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Engineering success center opens at Boise State

Inside Higher Ed

Image: Boise State University opened its Micron Student Success Center earlier this year and will formally induct the space in April, offering a consolidation of resources for its engineering students to promote a sense of belonging and create a resource center. ’” explains JoAnn Lighty, dean of the College of Engineering.

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A Continued Commitment to Community

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

The four entities recognized this year span a diverse geographic area, but they share the mission of uplifting their communities while also creating a broader impact in terms of education and the workforce. We’re changing the landscape of how community colleges serve underserved students,” says Espiritu. “We

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Donations to higher ed had biggest boost in 20 years

Inside Higher Ed

The contributions went mostly to restricted endowments, primarily to fund scholarships, and to “operations with restrictions on use”—usually research projects. ” Community Colleges Still Lagging While giving in general was up 12.5 Together, those areas accounted for nearly 80 percent of total giving.

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Growth in assistant professorships is uneven (opinion)

Inside Higher Ed

Large-scale quantitative data such as these provide an invaluable evidence-based context about the areas of scholarship in which institutions are investing new faculty lines, a matter of interest to deans of graduate schools and provosts alike. Finally, we only explored Ph.D.-granting

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Rising higher ed leaders tackle campus challenges in EAB’s fellowship

EAB

Cooper Medical School of Rowan University Fostering sense of belonging among Black undergraduate students Melissa McGuire, Ph.D.,

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2022 INSIGHT Into Diversity HEED Award Recipients

Insight Into Diversity

Binghamton is proud of its investment in innovative student programming like the 2022 INSIGHT Into Diversity Inspiring Programs in STEM Award-winning Watson College Scholars Program. Minority Male Initiative — Broward College. The College of Urban Education at Davenport University launched a BS in Urban STEM Education program.

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The Auto Tech Problem

Inside Higher Ed

Blog: Confessions of a Community College Dean A couple of years ago, when we started seriously planning to hand The Wife’s car down to The Boy, I started researching cars to figure out what to get her as a replacement. But they’re much more likely to have local associations that sponsor scholarships.