The recent midterm elections brought New England two new governors. Rhode Island elected its first woman chief exec in Gina Raimondo (D). Massachusetts elected Charlie Baker (R), a former Harvard… Read more »
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Mind the Gap … Between Grad Skills and Employer Expectations
Much has been written in both the business and higher education press about the gap between today’s jobs and the skills presented by those seeking work. The fact that U.S…. Read more »
Season’s Meetings: A Few Coming Events in New England Higher Ed and Beyond
Economist Dean Baker, co-director of the Center for Economic and Policy Research, will deliver the next Shepard Lee lecture on “Full Employment: A Better Bargain for Working People” on Monday,… Read more »
New Directions for Higher Education: Q&A with Trachtenberg on Three-Year Degrees
In this installment of NEJHE‘s New Directions for Higher Education series, Philip DiSalvio, dean of the College of Advancing & Professional Studies at the University of Massachusetts Boston, interviews Stephen… Read more »
Mass Higher Ed Commish to Step Down; Reid to Leave Saint Joseph Presidency
Comings and Goings … Massachusetts Higher Education Commissioner Richard M. Freeland told the state Board of Higher Education that he will leave his post at the end of the 2014–15… Read more »
The Well-to-Do Are Doing Very Well … and Other News from New England Economists
“The Great Recession and not-so-great recovery applies to all of us.” That was University of Southern Maine professor Charlie Colgan’s quip at last week’s New England Economic Partnership (NEEP) conference…
Onward and Upward Bound: Military Veterans Charge Toward Higher Education
What is the true value of higher education to military veterans? Some military veterans may be underrepresented in higher education due to life adversities including homelessness, medical disabilities, substance abuse,… Read more »
New Directions for Higher Education: Q&A with CAEL’s Tate on Prior Learning, Competency-Based Ed
In this installment of NEJHE‘s New Directions for Higher Education series, Philip DiSalvio, dean of the College of Advancing & Professional Studies at the University of Massachusetts Boston, interviews Pamela… Read more »
Master’s: A Graduate Degree’s Moment in the Age of Higher Education Innovation
The important ongoing national debate about the value of higher education and its relationship to the economy has largely focused on undergraduate education—understandably so since it represents the largest share…
The Massachusetts Community College Performance-based Funding Formula: A New Model for New England?
The Massachusetts community college system is entering a second year with funding for each of its 15 schools determined using a new performance-based formula. Under the new model, 50% of… Read more »