Education
Posted September 2, 2025 William Jewell College has named Dr. Drew Van Horn as its interim president. Van Horn will take over the role following Susan Chambers' decision to step back from the role and rejoin the school’s Board of…
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Posted August 19, 2025 Updated August 26, 2025, at 11:31 a.m. The University of Kansas City-Missouri has provided updates to three of its building projects. Healthcare Delivery and Innovation Building UMKC’s 160,000 square foot Healthcare Delivery and Innovation Building project…
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Posted July 28, 2025 Kansas City University is launching a new Rural Health Scholars program to help fast-track students from medically underserved counties to osteopathic physicians or dentists. The program is designed to help students in Kansas, Missouri, Oklahoma and…
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Posted June 16, 2025 The University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Law received a $3.5 million donation, the largest philanthropic gift it has received in history. The gift was from Kent Whittaker, a Kansas City lawyer for 45 years, who…
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Posted May 21, 2025 Kansas City University has received a $20 million gift to expand its facilities in Kansas City and Joplin. KCU received the donation from the estate of Dr. Paul Dybedal and his wife, Mary Louise Dybedal, the…
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Posted May 5, 2025 Benedictine College has chosen two new hires who will lead the institution’s proposed School of Osteopathic Medicine. Dr. Marla DePolo Golden will join the school as dean of the Benedictine College School of Osteopathic Medicine and…
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Posted May 5, 2025 UMKC Conservatory announced publicly that it has raised about half the funds for the first phase of its latest project, a 35,000-square-foot addition to the Olson Performing Arts Center. UMKC made the announcement at the Crescendo…
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Posted April 21, 2025 Park University’s Board of Trustees has appointed Dr. Kathrine Swanson as the University’s interim president, beginning her role effective April 23. Swanson assumes the role of interim president following former Park president Shane Smeed’s decision to…
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Posted March 26, 2025 Baker University named Dr. Jody Fournier as the university’s 31st president. Baker partnered with NU Advisory Partners to conduct a nationwide search and unanimously voted for Fournier to take on the role, according to a release.…
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Posted March 17, 2025 Johnson County Community College has selected Dr. Tony Miksa as the school's next president following a nationwide search that began last year. The College’s Board of Trustees unanimously approved Miksa at a March 13 board meeting.…
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