“Students need to get involved in changing systems that underrepresent and disempower most groups of Americans.” Nancy Thomas is director of the Institute for Democracy & Higher Education at Tufts…
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Career Coaching and Connecting: Improving the Talent Pipeline from New England Colleges to New England Employment
New England colleges and universities are often presented as a source of economic advantage in the New England states for providing a strong talent pool for regional employers. Yet, many… Read more »
Apprenticeship Boosted in House
DC Shuttle … House Committee Passes Apprenticeship Bill. The House Science, Space, and Technology Committee unanimously approved the Innovations in Mentoring, Training, and Apprenticeships Act (H.R. 5509), introduced by Majority… Read more »
Innovation and Accreditation: A Natural Pairing?
Accreditation has been in the hot seat of late. It is both faulted for being asked to do too much—serving a “regulation-by-other-means” function as gatekeeper for federal student financial aid… Read more »
Elsa Núñez on Internships with Business … and for Equity (Video)
Video snippets from NEBHE’s Summit on Employability: A National Imperative … Eastern Connecticut State University President Elsa Núñez led a session at the Dec. 4 Summit about the Commission on…
Shortsighted Tax Policy: Senate and House Tax Reform Bills Would Increase Burdens on Universities and Students
If there is one area of common ground between the Republican leadership in the U.S. Senate and House of Representatives, it is that the time has finally come for those… Read more »
GOP Plan Would Tax Endowments, Slam Higher Ed Breaks
DC Shuttle … House Tax Plan Would Hit Higher Education. Republican leadership in the U.S. House released its draft “Tax Cuts and Jobs Act”, which would have major implications for… Read more »
Post-Labor Days … and More from the NEJHE Beat
Post-Labor Days. For many, that means time to put away the white pants and relish that last summer getaway. Few will reflect on the true meaning of Labor Day (and…
Employability: A National Imperative
In association with the Commission on Higher Education & Employability, NEBHE held its Employability: A National Imperative summit on Monday, Dec. 4, 2017 at the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston…. Read more »
Can-Do-Hub: The GitHub of Competencies
In September 2016, I wrote an op-ed for Harvard Business Review called “We Need a Better Way to Visualize People’s Skills.” In it, I describe a Github of competencies for… Read more »