Conference Session

Special Session: Engineering Leadership—The Courage to Change

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Emily Moore, University of Toronto; Lisa Romkey, University of Toronto; Amin Azad, University of Toronto

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Leadership Development Division (LEAD)

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