Posts Categorized: Regionalism

NEBHE President Invites Nominations for Nat’l Reciprocity Board to Streamline Online Offerings Across States

Posted July 2nd, 2013 by John O. Harney & filed under News, Newslink, Regionalism, Technology, Trends.

NEBHE President & CEO Michael K. Thomas posted the following invitation for nominations to the board of the National Council on State Authorization Reciprocity Agreements (NCSARA) ... Dear Colleague: We invite nominations and applications for the board of the National Council on State Authorization Reciprocity Agreements. As described in the final report of the Commission on the Regulation o...

Learning Channels: WGBH Creates a Higher Ed Desk

Posted June 4th, 2013 by John O. Harney & filed under Commencements, Economy, Financing, International, News, Newslink, Regionalism, Schools, Student Aid, Students, Technology, Trends.

WGBH Boston is creating a Higher Ed Desk to help enrich its award-winning radio, television and online stories with angles from Boston and New England's famed postsecondary education. America’s largest producer of PBS content for TV and the web, WGBH hired Vermont Public Radio's Kirk Carapezza as managing editor and lead correspondent of the Higher Ed Desk. The desk is supported through m...

NEBHE’s Tuition Break Continues Steady Growth with More Students and Programs

Posted March 5th, 2013 by wlindsay & filed under Economy, Financing, News, Newslink, Publications, Regionalism, Schools, Student Aid, Students.

NEBHEs Regional Student Program (RSP), known as Tuition Break, provided more than $53 million in tuition savings this academic year to 9,338 participating students, according to the recently published 2012-13 Annual Report of the New England Regional Student Program (RSP). Highlights from the 2012-13 RSP Annual Report: The RSP provided more than $53 million in tuition savings to 9,338 p...

NEBHE Updates T&I Figures on University Research

Posted February 4th, 2013 by John O. Harney & filed under Economy, Financing, News, Newslink, Regionalism, Technology, Trends.

NEBHE’s newly updated Trends & Indicators features an updated section on University Research showing that New England colleges and universities spent nearly $5 billion on research in 2011, but the region’s share of total U.S. university R&D expenditures sat at 7.7%, down significantly from more than 10% in the 1980s.The share of money from federal sources also has declined slig...

LEEF Season in Maine and NH: Announcing Workshops at Bates and Dartmouth

Posted December 21st, 2012 by John O. Harney & filed under Events, News, Newslink, Regionalism, Technology.

The Leaders in Energy Efficiency Financing (LEEF) Network will gather sustainability leaders from colleges, healthcare institutions, municipalities and other nonprofits to explore "Investing in Energy Efficiency" during workshops in January at Bates College in Maine and Dartmouth College in New Hampshire. The LEEF Network, a regionally based program of the Sustainable Endowments Institute (SEI), b...

NEBHE Collaboration Aims to Turn Over a New LEEF

Posted December 17th, 2012 by John O. Harney & filed under Economy, Financing, News, Newslink, Regionalism, Technology.

The New England Board of Higher Education (NEBHE) announced a new collaboration with the Leaders in Energy Efficiency Financing (LEEF) Network. The LEEF Network is a regional program of the Sustainable Endowments Institute that empowers Massachusetts and New England institutions of higher education by demonstrating the financial case for treating energy-efficiency projects as an investment. Deve...

All Together Now: NH Ed Dept Collaborates with Colleges to Improve Teacher Workforce

Posted November 29th, 2012 by John O. Harney & filed under News, Newslink, Regionalism, Schools, Students, Trends.

The New Hampshire Department of Education joined a collaboration of 15 higher education institutions to prepare teachers and other educators, according to announcements by Commissioner of Education Virginia Barry and Higher Education Commissioner Richard A. Gustafson.In 2011, the members of the New Hampshire IHE Network set aside the usual competitive inclinations in order to share best pract...

No Stinkin’ Badges? Mozilla’s Erin Knight on “Open Badges” (Video)

Posted November 8th, 2012 by John O. Harney & filed under Economy, Financing, International, News, Newslink, Regionalism, Schools, Student Aid, Students, Technology, Trends.

NEBHE held its University Unbound conference in Boston last month, bringing together more than 400 educators and opinion leaders to discuss how MOOCs and other innovations are disrupting higher education's hold on knowledge, instruction and credentialing. Here is some of what Mozilla's Erin Knight said about her "Open Badges" work—an alternative credentialing system allowing learners to cont...

Terms of Assessment: NE Events Revisit the 2012 Election

Posted November 5th, 2012 by John O. Harney & filed under Economy, Events, Newslink, Regionalism, Schools, Student Aid, Trends.

MassINC will examine the outcomes of the national and statewide elections and the implications for politics and policy on Thursday, Nov. 8, from 7 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.. at Emerson College's Cutler Majestic Theatre in Boston. "Behind the Curtain: What Just Happened? What's Next?" will feature panel discussions moderated by former ABC news anchor Carole Simpson and award-winning host of WBUR’s On...

Titanic Diver Among New Englanders NEBHE Will Honor with 2013 Excellence Awards

Posted October 31st, 2012 by John O. Harney & filed under Commencements, Economy, Events, Financing, International, News, Newslink, People, Regionalism, Schools, Student Aid, Students, Technology, Trends.

University of Rhode Island oceanography professor Robert Ballard, known for the discovery of the wreck of the RMS Titanic, will be among luminaries recognized by the New England Board of Higher Education (NEBHE) in March 2013 at the regional organization's 11th annual New England Higher Education Excellence Awards. Each year, NEBHE presents Regional Excellence Awards to individuals and organizatio...