Education
The Robert W. Plaster Foundation, based in Lebanon, Mo., has donated at least $1 million to help Park University build a new School of Business. In a news release this morning, the university announced the seven-figure donation for the 20,500-square-foot…
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Citing the growing demand for skilled web developers, the University of Kansas said this morning that it would launch a 24-week coding Boot Camp in June. In a news release annoucing the program, Vice Chancellor David Cook called it “ideal…
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Centuries of Experience A lot can happen in 400 years. We’ve gone from Jamestown to a nation of 323 million people, we’ve seen 32 men cycle through Rome as pope, we’ve moved from man’s first balloon flight to unmanned inter-…
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Park University, which has expanded nationwide from its Parkville base by developing a national network of satellite campuses, is adding one more--only this time, it won't have to go very far from home. Officials this morning announced that Park's 41st…
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Although the word “diversity” is overused in higher education to mean the ethnic and gender variety, its most relevant and long-standing meaning has to do with the diverse nature of the institutions themselves. What distinguishes American higher education from…
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The Henry W. Block School of Management at UMKC today announced that four local entrepreneurs, including the legendary barbecue master Ollie Gates, were being inducted into its Entrepreneur Hall of Fame. A news release from UMKC said Gates…
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United Health Foundation a not-for-profit, private foundation established by UnitedHealth Group (NYSE: UNH) for the purpose of improving health and healthcare, has released the results of its 27th America’s Health Rankings Annual Report. The fifty states are ranked based on…
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The Board of Regents of Kansas State University (K-State) announced today that U.S. Air Force General Richard B. Myers (Ret.), interim university president since April, has been officially appointed the 14th president of the university. Myers served as the 15th…
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The Associated Press is reporting, based on a source who required anonymity, that Mun Y. Choi, University of Connecticut provost, is to be named president of the University of Missouri. An official announcement is reportedly slated for Wednesday.
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Metropolitan Community College (MCC) announced today that its chancellor, Mark James, plans to retire in June 2017. James joined the five-campus community college in 2009 and has been chancellor since 2010. James is credited with leading MCC through one of…
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