Nationally, state and local funding for higher education may be making a comeback. In fact, FY 2013 was the first year since 2009 when state and local funding per full-time equivalent student increased from the previous year, according to the State Higher Education Executive Officers Association’s annual report on state higher education finance. While 30 states increased funding per student,...
NEBHE published the third edition of Advanced Manufacturing Problem Based Learning (AM PBL) News.
NEBHE in September 2012 was awarded a three-year $900,000 grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF) for a New England-wide project titled Problem Based Learning (PBL) in Advanced Manufacturing: Transforming 21st Century Technician Education. Funding is provided through the NSF’s Advanced...
Isabel Wilkerson, author of The Warmth of Other Suns
Jane Altes, former vice president for academic affairs and interim president of Empire State College, and Daniel B. Ginsberg, former assistant secretary of the Air Force for manpower and reserve affairs, will address Southern Vermont College's 87th Commencement on Saturday, May 10.
Homebuilder and founder of C&S (College Student) Builders ...
Former NSA Director Keith Alexander.
General Electric aviation executive Mike Sims will address graduates at Wentworth Institute of Technology on Saturday, April 26 at 10 a.m. on the main quadrangle.
Western Connecticut Health Network President and CEO John Murphy M.D. will address thegraduate commencement at Western Connecticut State University on Friday, May 9 in the Stephen Feldman Arena.Educ...
State Capital Notes ...
Amid enrollment declines, state systems turn to new policies to fill seats and improve college completion
Many state colleges and universities throughout the region are facing enrollment declines after a nationwide period of growth between 2006 and 2011 that saw overall enrollment increase by 3.2 million students. Among the reasons for this drop off is the improving econo...
U.S. Ambassador to the U.N. Samantha Power.
Judith S. Kaye, former chief judge of New York and of the Court of Appeals and now a lawyer with the Skadden firm, will deliver the commencement address at the Roger Williams University School of Law ceremony on Friday, May 16 at 1 p.m. on the university’s main athletic field. Rhode Island Gov. Lincoln D. Chafee will address the Roger Williams Uni...
Bill Nye, scientist, inventor and executive director of The Planetary Society.Janet Napolitano, former secretary of homeland security and now president of the University of California System, will keynote the 112th commencement at Northeastern University on May 2 at Boston's TD Garden.
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Massachusetts Gov. Deval L. Patrick will keynote comm...
When you’ve seen one consortium, you’ve seen one consortium.
That was a guiding quip at the Northeast Regional meeting of the Association for Collaborative Leadership held last Friday at Five Colleges Inc. in Amherst, Mass.
Some of the collaborations are geared to group purchasing, some to expanding offerings through cross-registration and others to enriching town-gown relations. Many wa...
Note: NEBHE's 2013 Public Tuition and Fees in New England Report was revised in April 2014, and some figures have changed. Please see the report for the most recent data, and contact Gretchen Syverud at gsyverud@nebhe.org with any questions.
Students and families now need 18% of the median household income in New England to pay average in-state published tuition and fees at a public 4-year i...
Mitchell College named Janet L. Steinmayer to be its seventh president, effective July 1, succeeding Mary Ellen Jukoski, following her retirement after 19 years.
Donald J. Laackman, president of Harold Washington College in Illinois, was named president of Champlain College, effective July 1, succeeding David F. Finney who is retiring after nine years
In the MOOC world, edX named Wendy Cebula, f...
NEBHE published the third edition of Advanced Manufacturing Problem Based Learning (AM PBL) News.
NEBHE in September 2012 was awarded a three-year $900,000 grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF) for a New England-wide project titled Problem Based Learning (PBL) in Advanced Manufacturing: Transforming 21st Century Technician Education. Funding is provided through the NSF’s Advanced... 
Isabel Wilkerson, author of The Warmth of Other Suns
Jane Altes, former vice president for academic affairs and interim president of Empire State College, and Daniel B. Ginsberg, former assistant secretary of the Air Force for manpower and reserve affairs, will address Southern Vermont College's 87th Commencement on Saturday, May 10.
Homebuilder and founder of C&S (College Student) Builders ... 
Former NSA Director Keith Alexander.
General Electric aviation executive Mike Sims will address graduates at Wentworth Institute of Technology on Saturday, April 26 at 10 a.m. on the main quadrangle.
Western Connecticut Health Network President and CEO John Murphy M.D. will address thegraduate commencement at Western Connecticut State University on Friday, May 9 in the Stephen Feldman Arena.Educ... 
State Capital Notes ...
Amid enrollment declines, state systems turn to new policies to fill seats and improve college completion
Many state colleges and universities throughout the region are facing enrollment declines after a nationwide period of growth between 2006 and 2011 that saw overall enrollment increase by 3.2 million students. Among the reasons for this drop off is the improving econo... 
U.S. Ambassador to the U.N. Samantha Power.
Judith S. Kaye, former chief judge of New York and of the Court of Appeals and now a lawyer with the Skadden firm, will deliver the commencement address at the Roger Williams University School of Law ceremony on Friday, May 16 at 1 p.m. on the university’s main athletic field. Rhode Island Gov. Lincoln D. Chafee will address the Roger Williams Uni... 
Bill Nye, scientist, inventor and executive director of The Planetary Society.Janet Napolitano, former secretary of homeland security and now president of the University of California System, will keynote the 112th commencement at Northeastern University on May 2 at Boston's TD Garden.
****
Massachusetts Gov. Deval L. Patrick will keynote comm... 
When you’ve seen one consortium, you’ve seen one consortium.
That was a guiding quip at the Northeast Regional meeting of the Association for Collaborative Leadership held last Friday at Five Colleges Inc. in Amherst, Mass.
Some of the collaborations are geared to group purchasing, some to expanding offerings through cross-registration and others to enriching town-gown relations. Many wa... 
Note: NEBHE's 2013 Public Tuition and Fees in New England Report was revised in April 2014, and some figures have changed. Please see the report for the most recent data, and contact Gretchen Syverud at gsyverud@nebhe.org with any questions.
Students and families now need 18% of the median household income in New England to pay average in-state published tuition and fees at a public 4-year i...