The University of Southern Maine and Maine Maritime Academy were recently identified as Maine’s most expensive public colleges as measured by average net price in 2011-12 based on a recent… Read more »
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Educating the Next Generation of Makers
NEBHE’s Problem Based Learning Projects Focus on Hot Fields such as Advanced Manufacturing … The field of manufacturing typically conjures images of dimly lit dirty and dangerous factories crowded with… Read more »
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 »
New Directions for Higher Education: Q&A with Education Scholar Adrianna Kezar on the Changing Faculty
In April 2013, NEJHE launched its New Directions for Higher Education series to examine emerging issues, trends and ideas that have an impact on higher education policies, programs and practices…. Read more »
In Higher Ed Finance, What Goes Up Must Come Down?
Nationally, state and local funding for higher education may be making a comeback. In fact, FY 2013 was the first year since 2009 when state and local funding per full-time… Read more »
A Better SAT Starts With a Better College Board
It’s so easy to criticize the SAT that most observers overlook the weaknesses of its architect, the College Board. Until we replace the latter, however, we will never fix the… Read more »
New Directions for Higher Education: Q&A with Muriel Howard on Public Higher Ed
Nearly a year ago, NEJHE launched its New Directions for Higher Education series to examine emerging issues, trends and ideas that have an impact on higher education policies, programs and… Read more »
New Directions for Higher Education: Q&A with Judith Eaton on Self-Regulation
Nearly a year ago, NEJHE launched its New Directions for Higher Education series to examine emerging issues, trends and ideas that have an impact on higher education policies, programs and… Read more »
Courage of Convictions
Barring access to higher education for people with criminal histories … It is becoming a source of growing outrage and disgrace that the U.S. comprises about 5% of the world’s… Read more »
A “Wage Penalty” for For-Profit Students
Community college students who transferred to for-profits in the early to mid-2000s earned roughly 7% less over the next decade than those who transferred to public or private nonprofit institutions,… Read more »