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Professor Builds Infrastructure

Dr. David H. Olwell, professor and dean of the Hal and Inge Marcus School of Engineering at Saint Martin’s University, sees assistant professor of civil engineering Dr. Floraliza Bornasal as “simply outstanding.”

January 28, 2019

Latinx

Report: Minorities Underrepresented in Earning Engineering Degrees

According to a report from the Association of Public and Land-grant Universities (APLU), African-American and Hispanic students earning engineering degrees remain underrepresented despite an increase seen in recent years and demand for workers in the industry.

December 18, 2018

News Roundup

NJIT Announces new School of Applied Engineering and Technology

New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT) has announced the creation of its new School of Applied Engineering and Technology within the institution’s Newark College of Engineering. The new school will highlight the importance of internships, co-ops and apprenticeships within government and private industry and will include 10 undergraduate programs in engineering technology. Some of the […]

November 6, 2018

Women

The Future of Science is Women: Here’s How Institutions Can Support Them

Harassment is only part of the battle women are fighting. The other fight is for women in science to be heard and for their work to overcome prejudice or discrimination and become respected. As a woman in science, I’ve found it is imperative that women take control of the equity narrative.

August 24, 2018

News Roundup

Hampton Receives NSF Grant to Increase Minorities in Science, Engineering

Hampton University received a $3.6-million grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF) to support an institutional project that will recruit and support women and African-American students pursuing research careers in the fields of materials science and engineering. NSF’s grant will fund the Hampton-Brandeis Partnership for Research and Education in Materials (PREM) project over six years, […]

August 17, 2018

Latinx

Installing Collaborative Spaces Increased Retention at NMSU Engineering

As we begin another academic year, it is important to remember during the beginning-of-semester excitement that many students will not be returning to campus to complete their studies. Retention can be a problem for universities, specifically for those students who have been traditionally underserved.

August 16, 2018

Students

Federally Funded Programs Are Not Enough to Diversify the STEM Workforce

Despite billions of dollars being invested on hundreds of programs that are created to increase the number of minorities who enter STEM fields, data from Change the Equation, indicates that today’s STEM workforce is no more diverse than it was 15 years ago.

July 24, 2018

Women

Increasing Role Models, Fostering Community for Women in STEM

A mentoring program created by women engineering students at Georgia Institute of Technology to train and empower the next generation of girls in science, technology, engineering and mathematics is bearing fruit.

April 24, 2018

News Roundup

Syracuse University Fraternity Suspended for Racist Videos

SYRACUSE, N.Y. — A university in upstate New York has suspended a fraternity over videos showing racist and sexist behavior. School officials say the videos involved members of the Syracuse University chapter of Theta Tau, a professional engineering fraternity. The school’s chancellor, Ken Syverud, described the behavior in the videos as racist, anti-Semitic, homophobic, sexist […]

April 19, 2018

Students

Study Explores Challenges to Black Graduate Engineering Students

A new study that follows 21 Black men pursuing graduate degrees in engineering explores themes of structural racism, unfair treatment, unwelcoming environments and feelings of isolation.

April 10, 2018

News Roundup

University of Maine Gets $10M Gift for Engineering Building

ORONO, Maine — The University of Maine has received a $10 million gift for its new engineering building. The Kennebec Journal reports UMaine president Susan Hunter said the gift is from the family of a graduate of the school’s engineering program. Hunter says the donor will be identified later and the building will be named […]

March 20, 2018

Community Colleges

Report: Stark Gender, Racial Gaps Persist in Engineering, Computer Science

Very few female and minority students pursue engineering and computer science degrees at Texas universities, according to an eye-opening Society of Women Engineers (SWE) report that analyzed the state’s community-college transfer students.

January 17, 2018