University News

Embry‑Riddle Aeronautical University’s online bachelor’s programs ranked No. 2 in the nation, tied with the University of Illinois Chicago, according to the 2023 issue of the U.S. News & World Report Best Online Programs ranking. The university has ranked either No. 1 or No. 2 in this category every year since 2016.

Debilitating nerve and joint pain from a severe back injury have been part of life for Embry‑Riddle Aeronautical University junior Keri Weaver for years now, but she has never lost sight of her goal to complete her degree.

Calvin Freeman II, an Aviation Business Administration senior on an accelerated MBA track, recently moderated a Presidential Speaker Series event with former FAA chair Dan Elwell. That discussion was just one of many things Freeman has led since the start of his time at Embry‑Riddle Aeronautical University.

This Aviation Week op-ed describes efforts to advance aviation data analytics. Embry‑Riddle Aeronautical University President P. Barry Butler, Ph.D., writes that the rapidly growing field has the potential to save lives and reduce accidents.

Before Embry‑Riddle Aeronautical University alumna Rebekah Francis (’21) became the first member of her family to graduate from college, the prospect of higher education seemed almost overwhelming.

Embry‑Riddle Aeronautical University’s Worldwide Campus is partnering with the International Air Transport Association (IATA) this fall to offer a new Airline Management specialization for the existing Master of Business Administration in Aviation (MBAA) program through its College of Business.

Growing up in a military family, Jeremy Bailey knew at a young age that he wanted to work in aviation.

Embry‑Riddle partnered with StarterStudio to relaunch the accelerator program earlier this year, after a pandemic-caused hiatus.

University study abroad programs were all but leveled by the Covid-19 pandemic, which caused them to vastly reduce their offerings or halt international travel altogether for the past two years.

Cyber Intelligence and Security (CSP) senior William Noujaim, one of five students at Embry‑Riddle Aeronautical University's Prescott Campus who recently won full-ride funding from the Department of Defense (DoD) Cybersecurity Scholarship program, said he was in a complete state of shock when he got the news of his award.

To help jump-start a thriving innovation corridor offering high-quality, high-paying job opportunities in Volusia County, Florida, Embry‑Riddle Aeronautical University has partnered with StarterStudio to relaunch its successful business accelerator program.

Protecting aircraft against cyberattacks is serious business, and Embry‑Riddle Aeronautical University students are stepping up to the task by experimenting with avionics cybersecurity using capture-the-flag scenarios.