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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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Whither the College or University Presidency

Inside Higher Ed

Selingo argued persuasively that the exemplar for the contemporary university president is the corporate CEO, with all that implies. In a thoughtful 2017 opinion piece in The Washington Post , the prolific higher education observer Jeffrey J. First, vision.

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Harvard Biological Engineering Institute Receives $350M Gift

Inside Higher Ed

“Since its founding 13 years ago, the Wyss Institute has been devoted to breaking down silos within and between academia and industry,” said Harvard University president Larry Bacow. In the spring of 2023, the 375 full-time employees will move to a new headquarters in Boston near Harvard Medical School.

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Higher Ed Lessons in Interim Leadership

UIA (University Innovation Alliance)

He earned his bachelor’s degree in economics from the Instituto Tecnológico y de Estudios Superiores de Monterrey, Campus Estado de Mexico, in 1998, and his doctorate in economics from Texas A&M University in 2003.

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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.