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From Noted Neurosurgeon to Newark, N.J. Mayor, More Grad Speakers Announced

Neurosurgeon Alfredo Quiñones-Hinojosa of the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine will keynote Southern Vermont College’s 84th commencement on Saturday, May 7, at 1 p.m. Ethiopian-born, Swedish raised, award-winning chef and food activist Marcus Samuelsson will also address graduates. Oscar-nominated screenwriter and scholar of communications ethics Richard LaGravenese will keynote Emer...

Worcester State U Taps Westfield State Exec as Prez; Former Boston Fed Chief to Head Simmons Biz School

Worcester State University trustees voted to recommend Barry Maloney be the university's next president, starting July 1. Maloney, currently vice president for student affairs at Westfield State University, will succeed Janelle Ashley, who will step down at the end of this academic year after 13 years on the job in Worcester. **** Cathy E. Minehan, president and CEO of the Federal Reserve Bank o...

Pattenaude Emphasizes Higher Ed as Key in Maine

University of Maine System Chancellor Richard L. Pattenaude emphasized the confluence of economic development and higher education in a joint session of the Maine state Senate and House of Representatives in his "State of the University" biennial address on March 30. “Historically, higher education has meant personal growth and discovery, creating and preserving knowledge, and helping our...

Doing Good and Doing Well: Performance-Based Funding in Higher Ed

The New England Board of Higher Education released a policy brief that encourages states to tie a portion of higher education appropriations to institutional outcomes. Currently, New England states tend to apportion institutional funding based on enrollment levels—a practice that rewards quantity, but not necessarily student success and degree attainment. From President Obama to private fou...

Winter 2010 Journal: Admissions Innovation; Ways to Close Achievement Gap Facing Boys

Click the cover image to view and download this issue in PDF format. Winter 2010 NEJHE Articles Explore: Admissions Innovation to Help Applicants Flaunt Creativity, Ways to Close Achievement Gap Facing Boys, Tips on Finding Price and Value in College, Swirling Students and More Forum features Under Secretary Kanter, Jane Wellman, Jay Halfond on higher ed after the crash Winter 2010 will be final...

Fall 2009 Journal: Community College and Students with Disabilities

Click the cover image to view and download this issue in PDF format. Fall 2009 New England Journal of Higher Education Unveils New Findings on Community Colleges and Students with Disabilities Forum features New England college presidents on higher ed cooperation Selected articles available to view and download from NEBHE website Contact: John O. Harney, Executive Editor, New England Jou...

Summer 2009 Journal: Obama’s Goal

Click the cover image to view and download this issue in PDF format. BOSTON—The Summer 2009 issue of The New England Journal of Higher Education features a Forum on President Obama's goal to make the U.S. the world leader in college degree attainment as well as commentaries exploring policy journalism in the new media age. Authors in this Forum include U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan...

Spring 2009 Journal: Trends & Indicators 2009

Click the cover image to view and download this issue in PDF format. BOSTON—New England's population continues to grow more slowly than the rest of the United States and though the region outperforms the nation on most indicators of "college readiness," New England's college costs still take a bigger bite out of family incomes than those in other regions, according to data in the Spring 2009 is...

Winter 2009 Journal: Financial Challenges

Click the cover image to view and download this issue in PDF format. BOSTON—New England colleges and universities are wrestling with financial challenges, old and new, against the backdrop of a deep recession, according to a Forum in the new Winter 2009 edition of The New England Journal of Higher Education. The Winter 2009 issue’s Forum on higher education finance includes the following a...