BOSTON—New England's colleges are increasingly "clean and green," according to a forum in the Fall 2008 issue of The New England Journal of Higher Education (NEJHE).The Fall 2008 issue, published this week, features a forum with articles examining today's efforts in New England higher education toward sustainability and preparing for a "green economy."
The issue also explores education's e...
November 12, 2008BOSTON - The New England Board of Higher Education (NEBHE) has selected Dr. Michael K. Thomas to serve as president and CEO of the nonprofit, six-state education agency. Thomas has served as interim president and CEO since January 2008, succeeding Evan S. Dobelle who is now president of Westfield State College.
"It's an exciting time for NEBHE," commented NEBHE chair, Massachuset...
BOSTON—New England colleges and universities are wrestling with financial challenges, old and new, against the backdrop of a deep recession, according to a Forum in the new Winter 2009 edition of The New England Journal of Higher Education. The Winter 2009 issue’s Forum on higher education finance includes the following articles:
Current Funds • State Higher Ed...
BOSTON–The New England Board of Higher Education (NEBHE) has published the 2009 edition of its Annual Directory of New England Colleges & Universities.The directory is a must-have resource for guidance professionals, students and parents as well as education professionals, elected officials and business people seeking current and reliable information on higher education in New England.
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BOSTON—The Summer 2009 issue of The New England Journal of Higher Education features a Forum on President Obama's goal to make the U.S. the world leader in college degree attainment as well as commentaries exploring policy journalism in the new media age.Authors in this Forum include U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan; Capitol Hill education expert Terry Hartle; Muriel Howard, the first...
BOSTON—President Obama's strategy to increase degree attainment will require increased graduation by community college students, many of whom have disabilities, according to a new study by Northeastern University economists Neeta P. Fogg and Paul E. Harrington to be published in the Fall 2009 issue of The New England Journal of Higher Education.Fogg and Harrington's article Paternalism to Se...
BOSTON—The New England Board of Higher Education unveiled the Winter 2010 issue of The New England Journal of Higher Education packed with bold articles on innovative admissions policies, the achievement gap facing boys, ways to understand college prices and value, and more, as it announced that the Winter 2010 edition will be its final print issue before its comprehensive move into digital ...
BOSTON—New England’s total college enrollment has grown to a record 849,000, despite rising college prices, according to the Spring 2004 “Trends & Indicators” issue of Connection: The Journal of the New England Board of Higher Education.However, the number of people graduating from colleges with associate and bachelor’s degrees is growing much more slowly in New E...
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BOSTON—The New England Board of Higher Education has unveiled The New England Journal Of Higher Education, the interstate board’s “re-branded” quarterly journal of commentary and analysis from America&rsqu...
May 14, 2007BOSTON—Nearly 160 New England public and independent colleges and universities were still considering additional freshman and/or transfer applications for fall 2007 as of the traditional May 1 college admissions deadline, according to a survey released today by the New England Board of Higher Education (NEBHE).
“Many opportunities remain for New England students who have y...