Engineering Equity News Today

Justin Schwartz has been named Penn State’s permanent executive vice president and provost, effective May 1. Schwartz has held the role in an interim capacity since August 2022, having previously served as Harold and Inge Marcus Dean of Penn State’s College of Engineering since 2017. As provost, Schwartz will serve as Penn State’s chief academic officer and oversee all academic units within the University’s colleges, schools and campuses, as well as major academic support units.

By Hiran H.Senewiratne Women’s participation in the ICT sector in Sri Lanka is low compared to many countries but Virtusa Sri Lanka has taken the lead to break this barrier. Virtusa has around 40,000 employees globally and Virtusa Sri Lanka is one of the organization’s key development centres with a female workforce that is higher […]

As part of its efforts to expand and improve connectivity at every corner of the country, Dialog Axiata PLC, Sri Lanka’s widest network, continues to expand connectivity to villages and deep rural communities with the commissioning of the most recent tower in Deegithawa in the Kurunegala district under its “Sew Desatama Dialog” initiative.  The Deegithawa […]

Reiterating its commitment in igniting hope and bringing joy to life, SLT-MOBITEL, the National ICT Solutions Provider celebrated the International Women’s Day at the Apeksha Hospital in Maharagama recently. The group donated vital medicines and essentials goods under its ESG initiative ‘Sabendiyawe Sathkaraya’, assisting patients who are receiving treatment at the hospital. As a responsible […]

Rayush Wijeyaratne who has been at Event Management Pvt Limited (EPPL) for over a decade takes over the reins as Managing Director of this thirty-year old company which has been at the forefront of shaping the event management space in Sri Lanka. Having joined EPPL in 2011 post his degree in Business from London School […]

Justin Schwartz, Harold and Inge Marcus Dean in the College of Engineering, will assume the role of Penn State's interim executive vice president and provost on Aug. 15 following a transitional period that will begin in mid-July. 

While the racial and ethnic makeup of engineering students and professionals has shifted over the last 10 years, progress toward equity has been slow for black and Latinx engineers. In fact, at the current pace of progress, it will take 256 more years to achieve equity for black professionals in engineering if the rate of completion remains the same. That’s one of the findings of a study released this week focused on diversity in engineering, both in education and in the workplace.