Tagged: National Academy of Engineering

Blacks Appear to Be Shut Out in Election of New Members to the National Academy of Engineering

February 14, 2014

From 2010 to 2013, JBHE research found that there was one Black engineer elected each year. This year, it appears that there are no new Black members.

Xerox CEO Ursula Burns Elected to the National Academy of Engineering

February 15, 2013

It appears that Burns, who holds degrees from the Polytechnic Institute of New York University and Columbia University, is the only African American among the 69 new inductees of the academy.

Babatunde Ogunnaike Elected to the National Academy of Engineering

February 11, 2012

It appears that the University of Delaware professor is the only Black scholar among the 66 newly elected members.

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