Cynthia Finelli

Cindy Finelli receives ASEE ECE Division Distinguished Educator Award

Finelli has been a trailblazer throughout her career in Engineering Education Research.

PURE-ECE takes off with successful pilot year, showcased at Undergraduate Research Symposium

A new research program incentivizes undergraduate students and faculty members to collaboratively tackle ambitious research projects.

Cindy Finelli receives Cinda Sue Davis STEM Equity Leadership Award

Finelli has spent her career improving the education of engineering students through her own research, and by establishing centers and programs for teaching and learning at two different institutions.

Educating People-First Engineers: A Q&A with Cindy Finelli and Erin Cech

Preparing the next generation of engineers to consider public welfare when developing new technologies.

Engineers have a duty to protect public well-being, but less than half learn how to do so effectively

Training in formal classes proves the most effective way to prepare engineers to protect public welfare at work

Cindy Finelli named David C. Munson, Jr. Collegiate Professor of Engineering

Finelli is a trailblazer and leader in the area of Engineering Education Research.

Congrats ECE alumni who joined academia

Congratulations to these ECE graduates who have recently joined academia as faculty members!

Educating engineers as whole people

Researching education leads the way to a diverse, impactful community of professionals.

Introducing young engineering students to the sociotechnical impact of technology

With the help of individual class modules, electrical engineering students relate technical content to issues of social justice, sustainability, and more.

Cindy Finelli receives Trudy Huebner Service Excellence Award

Finelli has provided leadership and vision in the area of engineering education for over 20 years and was responsible for establishing and building the Engineering Education Research graduate program.

A resilient campus

How engineers are applying their expertise for future planning.

ADHD in engineering: Improving education for neurodiverse college STEM students

The researchers look to increase the diversity of the STEM workforce.

Caroline Crockett awarded Rackham Predoctoral Fellowship for research bridging two fields

Crockett’s dissertation will integrate two fields: image processing & machine learning and engineering education research

Building ethical engineering leaders: public welfare awareness in graduate education

A new NSF-funded project will result in a unique engineering graduate course on professional responsibility

2021 EECS Outstanding Achievement Awards

The EECS Department has honored five faculty for their sustained excellence in instruction and curricular development, distinguished participation in service activities, or for their significant achievements in scholarly research.

ECE students, faculty recognized with 2021 MLK Spirit Awards

The award celebrates those who have gone above and beyond to service and support social justice, diversity, equity, and inclusion efforts.

Cindy Finelli named IEEE Fellow for leadership and scholarship in engineering education

Prof. Finelli’s programs and scholarship have enriched the education of countless engineering students.

ECE Faculty and Staff Living the Values

Seven staff and two faculty are recognized for taking extra steps to advance the College of Engineering's vision, mission and values within Electrical and Computer Engineering.

$1.8M for ‘active learning’, a step toward broader change in higher education

Rare in engineering education research, the project involves a randomized control trial to determine if it’s effective.

New grad program: Engineering Education Research

New program turns a researcher’s eye on engineering education in the service of better teaching, learning and diversity at U-M and beyond.

Cindy Finelli: Community building and envisioning the future of engineering education research

Finelli takes on the future of educating engineers

Cindy Finelli invited to NAE Frontiers of Engineering Education Symposium

Prof. Finelli will discuss a more student-centered electrical engineering classroom through pre-class reading and in-class problem solving, integrating some elements of a “flipped” classroom.

Pioneering engineering education research

In the first approach of its kind, U-M is making big strides in the field of Engineering Education Research (EER).

Cynthia Finelli earns award at Frontiers in Education Conference for being an agent of change

Prof. Finelli's research is in engineering education, and she currently studies student resistance to active learning, faculty adoption of evidence-based teaching practices, and institutional change.