Education
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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Posted March 17, 2025 The U.S. Department of Education has opened investigations into 45 universities, including the University of Kansas, for alleged violations of the Title VI Civil Rights Act. The investigations come amid allegations that these institutions have violated…
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Posted March 11, 2025 Chancellor Mauli Agrawal of the University of Missouri-Kansas City announced a new academic expansion in the school of dentistry during the 2025 State of the University meeting. UMKC seeks $12 million in funding from state, federal,…
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Posted March 7, 2025 Kansas City University has received $1.25 million which will go toward funding a new scholarship as well as support the school’s new Center for Population Health and Equity. The philanthropic gift will be divided between $750,000…
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Posted March 3, 2025 Park University has appointed Dr. Paul Orscheln to the role of vice president of enrollment and student services. He will assume the role of his new position effective immediately, according to a Monday release. Orscheln will…
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Posted February 17, 2025 Park University announced it has promoted Scott Fergerson to the role of chief financial officer. Park University named Fergerson CFO of the institution, effective Feb. 2., according to a release. As CFO, Fergerson now leads the…
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Posted February 17, 2025 The University of Missouri-Kansas City has achieved a new designation from Carnegie, becoming Kansas City’s first university to reach the classification. UMKC became Kansas City’s first Carnegie R1 (Research 1) institution. This new classification placed UMKC…
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Posted February 11, 2025 Wichita State University has been gifted a $2.5 million investment from Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Kansas for its biomedical campus and the creation of two new nursing scholarships. Blue Cross and Blue Shield of…
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Posted January 6, 2024 Through a new K-State 105 initiative, Kansas State University will collaborate on 11 entrepreneurship and small business development projects in Kansas communities. K-State 105 is a program that supports economic growth in all 105 counties in…
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