships, we had over 70 applications, with some students losing their whole family,” Bachmann explained.

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Seven Best Practices in 40 years of Reporting on Diversity in Higher Education

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

One of the most anticipated annual issues each January is the Emerging Scholars edition that features outstanding scholars of color breaking new ground in research, applying scholarship to public policy and grooming the next generation of leaders and professionals. White House Honoree, Jan. 5, 2012). (“White House Honoree, Jan.

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Review of Peter Burke's "Ignorance: A Global History"

Inside Higher Ed

’” The label certainly applies to Leonardo da Vinci—although he also shows the contrast between interdisciplinary scholarship and Renaissance virtuosity. His new book, Ignorance: A Global History ( Yale University Press ), pivots to the complete antithesis of “inquisitive appetite.”

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