Education
Posted March 25, 2026 The University of Missouri–Kansas City announced that Maria Meyers, the vice chancellor of commercialization and entrepreneurship, will retire and plans to find a successor to the role later this year. Following nearly 23 years with UMKC,…
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Posted March 23, 2026 The Kansas City Kansas Community College Board of Trustees announced it has placed the school’s president, Dr. Greg Mosier, on paid administrative leave, following a unanimous vote. Mosier was placed on administrative leave on February 25.…
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Posted March 11, 2026 Metropolitan Community College announced the launch of its first-ever bachelor’s degree program, a Bachelor of Applied Science in Respiratory Care. This new program, designed to meet the growing demand for skilled health care professionals, will be…
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Posted February 25, 2026 Kansas City University has selected Dr. Kim Tran as the dean of the College of Biosciences and vice provost of research. Tran will begin his new dual roles effective immediately. As part of his move from…
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Posted February 10, 2026 Kansas City University has welcomed its inaugural class to the Master of Health Science in Anesthesiologist Assistant program at the Joplin campus. The class consists of 24 students who will participate in a 28-month program focused…
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Posted February 4, 2026 Rockhurst University has received over $1 million to establish new programs and facilities that will bolster artificial intelligence and technology education in the Kansas City region. Rockhurst will receive $1.031 million in federal Community Project Funding,…
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Posted November 3, 2025 Troy Nash has been named the new director of the University of Missouri-Kansas City's Lewis White Real Estate Center. Nash, a Kansas City native, succeeds Chuck Connely as the director of UMKC’s real estate school. Connely…
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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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