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Xavier University, Ochsner Health Plan New Medical School

Inside Higher Ed

Xavier University of Louisiana, a historically Black university, and Ochsner Health, a health-care system in the state, announced plans to jointly establish a new medical school. The goal is to help diversify the medical workforce in Louisiana and nationwide. Hide by line?: Disable left side advertisement?

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Higher Ed Lessons in Interim Leadership

UIA (University Innovation Alliance)

But then there's maintenance of the cost, not only our classrooms and labs, but also our dining facilities, our residence halls. And so, shadow the budget officer of the university. As UIC’s interim chancellor, Dr. Reyes heads Chicago’s largest university with 16 academic colleges and one of the nation’s largest medical schools.

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SCOTUS, Affirmative Action, and the Future of University Diversity: Changing Higher Ed Podcast 174 with Host Drumm McNaughton and Guests Thomas Parham and Dilcie Perez

The Change Leader, Inc.

Thomas Parham 01:58 I’m doing as well as a university presidents can do. Well, the latest stats that I’ve seen is that the average tenure of university presidents is about 3.9 He has a desire to go to medical school. It is not just the university president’s role to lead these efforts.