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Radio Higher Ed Explores Deliverology and Reform

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...

Cooking Up Changes

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...

Late Summer Transplanting

Comings and Goings ... 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...

Interim Steady Hands in the Land of Steady Habits

Comings and Goings ... 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...

No More Shade of Gray in Connecticut

Comings and Goings ... 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 ...

Moloney Appointed First Woman Chancellor of UMass Lowell

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...

Ashby’s Pine Manor Redux

Comings and Goings ...Pine Manor College appointed President Emerita Rosemary Ashby to return to the college as interim president, succeeding E. Joseph Lee. Ashby was president of Pine Manor from 1976 to 1996. The Maine State Board of Education elected Bangor lawyer Martha Harris to be chair, and Cianbro Companies VP Alan Burton to be vice chair. The New Hampshire College & Universi...

Community Colleges Are Key Senders and Receivers of Transfer Students, Says Nat’l Report

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-...

Radio Higher Ed Talks with Authors of Aspiring Adults Adrift

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...

MassBay Community College VP and Frequent NEJHE Author Salomon-Fernandez Named Interim Prez

Salomon-Fernandez Comings and Goings ... Massachusetts Bay Community College Vice President for Strategic Planning and Partnership Advancement Yves Salomon-Fernandez was named interim president of the college, succeeding John O’Donnell who will retire this summer. Salomon-Fernandez has also served as executive officer for MassBay’s Framingham campus and authored several articles for...