O'Rourke
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Syracuse University fundraising expert Elizabeth “Lil” Breul O’Rourke was named president of the University of Rhode Island Foundation.
Michael Gargano, former provost of the Connecticut State Colleges and Universities system, was named president of St. Vincent's College in Bridgeport, Conn.
Colleen Fitzpatrick, an assistant vice presid...
Johnson
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Paula A. Johnson, a professor at Harvard Medical School and the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, was named the 14th president of Wellesley College. Johnson is chief of the Division of Women’s Health at Harvard Medical School and Boston’s Brigham and Women’s Hospital, where she founded the Connors Center for Women’s Health and Gende...
McKenna
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Suffolk University President Margaret McKenna and Board of Trustees Chair Drew Meyer both announced they would resign after a season of increasing turmoil at the downtown Boston college, which has had three presidents since 2010. Meyer will step down in May, McKenna by the start of the 2017-18 academic year. McKenna wrote for NEBHE's journal of the subject of colle...
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Ball State University President Paul Ferguson resigned unexpectedly from the helm of the Indiana college. Ferguson was president of the University of Maine until he signed a five-year contract at Ball State in August 2014.Massachusetts College of Art and Design named University of North Carolina School of the Arts Provost David Nelson to be the 12th president of the B...
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The University of Maine System named University of Wisconsin-Fond du Lac CEO and Dean John N. Short to be the new president of the University of Maine at Fort Kent, starting April 1. He succeeds Wilson Hess, who announced his retirement in May.
The University of Massachusetts Dartmouth appointed its senior vice chancellor for strategic management, Gerry Kavanaugh,...
The University of New Hampshire is one of 14 higher education institutions throughout the U.S. that have been selected by the National Center for Engineering Pathways to Innovation (Epicenter) to participate in the Pathways to Innovation, a program funded by the National Science Foundation and run by Epicenter. Epicenter is directed by Stanford University and VentureWell.
The Pathways program is ...
Andrew Young
Northeastern University's spring 2016 Myra Kraft Open Classroom will feature public officials and scholars on Shaping Boston’s Future: Aspirations, Opportunities, and Challenges. The free discussions will be held Wednesdays from Jan. 13 to April 20 from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. in Northeastern's West Village F. The first session to be held Jan. 13 will feature Sara Myerson, executive d...
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Rhode Island's Council on Postsecondary Education appointed Meghan L. Hughes, former leader of Year Up Providence, to be the next president of the Community College of Rhode Island.
Tunxis Community College Dean of Academic Affairs Michael Rooke became president of Northwestern Connecticut Community College, succeeding Barbara Douglass who retired.
The Maine Center for Pub...
Carriuolo
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Rhode Island College President Nancy Carriuolo announced she will step down in May. Carriuolo has written NEJHE articles on the new role of college librarians as well as collaboration among states and between education and liberal arts.
Massachusetts College of Art and Design named music educator David P. Nelson, currently provost of the University of North...
Through its partnership with RadioHigherEd.com, NEJHE is pleased to provide a conversation with Ryan Craig, author of College Disrupted: The Great Unbundling of Higher Education.
Ryan discusses "unbundling" degrees, driving toward a competency-based marketplace and the potential impact on student debt.
Radio Higher Ed’s entire podcast collection can be accessed by visiting www.radiohi...
O'Rourke
Comings and Goings ...
Syracuse University fundraising expert Elizabeth “Lil” Breul O’Rourke was named president of the University of Rhode Island Foundation.
Michael Gargano, former provost of the Connecticut State Colleges and Universities system, was named president of St. Vincent's College in Bridgeport, Conn.
Colleen Fitzpatrick, an assistant vice presid... 
Johnson
Comings and Goings ...
Paula A. Johnson, a professor at Harvard Medical School and the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, was named the 14th president of Wellesley College. Johnson is chief of the Division of Women’s Health at Harvard Medical School and Boston’s Brigham and Women’s Hospital, where she founded the Connors Center for Women’s Health and Gende... 
McKenna
Comings and Goings ...
Suffolk University President Margaret McKenna and Board of Trustees Chair Drew Meyer both announced they would resign after a season of increasing turmoil at the downtown Boston college, which has had three presidents since 2010. Meyer will step down in May, McKenna by the start of the 2017-18 academic year. McKenna wrote for NEBHE's journal of the subject of colle... 
Comings and Goings ...
The University of Maine System named University of Wisconsin-Fond du Lac CEO and Dean John N. Short to be the new president of the University of Maine at Fort Kent, starting April 1. He succeeds Wilson Hess, who announced his retirement in May.
The University of Massachusetts Dartmouth appointed its senior vice chancellor for strategic management, Gerry Kavanaugh,... 
Andrew Young
Northeastern University's spring 2016 Myra Kraft Open Classroom will feature public officials and scholars on Shaping Boston’s Future: Aspirations, Opportunities, and Challenges. The free discussions will be held Wednesdays from Jan. 13 to April 20 from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. in Northeastern's West Village F. The first session to be held Jan. 13 will feature Sara Myerson, executive d... 
Carriuolo
Comings and Goings ...
Rhode Island College President Nancy Carriuolo announced she will step down in May. Carriuolo has written NEJHE articles on the new role of college librarians as well as collaboration among states and between education and liberal arts.
Massachusetts College of Art and Design named music educator David P. Nelson, currently provost of the University of North... 
Through its partnership with RadioHigherEd.com, NEJHE is pleased to provide a conversation with Ryan Craig, author of College Disrupted: The Great Unbundling of Higher Education.
Ryan discusses "unbundling" degrees, driving toward a competency-based marketplace and the potential impact on student debt.
Radio Higher Ed’s entire podcast collection can be accessed by visiting www.radiohi...