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Spring 2006 Journal: Trends & Indicators 2006

Click the cover image to view and download this issue in PDF format. BOSTON—New England’s total college enrollment has grown to a record 868,220, but the region’s high school graduating classes will shrink over the next 10 years and fewer than half of those who do finish high school complete the necessary courses and master the skills to be considered “college-ready,” according to the S...

Winter 2006 Journal: Ready for College?

Click the cover image to view and download this issue in PDF format. BOSTON—The Winter 2006 issue of Connection: The Journal of the New England Board of Higher Education explores issues in “college readiness,” ranging from efforts to align K-12 standards with college admissions requirements to grassroots initiatives aimed at helping urban and rural populations prepare for and succeed in col...

Fall 2005 Journal: NEBHE’s 50th Anniversary

Click the cover image to view and download this issue in PDF format. BOSTON— The Fall 2005 issue of Connection: The Journal of the New England Board of Higher Education marks NEBHE’s 50th anniversary with an exclusive interview with historian David Halberstam and a major timeline tracing half a century of events in New England education and economic and civic life. In addition, former Univ...

Summer 2005 Journal: The Creative Region

Click the cover image to view and download this issue in PDF format. BOSTON—New England’s rich base of arts education programs, museums, symphonies and dance troupes not only enrich the region’s quality of life and generate significant revenue on their own, but also serve as midwives to a burgeoning “creative economy,” according to the Summer 2005 issue of Connection: The Journal of the...

Spring 2005 Journal: Trends & Indicators 2005

Click the cover image to view and download this issue in PDF format. 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...

Winter 2005 Journal: Engines of Growth

Click the cover image to view and download this issue in PDF format. 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 i...

Fall 2004 Journal: College Presidents Speak Out on Public Issues

Click the cover image to view and download this issue in PDF format. 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 Connect...

Summer 2004 Journal: Colleges Grappling with Emotionally Troubled Students

Click the cover image to view and download this issue in PDF format. 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 si...

Spring 2004 Journal: Trends & Indicators 2004

Click the cover image to view and download this issue in PDF format. 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...

Winter 2004 Journal: Kennedy, Gregg, Snowe and Tierney on Federal Higher Education Policy

Click the cover image to view and download this issue in PDF format. BOSTON -- The upcoming reauthorization of the federal Higher Education Act could dramatically alter the relationship between the federal government and New England colleges and universities, according to the Winter 2004 issue of Connection: The Journal of the New England Board of Higher Education, which focuses on federal high...