Carole Cowan
Comings and Goings ...
Middlesex Community College President Carole Cowan said she will retire during the upcoming academic year. Cowan joined the college in 1976 as a professor in the business department and, in 1990, was chosen to become MCC's third president. Cowan chaired NEBHE from 2002 to 2004.
University of Maine System Chancellor James H. Page selected Susan J. Hunter to b...
Now accepting nominations ...
The New England Board of Higher Education (NEBHE) is now seeking nominations for our twelfth 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 13, 2015 in Boston.
Nominees should be individuals, programs or organizations i...
U.S. college enrollment continued to decline in spring 2014, but at a slower rate than in recent terms, according to estimates from the National Student Clearinghouse (NSC) Research Center.
Nationally, the number of students enrolled in accredited two- and four-year colleges and universities decreased by 0.8% from spring 2013. This marks the smallest decrease since spring 2012, when enrollments s...
DC Shuttle ...
Senate Democrats introduce draft HEA reauthorization language. Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) Committee Chair Tom Harkin (D-IA) put forth a draft bill, previewing the Higher Education Affordability Act he will introduce and summarizing Democrats' priorities for reauthorization, he explained in a press release. The bill would create several new grant progr...
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Senate bill would promote reverse transfer of credits. Senators Kay Hagan (D-NC) and Tom Harkin (D-IA) introduced legislation to support associate degrees for students who transfer between institutions without attaining a degree. The Correctly Recognizing Educational Achievements to Empower (CREATE) Graduates Act would encourage states to establish or expand "reverse transfer" prog...
Register today for webinar on the State Authorization Reciprocity Agreement (SARA)!
The SARA initiative has made significant progress since the first NC-SARA meeting in November 2013. As we continue to organize meetings and garner support in the Northeast, it's important to connect with all stakeholders and address any questions or concerns.
Please join us for our second webinar to review the SA...
Across more than 40 states, teachers are aligning their curricula to the Common Core State Standards—K-12 education standards in Mathematics and English Language Arts. A state-led effort often believed to be a federal initiative (it’s not), the Common Core has come under increasing scrutiny this past year. According to Stateline, 65 bills have been introduced across the country to dela...
DC Shuttle ...
Obama gives executive order on student loan repayment. The Obama Administration announced that it would take executive action to allow borrowers of older student loans to cap their repayment at 10% of income. Five million borrowers with student loan debt would be eligible to cap their student loan repayments under the proposed regulation. Under the executive order, the U.S. Educati...
NEBHE will explore competency-based education (CBE) during a conference titled The Case for Competency-Based Education: A New Age of Teaching and Learning? to be held Monday, Oct. 20 at the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston.
Among questions to be explored by speakers:
What is the evidence that CBE is a more effective than traditional instructional strategies?
What does CBE mean for the ever-risin...
Susan Dunton
Comings and Goings ...
The Community College System of New Hampshire Board of Trustees appointed Susan Dunton to be the next president of NHTI, Concord’s Community College. Dunton's experience in college administration, academic affairs and student services spans three decades at institutions including Lesley College, the Harvard Divinity School and Fisher College.
The Univer...
Carole Cowan
Comings and Goings ...
Middlesex Community College President Carole Cowan said she will retire during the upcoming academic year. Cowan joined the college in 1976 as a professor in the business department and, in 1990, was chosen to become MCC's third president. Cowan chaired NEBHE from 2002 to 2004.
University of Maine System Chancellor James H. Page selected Susan J. Hunter to b... 
Now accepting nominations ...
The New England Board of Higher Education (NEBHE) is now seeking nominations for our twelfth 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 13, 2015 in Boston.
Nominees should be individuals, programs or organizations i... 
U.S. college enrollment continued to decline in spring 2014, but at a slower rate than in recent terms, according to estimates from the National Student Clearinghouse (NSC) Research Center.
Nationally, the number of students enrolled in accredited two- and four-year colleges and universities decreased by 0.8% from spring 2013. This marks the smallest decrease since spring 2012, when enrollments s... 
DC Shuttle ...
Senate Democrats introduce draft HEA reauthorization language. Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) Committee Chair Tom Harkin (D-IA) put forth a draft bill, previewing the Higher Education Affordability Act he will introduce and summarizing Democrats' priorities for reauthorization, he explained in a press release. The bill would create several new grant progr... 
Register today for webinar on the State Authorization Reciprocity Agreement (SARA)!
The SARA initiative has made significant progress since the first NC-SARA meeting in November 2013. As we continue to organize meetings and garner support in the Northeast, it's important to connect with all stakeholders and address any questions or concerns.
Please join us for our second webinar to review the SA... 
Across more than 40 states, teachers are aligning their curricula to the Common Core State Standards—K-12 education standards in Mathematics and English Language Arts. A state-led effort often believed to be a federal initiative (it’s not), the Common Core has come under increasing scrutiny this past year. According to Stateline, 65 bills have been introduced across the country to dela... 
Susan Dunton
Comings and Goings ...
The Community College System of New Hampshire Board of Trustees appointed Susan Dunton to be the next president of NHTI, Concord’s Community College. Dunton's experience in college administration, academic affairs and student services spans three decades at institutions including Lesley College, the Harvard Divinity School and Fisher College.
The Univer...