A Massachusetts board’s decision to use only union labor in a $750 million renovation at the University of Massachusetts Boston has become a hot issue on the state’s campaign for… Read more »
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Affirmative Action and the Search for Alternatives
The Supreme Court may ban race-based affirmative action for college admissions this year. But that does not mean schools will abandon their diversity goals. As administrators wait for the high… Read more »
Clean Campus: Tackling Accessibility, Deferred Maintenance and Carbon Neutrality Through Renovations
Over the past decades, universities have been at the forefront of establishing ambitious goals for decarbonizing campuses. While there are many variables in how to advance energy efficiency in the… Read more »
My Fond Farewell to NEBHE and NEJHE
In October, I wrote to NEBHE colleagues to let them know I would be retiring from the organization and the editorship of The New England Journal of Higher Education (NEJHE)…
WPI Selects Materials Scientist as New Prez
Comings and Goings … Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI) selected materials scientist “Grace” Jinliu Wang as its 17th president, effective April 3, 2023. She succeeds Laurie Leshin, who served as WPI… Read more »
Lessons in College Presidential Appointments: Dartmouth College to the University of Florida
In April 1981, David McLaughlin was named the 14th president of Dartmouth College. Though separated by four decades, there are striking similarities between Dartmouth’s appointment of McLaughlin and the University… Read more »
Reaching the 39 Million: Rethinking What It Means to Be a College for Adults
We all received the “good” news recently that students are gradually returning to college, slowing the loss of 1 million students in postsecondary classrooms over the past two years to… Read more »