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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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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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UK and India partners launch health academy

The PIE News

An international partnership between the UK and India is seeking to advance training, education and research capacity building in healthcare. It will deliver King’s and Guy’s and St Thomas’ training in clinical and non-clinical short courses, executive education to health professionals in both India and the UK and build research capacity.

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Is Academic Scholarship Stagnating?

Inside Higher Ed

Not by admissions selectivity or even by their contribution to social mobility, but, rather, their impact on the growth of knowledge and technological and scientific advancement? Contributing to this ethos is an engineering, hands-on mind-set. Would it be judged on scholarship, influence, or some other elements?

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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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Integrating Community Engagement into her Scholarship

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

López is an educator whose purpose is not just to teach but to support students. Her career as a teacher and an administrator spans middle school, high school, and now higher education. Before López’s current appointment, she served in a similar role as an assistant professor in the College of Education at the University of Houston.

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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?