- The Nebraska Leaders Program, a new initiative involving the University of Nebraska system, Creighton University, and local employers, aims to identify and retain top college talent in the state to combat brain drain.
OMAHA — An effort described as an anti-brain drain program “on steroids” has been launched to identify and nurture cream-of-the-crop college talent in hopes they won’t flee Nebraska.
Called the Nebraska Leaders Program, it brings together the University of Nebraska system, Omaha-based Creighton University and a group of well-known employers.
Longtime education administrator Ken Bird was coaxed out of retirement by business leaders to kick off the “pilot” as a nonprofit. Bird is retired superintendent of Westside Community Schools in Omaha and former chief executive officer of the Avenue Scholars program…