The emphasis on humanities has swung like a pendulum through the years, particularly in the world of higher education. Many perceive it as a discipline of the elite that attempts… Read more »
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Practitioner Perspectives: A NEBHE Q&A with Heather Miceli on How OER Promotes Hands-On Learning While Saving Students Money
In the following Q&A, NEBHE’s Fellow for Open Education Lindsey Gumb asks Heather Miceli, an adjunct professor at Roger Williams University (RWU) and Johnson & Wales University (JWU), about her…
COVID-19 and the Gap Year
The COVID-19 pandemic has caused elected officials to shut down large segments of the U.S. economy, within 30 days of President Donald Trump’s National Emergency Proclamation in mid-March, putting more… Read more »
Trauma in the Time of Coronavirus and Beyond: A NEJHE Q&A with Karen Gross
Karen Gross is an author, educator and advisor on diverse issues along the educational pipeline. Her current research focuses on student success and the impact of trauma on learning, psychosocial…
A Distance Learning Guru on COVID-19 Changes … Plus Other Quarantine Bits from the NEJHE Beat
A few items from the quarantine … Wisdom from Zoom. COVID-19 has been a boon for Zoom and Slack (for people panicked by too many and too-slow emails). Last week,…
Addressing COVID-19 in the Workplace: Some Legal Tips for Higher Education Institutions
As COVID-19 rapidly changes the economic landscape throughout the country, higher education institutions (HEIs) are facing new, constantly evolving challenges. To address these challenges, federal and state governments are quickly… Read more »
Higher Ed Institutions Facing a Bottom-Line Squeeze Should Look at Their Health Benefits
The COVID-19 pandemic is top of mind for everyone. There’s no aspect of our lives that’s been untouched. For colleges and universities, the novel coronavirus crisis has caused a major… Read more »
New England Legislative Sessions: Priorities Shift Amid COVID-19 Outbreak
The 2020 state legislative sessions started off “business as usual,” but this legislative year has quickly become anything but usual. The recent state-by-state implementation of aggressive social distancing measures to… Read more »
I’m Worried … Higher Education Isn’t Focused at all on COVID-19’s Psychological Toll
The number of articles on the impact of the coronavirus on higher education is growing by the minute. That’s understandable and necessary. The spread of this virus (which happens easily… Read more »