Through its partnership with RadioHigherEd.com, NEJHE is pleased to provide a conversation wih Tom Mortenson, senior scholar at the Pell Institute for the Study of Opportunity in Higher Education.
Mortenson discusses how education fiscal policies at the state and federal level have affected access to college and the U.S. position in the global human capital economy.
Radio Higher Ed’s ...
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Maine Gov. Paul LePage appointed former Husson University President and 2010 gubernatorial candidate William Beardsley as acting commissioner of the Maine Department of Education. Tom Desjardin, who has been acting education commissioner since April and is on medical leave, will return to his earlier role of deputy commissioner.
The Clayton Christensen Institute for Disr...
Through its partnership with RadioHigherEd.com, NEJHE is pleased to provide a discussion with Ellyn Artis, co-author of Deliverology in Practice on the delivery approach to reforming higher education.
Radio Higher Ed’s entire podcast collection can be accessed by visiting www.radiohighered.com or by subscribing through iTunes at www.iTunes.com. It is also available in the Uni...
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Springfield Technical Community President Ira H. Rubenzahl announced he'd retire at the end of this academic year after 12 years as president.
Johnson & Wales University (JWU) appointed former Rhode Island Commissioner of Higher Education and South Dakota Board of Regents CEO Jack Warner to be a full-time associate professor in the Educational Leadership doctoral pro...
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Colby-Sawyer College President Thomas C. Galligan Jr. announced he will step down after 10 years on June 30, 2016. Meanwhile, Colby-Sawyer appointed Muskingum University Vice President for Institutional Advancement Kathleen Bonavist to be vice president of advancement, succeeding Elizabeth Cahill, who held the post at Colby-Sawyer for 13 years.
Maine Maritime Academy named...
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The Connecticut Board of Regents for Higher Education named Mark Ojakian to be interim president of the Connecticut State Colleges and Universities system, succeeding Gregory W. Gray, who resigned. Currently Gov. Dannel P. Malloy's chief of staff, Ojakian will begin Sept, 28 as system leader on an interim basis. Malloy named his aide Brian Durand to replace Ojakian as c...
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Connecticut State Colleges & Universities President Gregory Gray sent the state's Board of Regents for Higher Education a one-sentence letter saying he would resign Dec. 31 after two years as president of the state's largest public college system.
The Connecticut Board of Regents for Higher Education appointed John B. Clark to be president of Western Connecticut State ...
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The University of Massachusetts Board of Trustees appointed UMass-Lowell executive vice chancellor and alumna Jacqueline Moloney to be the first female chancellor in the 121-year history of UMass Lowell and its preceding institutions. She succeeds Martin Meehan, a former U.S. congressman, who began as president of the UMass system on July 1.
Scripps College Vice Pres...
Community colleges are often touted as a smart first step on the way to a four-year college, but they are frequently the destination of students transferring from four-year colleges as well, according to a new report from the National Student Clearinghouse.
More than half of students transferring from four-year public colleges and universities and more than 40% of students transferring from four-...
Through its partnership with RadioHigherEd.com, NEJHE is pleased to provide a conversation with Richard Arum and Josipa Roksa, authors of Aspiring Adults Adrift: Tentative Transitions of College Graduates.Radio Higher Ed’s entire podcast collection can be accessed by visiting www.radiohighered.com or by subscribing through iTunes at www.iTunes.com. It is also available in...
Through its partnership with RadioHigherEd.com, NEJHE is pleased to provide a conversation wih Tom Mortenson, senior scholar at the Pell Institute for the Study of Opportunity in Higher Education.
Mortenson discusses how education fiscal policies at the state and federal level have affected access to college and the U.S. position in the global human capital economy.
Radio Higher Ed’s ... 
Comings and Goings ...
Maine Gov. Paul LePage appointed former Husson University President and 2010 gubernatorial candidate William Beardsley as acting commissioner of the Maine Department of Education. Tom Desjardin, who has been acting education commissioner since April and is on medical leave, will return to his earlier role of deputy commissioner.
The Clayton Christensen Institute for Disr... 
Comings and Goings ...
Springfield Technical Community President Ira H. Rubenzahl announced he'd retire at the end of this academic year after 12 years as president.
Johnson & Wales University (JWU) appointed former Rhode Island Commissioner of Higher Education and South Dakota Board of Regents CEO Jack Warner to be a full-time associate professor in the Educational Leadership doctoral pro... 
Comings and Goings ...
The University of Massachusetts Board of Trustees appointed UMass-Lowell executive vice chancellor and alumna Jacqueline Moloney to be the first female chancellor in the 121-year history of UMass Lowell and its preceding institutions. She succeeds Martin Meehan, a former U.S. congressman, who began as president of the UMass system on July 1.
Scripps College Vice Pres... 
Community colleges are often touted as a smart first step on the way to a four-year college, but they are frequently the destination of students transferring from four-year colleges as well, according to a new report from the National Student Clearinghouse.
More than half of students transferring from four-year public colleges and universities and more than 40% of students transferring from four-... 
Through its partnership with RadioHigherEd.com, NEJHE is pleased to provide a conversation with Richard Arum and Josipa Roksa, authors of Aspiring Adults Adrift: Tentative Transitions of College Graduates.Radio Higher Ed’s entire podcast collection can be accessed by visiting www.radiohighered.com or by subscribing through iTunes at www.iTunes.com. It is also available in...