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Plan B Propels Engineer to Higher Ed Leadership

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Lim is now leading the New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT) into the future. He attended a school that specialized in science and while still a teenager in 1983 came alone to the United States to pursue higher education. That began my pathway forward and my love of engineering.” Thankfully, he moved on to Plan B. “I

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Wentworth Institute of Technology to Drop Pre-Calculus Admissions Requirement for STEM Programs

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

The Wentworth Institute of Technology is dropping its pre-Calculus admissions requirement, opening its doors to a wider range of students looking to pursue STEM degrees there. According to the National Center for Education Statistics, less than half of U.S. And only 16% of graduates had completed calculus that year.

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Utah Receives $50 Million Gift for College of Engineering

Inside Higher Ed

The University of Utah College of Engineering will receive $50 million and a new name, honoring benefactor John Price, a university graduate and former diplomat. Pending approval from the Board of Trustees, the college will be named the John and Marcia Price College of Engineering. Hide by line?: Disable left side advertisement?:

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NYU Puts $1 Billion Into Brooklyn Engineering School

Inside Higher Ed

New York University will invest $1 billion in its Tandon School of Engineering in Brooklyn, adding $400 million to the $600 million it had already pledged to the school. “No university can achieve national or international status without a viable technology school,” she said. Is this diversity newsletter?: Hide by line?:

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UC Berkeley partners with Coursera to launch a new and highly accessible master’s degree in engineering

Coursera blog

This online degree from UC Berkeley’s College of Engineering will upskill engineers and expand access to world-class education. Working professionals need a flexible, industry-responsive program that reflects the interdisciplinary nature of modern engineering. engineering jobs* that require or prefer a master’s degree.

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Wayne State to Collaborate on $75M Department of Energy Award

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

As part of this development, Wayne State University’s College of Engineering will provide hands-on experiences to high schoolers and establish workforce training in hydrogen and fuel cell technologies.

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How Generative AI Will Enable Personalized Learning Experiences

Campus Technology

We spoke with Dr. Kim Round, associate dean of the Western Governors University School of Education, about the potential of technologies like ChatGPT for learning, the need for AI literacy skills, why learning experience designers have a leg up on AI prompt engineering, and more.