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2007 New England Higher Education Excellence Awards Winners Announced

January 16, 2007For more information, contact: Charlotte Stratton, 617.357.9620, x125BOSTON— Former U.S. Sen. James M. Jeffords (I-Vt.) and noted Boston University President Emeritus John Silber are among recipients of the 2007 New England Higher Education Excellence Awards announced by the New England Board of Higher Education (NEBHE). Commenting on the 2007 award honorees, NEBHE Preside...

Winter 2007 CONNECTION Features Kennedy, Spellings on Work of Commission on Higher Ed’s Future

Special Online Feature: Click here to download As Student Debt Increases, Colleges Owe More in Performance by Bridget Terry Long and Dana Ansel in PDF format. (To view PDF files, you may require Adobe Reader.) BOSTON— The Winter 2007 issue of Connection: The Journal of the New England Board of Higher Education features exclusive articles by U.S. Education Secretary Margaret Spellings, U.S. ...

Higher Ed Leaders, Experts to Attend nebhe’s “College Ready/World Ready” Conference

Nov 13, 2006 For more information, contact: Charlotte Stratton, 617.357.9620, x125 Higher Education Leaders, International Experts to Gather in Providence for Friday Conference, “College Ready/World Ready: New England Higher Education in a Global Marketplace”Conference will be followed by evening dinner celebrating 20 years of NEBHE journal, Connection, and featuring a special presenta...

Feasibility Study Finds Strong Demand for Tribal College in Eastern U.S.

BOSTON and NASHVILLE -- American Indian students east of the Mississippi River want an intertribal college that serves their needs, and the various Tribes are committed to pursue the establishment of such a college, according to a federally funded study released this week.The year-long feasibility study was conducted jointly by the New England Board of Higher Education (NEBHE) and the United South...

Spring 2004 CONNECTION: College Enrollment Hits Record High, but Degree Production Lags

BOSTON—New England’s total college enrollment has grown to a record 849,000, despite rising college prices, according to the Spring 2004 “Trends & Indicators” issue of Connection: The Journal of the New England Board of Higher Education.However, the number of people graduating from colleges with associate and bachelor’s degrees is growing much more slowly in New E...

Summer 2004 CONNECTION: Colleges Grappling with Emotionally Troubled Students

BOSTON— More students are arriving at college today with emotional issues than five years ago, and there has been dramatic growth in the severity of the problems, according to the Summer 2004 issue of Connection: The Journal of the New England Board of Higher Education. “These students are creating a need for significant expansions in college counseling services,” accord...

Fall 2004 CONNECTION: Examining the College President’s Bully Pulpit

BOSTON—New England’s college presidents strike a delicate balance as they attempt to weigh in on major issues without alienating big financial donors or other campus constituencies, according to the Fall 2004 issue of Connection: The Journal of the New England Board of Higher Education. The Fall issue of Connection features hard-hitting articles by New England college presiden...

Education Leader Evan Dobelle Appointed nebhe President and CEO

November 11, 2004 WOODSTOCK, VT -- The New England Board of Higher Education (NEBHE) has selected Evan S. Dobelle, who has been president of four colleges and universities and was elected to two terms as mayor of Pittsfield, Mass., while still in his twenties, as president and CEO of the nonprofit, six-state education agency, effective Jan. 1, 2005. "I find President Dobelle to have extraordinar...

Winter 2005 CONNECTION Explores Economic Impact of New England Colleges and Universities

BOSTON—Beyond their $20 billion in direct expenditures, New England colleges and universities power the regional economy by nurturing technology transfer in cutting-edge fields, educating the skilled workforce sought after by high-wage employers and rejuvenating urban and rural communities, according to the Winter 2005 issue of Connection: The Journal of the New England Board of Higher Educa...

Spring 2005 CONNECTION Explores Key Higher Education Trends

BOSTON—New England’s total college enrollment reached a record-high 861,625 in 2003, the most recent year for which data are available, according to the Spring 2005 issue of Connection: The Journal of the New England Board of Higher Education. New England college enrollment has grown steadily since bottoming out at 795,000 in 1997, when the region experienced a sharp decline i...