Herzing University announced on January 27, 2022, that it has received a three-year, $1.5 million federal grant to help improve the education, training and career support services for selected nursing and sterile processing program students in the New Orleans region.

Herzing University students in the Southeast Louisiana region could be eligible for assistance that helps pay for much of their tuition costs. 

For the tenth consecutive year, U.S. News & World Report has ranked Herzing University’s online learning programs among the best in the nation.

Herzing’s online bachelor’s degree programs were included in the publication’s 2022 Best Online Bachelor’s Programs rankings. Herzing’s online Master of Science in Nursing (MSN) program was also recognized as a leading online graduate program.

The graduating class of 2021 nursing students was honored on January 7, 2022, with a pinning ceremony at the Georgia Pacific Auditorium. The ceremony, held in addition to the traditional graduation commencement, celebrates the achievements of Herzing graduates as they begin their nursing careers.

On behalf of the Herzing University faculty, staff, students and alumni, congratulations to the Graduating Classes of 2021 and 2022! We are proud of our graduating students and all that you have accomplished to arrive at this moment.

We are happy to announce that our campuses will be hosting in-person commencement ceremonies for our graduates! Guests and graduates not able to make the ceremony can watch it live-streamed on Facebook Live the day of the ceremony.  We are looking forward to sharing your special day with you!

Herzing University celebrated GivingTuesday 2021 by selecting Maygan Heffron as the winner of its annual $5,000 scholarship contest. Heffron was picked as part of a random drawing of more than 1,300 entries just before the Nov. 30 international day of giving.

As workforce shortages continue to run rampant across the country, Herzing University President Renee Herzing met with fellow representatives from Milwaukee’s higher education community for a roundtable discussion of the opportunities for and challenges to developing partnerships between educators and job creators.

Herzing University’s Kenosha campus is delivering a big-time assist to help provide free physicals to student-athletes at the nearby Reuther Central High School after a plea for assistance went viral.

Herzing University is successfully teaming up with Children’s Wisconsin Hospital to develop and push forward a medical assistant program to train Children’s employees looking to advance their careers. The program was featured in a Milwaukee Journal Sentinel story in November 2021.