Voices

Employers need to be more intentional about recruiting students for paid internship opportunities

Engineering schools must provide tomorrow's problem solvers with the skills they'll need to address societal challenges.

We will never solve the world’s great problems without harnessing the broadest array of talent drawn from the full spectrum of humanity.

Meeting the soaring demand for skilled technical personnel in wind, solar, and other fields presents a huge opportunity for young workers.

Today’s mechanical engineers must also be sustainability engineers.

For the growing ranks of entrepreneurial women, starting a business can be a pathway to empowerment.

Keeping employees from diverse backgrounds requires ongoing training and development in this future talent.

By awarding approximately half of all scholarships to women and others who are underrepresented in the engineering field, ASME is working hard to make our profession more diverse, equitable, and inclusive. 

“Critical thinking, problem-solving, reflection—we don’t expect all of our students to become engineers, but we do teach them to think like one.”

A strong partnership among academic, business, and professional communities is essential to build a more diverse workforce