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Shining Light on Campus Sexual Assault. The Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee held a hearing on reauthorizing the Higher Education Act (HEA) with a focus on combating campus sexual assault. Testifying before the committee were Sens. Kelly Ayotte (R-NH), Claire McCaskill (D-MO), Dean Heller (R-NV) and Kristen Gillibrand (D-NY), who have advocated for leg...
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...
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Higher Education Act Reauthorization and Innovation. The Senate Health, Education, Labor & Pensions (HELP) Committee held a hearing entitled "Reauthorizing the Higher Education Act: Exploring Barriers and Opportunities within Innovation." This hearing, one of several leading up to the reauthorization of the Higher Education Act (HEA), focused on the changing higher education la...
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-...
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Senate Passes ESEA Reauthorization. The Senate passed the Every Child Achieves Act (S. 1177), by a vote of 81 to 17, after debating the overhaul and amendments all week. The bill would grant more autonomy to state and local school districts over testing and accountability. It also gives states more flexibility using federal funds. The bill was sponsored by Health, Education, Labor ...
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...
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ESEA Passes House, Continues to be Considered in Senate. The House passed the Student Success Act (H.R. 5), the rewrite of No Child Left Behind, by a vote of 218 to 213. The bill would reauthorize the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 and make changes to many of its programs. It was the second time this year that the House considered the bill, and it barely passe...
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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...
Now accepting nominations ...The New England Board of Higher Education (NEBHE) is now seeking nominations for our thirteenth annual New England Higher Education Excellence Awards. Five regional awards and six state merit awards will be presented to the recipients on the evening of Friday, March 4, 2016 in Boston.Nominees should be individuals, programs or organizations in ...
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U.S. Education Department Announces Changes to Proposed Ratings System. The U.S. Education Department announced changes to the ratings system it plans to introduce this summer. In a blog post written by Deputy Under Secretary and Acting Assistant Secretary for Postsecondary Education Jamienne Studley, the department announced its plans to release "new, easy-to-use tools that will p...
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Shining Light on Campus Sexual Assault. The Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee held a hearing on reauthorizing the Higher Education Act (HEA) with a focus on combating campus sexual assault. Testifying before the committee were Sens. Kelly Ayotte (R-NH), Claire McCaskill (D-MO), Dean Heller (R-NV) and Kristen Gillibrand (D-NY), who have advocated for leg... 
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 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-... 
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... 
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... 
Now accepting nominations ...The New England Board of Higher Education (NEBHE) is now seeking nominations for our thirteenth annual New England Higher Education Excellence Awards. Five regional awards and six state merit awards will be presented to the recipients on the evening of Friday, March 4, 2016 in Boston.Nominees should be individuals, programs or organizations in ...