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“What are engineers? They design solutions; usually technological, but otherwise solutions to meet needs in society. That has to be framed from a diverse perspective, otherwise, the solutions will be less than ideal.” Deluzio explained that, to have more Indigenous and Black students come to Queen’s, more Indigenous and Black professors are needed to represent the student population.  “The biggest way we can influence [having more Black and Indigenous professors] is to hire more professors, but we also need to increase the pipeline,” he said. “We need to increase the number of Bl...

************************* Six universities in Ontario have partnered to create a new fellowship to expand the pathways for Indigenous and Black students pursuing doctoral degrees in engineering to prepare for careers as professors and industry researchers. Announced today, the Indigenous and Black Engineering and Technology (IBET) Momentum Fellowships address an urgent need to encourage and support the pursuit of graduate studies by under-represented groups. This lack of representation has hindered enrolment of Indigenous peoples (First Nations, Inuit and Métis) and Black graduate students i...