Now Available! 2017 Guide to New England Colleges

The New England Board of Higher Education (NEBHE), in association with Boston magazine, has produced the 2017 Guide to New England Colleges & Universities, the sixth edition of the annual guide. Boston magazine published and distributed the 2017 Guide in combination with its December 2016 issue. NEBHE is distributing complimentary copies of the 2017 Guide th...

ICE Reports Growth in International Students Studying STEM in U.S.

DC Shuttle ... International Student Data. U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement released new data detailing the number of international students studying science, technology, engineering and math fields in the U.S. The data suggests that international STEM students jumped a full 10% over the past year alone. There are 1.23 million international students with F (academic) or M (vocational) sta...

New Englanders Buck Trends, Make History at Ballot Box

State Capital Notes ... All six New England states voted for Hillary Clinton in the race for the White House, despite her loss nationally in the electoral college. It's unclear how the 115th Congress and President-Elect Donald Trump will act on proposals by Clinton and her Democratic rival Bernie Sanders for free college and reduced student debt. Among highlights of the 2016 elections … ...

Trump Makes Choice for Ed Secretary

DC Shuttle ... President-elect Trump Nominates Betsy DeVos as Education Secretary. President-elect Donald Trump announced in a statement that he is nominating Betsy DeVos to be the secretary of education. She followed with an announcement of acceptance. Betsy Davos is an activist, philanthropist and former chair of the Michigan Republican Party. She has traditionally advocated for conservative ap...

Jobs for the Future Names Flynn CEO; Plus New Campus Leaders

Flynn Comings and Goings ... Jobs for the Future (JFF) named Maria K. Flynn to be its president and CEO, effective Dec. 15, 2016. Flynn joined JFF nine years ago, serving as vice president of JFF's Building Economic Opportunity Group, and then senior vice president. She has spearheaded JFF’s economic mobility and equity work. She was a speaker at NEBHE's recent conference, Talent 4.0: How ...

Upcoming New England Higher Ed Events

The Association of Independent Colleges and Universities of Massachusetts (AICUM) will honor Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker at its annual dinner on Monday, Dec. 5 at 7 p.m. at the Seaport Hotel in Boston. The New Hampshire College & University Council (NHCUC) will hold the annual NH Scholars Breakfast of Champions to explore ways to better prepare today's students for tomorrow's workforce o...

Radio Higher Ed Podcast Features Head of Student Financial Aid Group

Through its partnership with RadioHigherEd.com, NEJHE is pleased to present  the release of Federal Student Loan Servicing: Strengths and Weaknesses/The Financial Aid Administrator Perspective. The podcast features Justin Draeger, president of the National Association of Student Financial Aid Administrators. It is the third in a series of podcasts produced in partnership with the Post...

Trump Transition … Plus Unchartered Territory?

DC Shuttle ... Transition Team Expected to Visit Education Department this Week. President-Elect Donald Trump's transition team is expected to visit the U.S. Education Department this week. Landing teams will work with federal agencies on the transition and are being launched in three waves. The Education Department and other domestic agencies such as the Department of Labor and the EPA are part ...

USNH Chancellor Todd J. Leach Becomes NEBHE Chair

University System of New Hampshire (USNH) Chancellor Todd J. Leach was named the next chair of the New England Board of Higher Education (NEBHE) at the board's annual fall meeting. Leach is the seventh chancellor of USNH, New Hampshire's four-year public higher education system comprising the University of New Hampshire, Plymouth State University, Keene State College and Granite State C...

Howdy Partner! New England Council Publishes Directory of Higher Ed-Industry Partnerships

The New England Council (NEC) published its first edition of “Partnerships for the Talent Pipeline: Directory of New England Higher Education & Industry Partnerships.” In addition to traditional classroom training, New England educators and employers have forged partnerships to provide experiential learning opportunities that prepare students for future job opportunities and post-gradua...