NEJHE on Models that Will Change Higher Ed Forever During any given semester at a liberal arts college like Wellesley, students may experience what will prove to be a transformational… Read more »
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Trends & Indicators: College Success
Updated November 2012 New England’s traditional public and private nonprofit colleges and universities conferred more than 201,000 degrees at all levels in 2010—or more than 6% of the U.S. total,… Read more »
In Rhode Island, Building a bRIdge to the Knowledge Economy
“Your students come here for four years and leave.” For some time, this had been a common perception among many Rhode Islanders regarding to the state’s independent colleges and universities…. Read more »
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Polls Show: Castleton Making a Difference During the past 11 years as president at Castleton, I have suggested to all our incoming classes and current students what they need to… Read more »
Remember Access? Dissed Concept Gets a Boost Amid Focus on Degree Completion
The term “Access” has acquired a bit of a Rodney Dangerfield complex since back in the day when I suggested: “If one word captures the range of compelling issues that…
Native Tribal Scholars: Building an Academic Community
When I first started as interim director of the Institute for New England Native American Studies (INENAS) based at the University of Massachusetts Boston, I was given three studies that… Read more »
Science (Non)-Fiction … The Latest from NE Campuses
A look at recent developments in New England higher education shows a region struggling to hold onto its historical research prowess and adding new health programs, but also facing rising… Read more »
LGBTQA: Big Letters on Campus
Editor’s Note: NEJHE has strived to document and improve the experiences of groups historically underserved by higher education, including ethnic and racial minorities. Academia is more tolerant than many sectors,… Read more »
Trends & Indicators: NE Universities Still R&D Powerhouses
New England universities performed more than $4 billion worth of research and development in 2009, but the region’s share of total R&D performed by all U.S. universities remained at 7.3%,… Read more »
The Real Education Crisis: Are 35% of all College Degrees in New England Unnecessary?
The notion of the “college labor market” as a fixed set of occupations is remarkably static. In contrast, we assume that job and skill requirements are dynamic. (This lively debate… Read more »