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Report Highlights Shortages of Credentials Aligned with Middle-Skills Occupations

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Career planning is introduced during the first year seminar at LaGuardia. Shortages in STEM (science, technology, engineering, and mathematics) fields will be considerably less with only 10 major metropolitan areas expected to face a shortage. Perez said the recommendations in the report align with what the college is currently doing.

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Mapping the Legacy of RPI's First African American Woman Leader

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She had a love for mathematics. She took a course her freshman year called PANIC (Physics a New Introductory Course), and she loved it because it combined understanding the physical world with mathematics. The assistant principal for boys suggested she apply to the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT).

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The Council for Opportunity in Education Applauds Senators Susan Collins, Jon Tester, Shelley Moore Capito, and Tammy Baldwin for Reintroducing Bill to Strengthen the Federal TRIO Programs

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Media Inquiries For media inquiries or to arrange an interview, please contact Terrance L. House of Representatives Blog The Nation Watches as Upward Bound Alumna Cheryl Johnson Serves as Interim Leader of the Speaker-less U.S. House of Representatives by Terrance L.

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The Council for Opportunity in Education Applauds the University of Louisiana-Lafayette for Inaugurating the Carmouche TRIO Alumni Association 

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Carmouche’s legacy includes earning his Bachelor of Science Degree in Mathematics Education from Southern University in Baton Rouge in 1965 and his Master’s Degree from the University of Louisiana at Lafayette (formerly USL) in 1970. Secretary of Education Dr. Miguel A. Secretary of Education Dr. Miguel A.

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Mental Health, Movies, and Mission: Meet the Spring 2024 Interns

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I’m a sophomore at Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore, MD, studying public health and writing seminars. I attended Wellesley College, graduating in 2021 and majoring in studio art with a minor in mathematics. I am from La Pine, OR. Where do you (or did you) go to school, and what is/was your major? I’m from Bethesda, MD.

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President Biden Continues to Prioritize Federal TRIO Programs in FY 2024 Budget

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Media Inquiries For media inquiries or to arrange an interview, please contact Terrance L. House of Representatives Blog The Nation Watches as Upward Bound Alumna Cheryl Johnson Serves as Interim Leader of the Speaker-less U.S. House of Representatives by Terrance L.