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New HBCU Medical College in NOLA Will Confront Medical Inequities

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Dr. Leonardo Seoane, executive vice president and chief academic officer of Ochsner Health, and first appointed dean of XOCOM. The AAMC has also predicted a shortage of 86,000 American physicians by the year 2036, and Louisiana is anticipated to rank third on the shortage list by 2030. If they can do it, I can do it, too.

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Dartmouth announces first fully online degree on Coursera to expand access for learners worldwide

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By 2030, the U.S. With the CHIPS Act , the semiconductor industry, in particular, could face an acute talent shortage, projecting 67,000 unfilled jobs by 2030. The online MEng aims to produce engineering leaders who can advance emerging technologies, from nanotechnology and clean energy to self-driving cars and AI.

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Grant Fuels Black Studies Faculty Expansion at the University of Rochester

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The goal of making the Department of Black Studies a global leader in African diaspora research and discussion aligns with UR’s 2030 strategic plan, which emphasizes the advancement of diversity, equity, and inclusion efforts and an increase in interdisciplinary collaboration. “I and Mary L. “I and Mary L.

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State systems group plans to measure and promote higher ed value

Inside Higher Ed

“The impact of higher education is incredibly powerful, but that’s not the narrative in the discourse today,” said Jason Lane, a senior fellow at NASH and dean of Miami University of Ohio’s College of Education, Health and Society. To put it in the organization’s terms, the institutions want to move 1.5

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Are Microcredentials Finally Gaining Traction?

Inside Higher Ed

Wim Van der Stede , LSE’s new Academic Dean for Extended Education, graciously agreed to answer my questions about these new programs. We see these programmes forming an important part of a growing portfolio of lifelong learning opportunities envisaged by LSE’s 2030 strategy.

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Post-Pandemic Resurgence Bolsters HBCUs

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Early pandemic years “Absolutely, we saw an increase in interest and applications,” said Angela Nixon Boyd, assistant vice president for enrollment management and dean of admission at Hampton University in Virginia. Morgan State has an enrollment goal of at least 10,000 students by the year 2030.

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A free, online, global university seeks seal of approval

Inside Higher Ed

” Nonetheless, he has promised the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) that UoPeople—as the institution calls itself—will educate 25,000 refugees by 2030, a goal Reshef expects to accomplish early.