The Teacher Shortage Nobody Talks About: Who Will Teach the Next Generation of Engineers?

As demand for STEM graduates skyrockets, universities face a crisis: the people qualified to teach them can earn three times more in industry. The result is a silent emergency in higher education that threatens the pipeline of technical talent. The numbers paint a stark picture. According to the American Society for Engineering Education, unfilled faculty positions in engineering departments incr...

threatens the pipeline of technical talent. The numbers paint a stark picture. According to the American Society for Engineering Education, unfilled faculty positions in engineering departments increased by 35% between 2022 and 2025. Computer science departments are even worse off, with some schoo...