Adams
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William D. Adams announced his resignation as the 10th chair of the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH). Before being appointed NEH chair in 2014, Adams spent 14 years as president of Colby College.
The University of Maine System Board of Trustees appointed Raymond Rice to be president of the University of Maine at Presque Isle, where he has been interim pr...
DC Shuttle ...
Senators Introduce Unit Record System Bill. U.S. Senators Orrin G. Hatch (R-UT), Elizabeth Warren (D-MA), Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) and Bill Cassidy (R-LA) introduced legislation that would change how schools report data and overturn the federal ban on a unit record system. The College Transparency Act (H.R. 2434) would transition to the collection of data on the individual student...
Hadsell
Comings and Goings ...
Hartford Seminary President Heidi Hadsell announced she will retire following the 2017-18 academic year after 18 years in charge of the graduate theological institution.
Neil A. Salonen announced he will resign as president of the University of Bridgeport following the 2017-18 academic year, also after 18 years.Charles Lloyd, associate vice president for enrollment...
According to the annual College Openings Update provided at the beginning of May by the National Association of College Admissions Counselors (NACAC), 50 New England colleges and universities reported they could consider additional freshman and transfer applications for fall 2017.
Of the 50, the following 13 public colleges reported freshman and transfer openings:
Eastern Connecticut ...
Huddleston
Comings and Goings ...
Mark Huddleston announced he will retire as president of the University of New Hampshire at the end of the 2017-18 academic year, leaving as the longest-serving president in the university’s 150-year history.
The State Higher Education Executive Officers (SHEEO) association appointed Robert E. Anderson, the interim chief academic officer for the Univ...
Nemec
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Fairfield University trustees appointed University of Chicago dean of continuing liberal and professional studies Mark R. Nemec as the university's ninth president and the first non-Jesuit to hold the post.Lyndon State College interim President Nolan Atkins was named provost of Lyndon and Johnson State Colleges and of their to-be-unified institution, Northern Ver...
DC Shuttle ...
Year-Round Pell Included in Spending Bill. Lawmakers reported that they had struck a deal to fund the government through the rest of fiscal year 2017 and it is expected that Congress will vote on that bill this week to avoid a government shutdown on Friday. The deal reached Sunday includes year-round Pell Grants, lawmakers have confirmed. Through year-round Pell Grants, students ca...
Motley
Comings and Goings ...
University of Massachusetts Boston Chancellor J. Keith Motley will step down at the end of the academic year. He has headed the diverse campus of 17,000 students since 2007 and increased its stature with new programs and buildings, but the campus faces a deficit up to $30 million, declining enrollment, overdue construction projects and weakening fundraising, UMass o...
DC Shuttle ...
DeVos Tours Florida Schools. U.S. Education Secretary Betsy DeVos visited Florida schools, including Florida International University. She addressed the concerns of many educators by saying she understands the concerns of undocumented students and the Trump administration is "not seeking to go and find them in schools." DeVos also told reporters there's a "possibility" that Florida...
Comings and Goings ...
Brenda Dann-Messier, former assistant U.S. secretary of education for vocational and adult education, was appointed acting commissioner of postsecondary education for Rhode Island, succeeding Jim Purcell, who left to become executive director of the Alabama Commission on Higher Education.
Vermont Technical College named its first female president in its 150-year h...
Adams
Comings and Goings ...
William D. Adams announced his resignation as the 10th chair of the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH). Before being appointed NEH chair in 2014, Adams spent 14 years as president of Colby College.
The University of Maine System Board of Trustees appointed Raymond Rice to be president of the University of Maine at Presque Isle, where he has been interim pr... 
DC Shuttle ...
Senators Introduce Unit Record System Bill. U.S. Senators Orrin G. Hatch (R-UT), Elizabeth Warren (D-MA), Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) and Bill Cassidy (R-LA) introduced legislation that would change how schools report data and overturn the federal ban on a unit record system. The College Transparency Act (H.R. 2434) would transition to the collection of data on the individual student... 
Hadsell
Comings and Goings ...
Hartford Seminary President Heidi Hadsell announced she will retire following the 2017-18 academic year after 18 years in charge of the graduate theological institution.
Neil A. Salonen announced he will resign as president of the University of Bridgeport following the 2017-18 academic year, also after 18 years.Charles Lloyd, associate vice president for enrollment... 
According to the annual College Openings Update provided at the beginning of May by the National Association of College Admissions Counselors (NACAC), 50 New England colleges and universities reported they could consider additional freshman and transfer applications for fall 2017.
Of the 50, the following 13 public colleges reported freshman and transfer openings:
Eastern Connecticut ... 
Huddleston
Comings and Goings ...
Mark Huddleston announced he will retire as president of the University of New Hampshire at the end of the 2017-18 academic year, leaving as the longest-serving president in the university’s 150-year history.
The State Higher Education Executive Officers (SHEEO) association appointed Robert E. Anderson, the interim chief academic officer for the Univ... 
Nemec
Comings and Goings ...
Fairfield University trustees appointed University of Chicago dean of continuing liberal and professional studies Mark R. Nemec as the university's ninth president and the first non-Jesuit to hold the post.Lyndon State College interim President Nolan Atkins was named provost of Lyndon and Johnson State Colleges and of their to-be-unified institution, Northern Ver... 
DC Shuttle ...
Year-Round Pell Included in Spending Bill. Lawmakers reported that they had struck a deal to fund the government through the rest of fiscal year 2017 and it is expected that Congress will vote on that bill this week to avoid a government shutdown on Friday. The deal reached Sunday includes year-round Pell Grants, lawmakers have confirmed. Through year-round Pell Grants, students ca... 
Motley
Comings and Goings ...
University of Massachusetts Boston Chancellor J. Keith Motley will step down at the end of the academic year. He has headed the diverse campus of 17,000 students since 2007 and increased its stature with new programs and buildings, but the campus faces a deficit up to $30 million, declining enrollment, overdue construction projects and weakening fundraising, UMass o... 
DC Shuttle ...
DeVos Tours Florida Schools. U.S. Education Secretary Betsy DeVos visited Florida schools, including Florida International University. She addressed the concerns of many educators by saying she understands the concerns of undocumented students and the Trump administration is "not seeking to go and find them in schools." DeVos also told reporters there's a "possibility" that Florida... 
Comings and Goings ...
Brenda Dann-Messier, former assistant U.S. secretary of education for vocational and adult education, was appointed acting commissioner of postsecondary education for Rhode Island, succeeding Jim Purcell, who left to become executive director of the Alabama Commission on Higher Education.
Vermont Technical College named its first female president in its 150-year h...