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lesliepearI attended WPI (Worcester Polytechnic Institute) a similar regional engineering/technology school. I had no idea RPI had a female African American president (since 1999).
Interview with Shirley Ann Jackson RPI President
This aired on C-Span on Jan 2 @8p EST.
The transcript can be found at:
http://www.q-and-a.org/Program/?ProgramID=1003
She discussed her path to becoming the President of Rensselaer
Polytechnic Institute, what it takes to run an educational institution
and her concerns about the lack of minorities and women in
engineering and science.
She also mentioned that she did not become interested in math and
science until she began applying to college.
Interview with Shirley Ann Jackson RPI President
This aired on C-Span on Jan 2 @8p EST.
The transcript can be found at:
http://www.q-and-a.org/Program/?ProgramID=1003
She discussed her path to becoming the President of Rensselaer
Polytechnic Institute, what it takes to run an educational institution
and her concerns about the lack of minorities and women in
engineering and science.
She also mentioned that she did not become interested in math and
science until she began applying to college.
