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Fall 2008 NEJHE: New England Higher Education Going Clean and Green

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...

NEBHE Chooses Michael K. Thomas to Lead Regional Organization

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...

Winter 2009 NEJHE Explores Financial Strain on Higher Education

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...

NEBHE Releases 2009 Directory of New England Colleges and Universities

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. ...

Summer 2009 NEJHE Examines Obama Goal to Increase College Degree Attainment

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...

Fall 2009 NEJHE Unveils New Findings on Community Colleges and Students with Disabilities

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...

Winter 2010 NEJHE is Final Print Issue Before Moving Online

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 ...

Spring 2004 CONNECTION: College Enrollment Hits Record High, but Degree Production Lags

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...

Summer 2007: Announcing The New England Journal of Higher Education

Special Online Feature: Click here to download Engineering Education Must Get Real by Bernard M. Gordon in PDF format. (To view PDF files, you may require Adobe Reader.) 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...

Still Time to Apply for Fall Admission, According to nebhe’s 2007 Annual Vacancy Survey

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...