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Virginia Tech’s CEED Program Builds Pipelines to Engineering

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Starting with programs for middle and high school students, through supports for graduate students, the Center for the Enhancement of Engineering Diversity (CEED) at Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University (Virginia Tech) has provided inspiration, insight, encouragement, and community for engineering students.

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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. Dr. Teik Lim “My family did not have much money, but with the help of a generous undergraduate scholarship from Michigan Tech, I was able to support myself through college and become the first member of my family to earn a college degree,” said Lim.

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Poland: Africans major winners of scholarships

The PIE News

African countries are some of the major beneficiaries of some of the 2023 scholarships issued by Poland’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the National Agency for Academic Exchange (NAWA). For the first time there are scholarship holders from Bosnia and Herzegovina,” NAWA announced recently.

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AUCC to Launch Institute to Support Minority Engineers with $1.5 Million Investment from A. James & Alice B. Clark Foundation

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

The Atlanta University Center Consortium (AUCC), an organization made up of four historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs), is planning to launch a new institute in an effort to increase the number of engineers from underrepresented communities, using a $1.5 million investment from the A. James & Alice B. Clark Foundation.

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SE Asian STEM scholars awarded BC scholarships

The PIE News

Seven scholars from South East Asia have been chosen as recipients of the British Council’s scholarships for women in STEM for 2022/23, as the organisation continues efforts to enhance South East Asia-UK relations. Stellmacher said that such scholarships contribute to the overall perception and student consciousness of UK study.

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Digital Marketing Solutions for a Technology-Challenged School

HEMJ (Higher Ed Marketing Journal)

The Digital University Ecosystem: Engaging and Supporting Students With Technology The modern student makes meaningful contact with a prospective college or university before they ever set foot on its campus. Does this school provide the technology infrastructure and support resources that will allow them to be successful?

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Report: Latinos Essential to Growing STEM Workforce

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Latinos are key when it comes the nation’s engineering and technology workforce, according to a new joint report from the Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers (SHPE) and the Latino Donor Collaborative (LDC). anticipates a coming shortage of workers in engineering and tech – there are projected to be 10.9 of the U.S.