In March, HERA convened higher education and industry leaders at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee to discuss how microcredentials can help solve significant issues for employers — and how HERA institutions can lead the way. To date, HERA has funded 24 […]
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Join us March 17th! HERA convenes higher ed and employers to advance microcredential efforts
Join us March 17 at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee as HERA convenes representatives from higher education and employers in our region to advance short term learning opportunities that will meet the needs for talent in southeastern Wisconsin. There is no […]
HERA Connect Winter 2025
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 […]
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 […]
