WHe higher ed partners with healthcare systems, it can build resilient pipelines of medical providers who are prepared clinically and connected deeply to the communities they serve.
Colleges are increasingly using post-graduation earnings data to evaluate student outcomes and shape programs. Supporters say the shift can help align degrees more closely with labor market demand.
Newly released Justice Department records show additional contacts between Jeffrey Epstein and university faculty and administrators. The disclosures have raised questions about donor relationships, though being named does not indicate wrongdoing.
If HBCUs are going to stay competitive or at least shed that underfunded reputation, leveraging Black businesses for support will have to be central, according to Courtney Brunious, who teaches clinical management and organization at USC's Marshall School of Business.
Colleges and universities are facing renewed fallout from the Epstein files, with disclosures linking some donors and at least one sitting president to Jeffrey Epstein. Administrators are investigating and facing calls to rename buildings and cut ties with major fundraisers.