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Talking about Religion Matters

Posted July 26th, 2016 by John O. Harney & filed under Admissions, College Readiness, Commentary, Demography, Economy, Financing, Homeslide, International, Regionalism, Students, Trends.

This past winter, one of my colleagues attended a higher education conference on diversity. She was pleased to learn that the conference facilitators had asked her to lead a discussion… Read more »

Views of Presidential Candidates on Higher Education: A Brief Bibliography

Posted July 20th, 2016 by John O. Harney & filed under Admissions, College Readiness, Commentary, Demography, Economy, Financing, International, Regionalism, Schools, Student Aid, Students, Technology, The Journal, Trends.

Over the next two weeks, the two major U.S. parties will be pitching their platforms on issues facing Americans. It’s a good time to learn more about their views on… Read more »

Rice Named Interim Head of UMPI; Antioch Presidents Let Go as System “Deeply” Consolidates

Posted July 5th, 2016 by John O. Harney & filed under Comings and Goings, News, Newslink, Newslink Topic, People, President.

Rice Comings and Goings … University of Maine at Presque Isle (UMPI) Provost Raymond J. Rice was appointed interim president of UMPI, where he will remain as provost. The appointment… Read more »

Supremes Uphold Affirmative Action

Posted June 27th, 2016 by John O. Harney & filed under DC Shuttle.

DC Shuttle … Supreme Court Rules to Uphold Affirmative Action. The U.S. Supreme Court ruled that the race-conscious admissions policy at the University of Texas at Austin is constitutional. The… Read more »

Opportunity Turns 40

Posted June 6th, 2016 by John O. Harney & filed under Admissions, College Readiness, Demography, Economy, Financing, Regionalism, Schools, Student Aid, Students, The Journal, Trends.

The New England Educational Opportunity Association (NEOA) drew more than 250 TRIO and college access professionals to its 40th annual conference in Massachusetts earlier this spring. NEOA’s mission is to… Read more »

Emphasis on Math Stops Some from Full Participation in Education, Economy

Posted March 29th, 2016 by John O. Harney & filed under Admissions, College Readiness, Demography, Economy, Financing, International, Schools, Students, Technology, The Journal, Trends.

In June 2015, we argued in a NEJHE article “Reducing Math Obstacles to Higher Education,” that intensified efforts to improve math education may make sense for many students, but for… Read more »

Long Live King at Ed Dept?

Posted February 29th, 2016 by John O. Harney & filed under DC Shuttle.

DC Shuttle … Senate Committee Holds King Confirmation Hearing. The Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee held a confirmation hearing for Acting Secretary of Education John King. The… Read more »

The Conundrums of the University’s Ideological Battlegrounds

Posted February 8th, 2016 by John O. Harney & filed under Commentary, Homeslide, The Journal, Trends.

The lively experiment that is the college and university in America is characterized by sustained struggles and tempered triumphs that have both undergirded and challenged the fundamental foundation of the… Read more »

UN Panel Says U.S. Should Address Racial Inequality in Schools

Posted February 8th, 2016 by John O. Harney & filed under DC Shuttle.

DC Shuttle … UN Panel Assesses Race in U.S. Schools. The United Nations Working Group of Experts on People of African Descent recommended several changes to U.S. schools following a… Read more »

Honoring Excellence 2016

Posted January 20th, 2016 by John O. Harney & filed under Admissions, College Readiness, Commentary, Demography, Economy, Financing, International, Regionalism, Schools, Student Aid, Students, Technology, The Journal, Trends.

The New England Board of Higher Education (NEBHE) will hold its 14th annual New England Higher Education Excellence Awards celebration and dinner in Boston on Friday, March 4, 2016. Here… Read more »