Search Results for: Karen Gross

I’m Worried … Higher Education Isn’t Focused at all on COVID-19’s Psychological Toll

Posted March 9th, 2020 by John O. Harney & filed under Admissions, College Readiness, Commentary, Demography, Economy, Financing, International, Journal Type, Regionalism, Schools, Student Aid, Students, Technology, The Journal, Topic, Trends.

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 »

Am I Next? School Shootings Create Generation of Traumatized College Students

Posted November 17th, 2019 by John O. Harney & filed under Admissions, College Readiness, Commentary, Journal Type, Schools, Students, The Journal, Topic, Trends.

In a matter of seconds, a student at a high school in Santa Clarita, California, injured and killed a handful of his fellow students and then shot himself. He died… Read more »

Certificates of Failure Given By Colleges: Yes, Really

Posted April 9th, 2019 by John O. Harney & filed under Admissions, College Readiness, Commentary, Demography, Economy, Financing, Journal Type, Schools, Student Aid, Students, Technology, The Journal, Topic, Trends.

The news is filled with stories about the admissions scandals at elite colleges and universities. And recently, some of the wrongdoers have pled guilty and await punishment. Apparently, prosecutors are… Read more »

Kavanaugh Campus Conundrum

Posted October 12th, 2018 by John O. Harney & filed under Commentary, Students, The Journal, Trends.

The events surrounding Brett Kavanaugh’s confirmation to the Supreme Court will have an effect of college campuses—and not just in the near term. This is not a political statement. It… Read more »

Limited Characters Spell Austerity

Posted May 2nd, 2018 by John O. Harney & filed under Admissions, College Readiness, Commentary, Demography, Economy, Financing, International, Regionalism, Schools, Student Aid, Students, Technology, Trends.

Tweets, despite their limited characters, can offer some pretty telling narratives. In May 2017, we ran a piece titled Real Tweets, Fake News … and More from the NEJHE Beat,… Read more »

A New Way to Rank Colleges: What Percentage of Students Vote?

Posted April 16th, 2018 by John O. Harney & filed under Admissions, College Readiness, Commentary, Demography, Economy, Financing, International, Regionalism, Schools, Students, Technology, The Journal, Trends.

The recent March for Our Lives at hundreds of locations around the globe rattled my cage, particularly as I stood in the middle of hundreds of thousands of protesters in… Read more »

Leadership in Higher Education Is Due for a Change: Co-Presidents (Really)

Posted February 19th, 2018 by John O. Harney & filed under Admissions, College Readiness, Commentary, Demography, Economy, Financing, International, Regionalism, Schools, Student Aid, Students, Technology, The Journal, Trends.

Harvard University recently appointed a new president, Larry Bacow. He’s a well-known, highly regarded leader, having spent the better part of his adult life in educational administration. He’s been president… Read more »

Breaking Away

Posted May 23rd, 2017 by John O. Harney & filed under Admissions, College Readiness, Commentary, Demography, Economy, Financing, International, Regionalism, Schools, Student Aid, Students, Technology, Trends.

Karen Gross is senior counsel with Finn Partners, former president of Southern Vermont College and author of Breakaway Learners: Strategies for Post-Secondary Success with At-Risk Students, from which this piece… Read more »

Poaching, Jocks, Creds and Other News from the NEJHE Beat

Posted April 6th, 2016 by John O. Harney & filed under Admissions, College Readiness, Commentary, Demography, Economy, Financing, International, Regionalism, Schools, Student Aid, Students, Technology, Trends.

Poaching. Florida Gov. Rick Scott invited Yale University to bring its $25 billion endowment to his state after Connecticut legislators proposed taxing Yale to address the state’s budget shortfall. Connecticut…

Truth, Transparency and Trust: Treasured Values in Higher Education

Posted February 23rd, 2015 by John O. Harney & filed under Admissions, College Readiness, Commentary, Demography, Economy, Students, Technology, The Journal, Trends.

In the space of a few weeks in February, we lost the well-regarded journalists Bob Simon, David Carr and Ned Colt, while NBC’s Brian Williams was dethroned amid scandal. In… Read more »