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WANT A WHITE-COLLAR CAREER WITHOUT COLLEGE DEBT? BECOME AN APPRENTICE In health care, financial services, software development — even law — apprenticeships are offering an alternative to paying college tuition. ‘A New U: Faster + Cheaper Alternatives to College’ A Q&A with Ryan Craig, investor and author of a new book about the changing landscape for education and training credentials and the implications for traditional higher education. The ‘last mile’ in education and training After graduating from college in 1994, I spent a few years at McKinsey & Co. — a young kid in an ill-fitting suit naively but energetically attempting to convince experienced and jaded managers to do their jobs differently. Tiber Health wants to solve the world's doctor shortage While it may look unassuming, with its campus bordered by empty lots, low slung buildings, auto body shops and the freeway, Ponce Health Sciences University is ground zero for an experiment in education that could radically... Free Market Can Deliver Free College Remember paying your broker $200 a trade? Higher education is at that stage today.
The Covid-19 pandemic forced colleges to shift to online learning, often with disastrous results. Students are no fools...
A coding school where college grads train and work without spending... Right around this time last year, Edward Young was donning a cap and gown for graduation at St. John’s University in New York. He figured his bachelor’s degree in computer science would open doors to all sorts of tech jobs, but...

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Avenica Acquires Arch Advisory Group to Help More Job Candidates...

Nov 21, 2023
The acquisition brings together two talent advocate powerhouses with a shared mission of changing the way the world works
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An Effective Methodology to Boost the Socio-Economic Diversity of U.S. Med...

Nov 21, 2023
The lack of socio-economic diversity among medical students is causing a growing health care and fiscal problem in the United States.
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Ponce Health Sciences University inspires young minds with mini medical...

Nov 21, 2023
Ponce Health Sciences University in St. Louis is exposing elementary school students to careers in healthcare through a mini medical school program.
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First-of-its-Kind Training Program Prepares Butler University Students for...

Nov 20, 2023
Through a unique partnership with Medical Sales College, Butler is creating pathways to employment for students and recent graduates
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Increasing Diversity in the Physician Workforce: Pathway Programs and...

Oct 27, 2023
Lack of diversity in the physician workforce has well-documented negative impacts on health outcomes. Evidence supports the use of pathway or pipeline programs to recruit underrepresented in medicine students. However, data on how a pathway program should deliver instruction are lacking.
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Minneapolis recruiting firm Avenica aims to eliminate the 'collective...

Oct 27, 2023
Avenica helps job seekers - about a thousand a year - find work, all without a single resume changing hands or having a recruiter on staff.
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Organizations create AI to diversify medical school admissions

Oct 26, 2023
A new predictive analytics model could help medical schools increase the socio-economic diversity of students in their MD programs, Tiber Health, a global network of medical universities, found.
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From Beds to Clinics: How 37 Healthcare Leaders Are Adapting to the...

Sep 18, 2023
Becker's asked C-suite executives from hospitals and health systems across the U.S. to share their organization's areas of growth for the next few years.
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Simmons College launches master's program giving graduates a pathway to...

Sep 15, 2023
Simmons College of Kentucky will now offer a Master's of Science in Medical Science program.
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049: Hiring Trends and Hurdles for 2023 and Beyond - with Scott Dettman of...

Sep 12, 2023
Navigating the hiring market in 2023 seems like a challenge, doesn't it? If you're a business owner or manager stumped by the complexities of today's hiring landscape, this episode with Scott Dettman, CEO of Avenica, is a must-listen. Scott takes us on a journey...
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