One of the most significant milestones in HERA’s brief history came in 2024, when we secured $1.5 million in federal funding to seed the development of new microcredential programs to serve our region’s employers and employees. Now comes an even bigger […]
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HERA supports MSOE in development of ‘Mini-MBA’ microcredential
Recently, the Higher Education Regional Alliance (HERA) of Southeastern Wisconsin supported Milwaukee School of Engineering to develop and launch a professional certificate that is designed to equip working professionals with fundamental business knowledge and skillsets. The new Professional Certificate in Business […]
How HERA institutions are innovating to serve our employers and communities
Recently, outgoing UW-Milwaukee Chancellor Mark Mone, Carthage College President John Swallow and I had the opportunity to have a conversation with the Greater Milwaukee Committee’s membership about the opportunities and headwinds we see in higher education – certainly a widely […]
HERA Connect Summer 2025
Recently, HERA leaders had a conversation with the Greater Milwaukee Committee’s membership about opportunities and headwinds they see in higher education. They emphasized the important role that listening to the needs of our region’s employers, and innovating to meet those […]
Meet Melissa Smiley, helping HERA go big on microcredentials
How HERA is helping institutions develop and deliver new microcredentials Melissa Smiley recently joined HERA as microcredential coordinator, a role made possible through the $1.5 million in federal funding HERA received last year to support member institutions as they develop […]
