A net present value analysis of business schools in Massachusetts … Higher education institutions are increasingly being assessed on their ability to generate a positive return on investment (ROI) for… Read more »
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In a “Gateway City,” a Plan to Nurse Degree Attainment
Regis North to offer bachelor’s degree completion programs in nursing, public health and other health sciences … With liberal arts colleges and universities reporting losses in student enrollment and retention,… Read more »
NEBHE Releases 2016 Guide to New England Colleges & Universities
The New England Board of Higher Education (NEBHE), in association with Boston magazine, has produced the 2016 Guide to New England Colleges & Universities, the fifth edition of the annual guide…. Read more »
Another Look at the Aims of Education
I was able to hear Stanley Fish speak at the annual meeting of the Association of American Colleges and Universities in January 2004. Fish, a literary critic, had become dean… Read more »
Privacy Matters
DC Shuttle … Student Data Privacy Bill. Two bipartisan pairs of legislators are working on bills to protect student data after President Barack Obama called for a stronger plan in… Read more »
The Death of Teaching … and Birth of Learning
Forget disruption. This is the age of chaos in higher education. First MOOCs. Now Sweet Briar. Seemingly every day brings a new moment where we must confront the reality that… Read more »
Onward and Upward Bound: Military Veterans Charge Toward Higher Education
What is the true value of higher education to military veterans? Some military veterans may be underrepresented in higher education due to life adversities including homelessness, medical disabilities, substance abuse,… Read more »
RI Governor, Lawmakers Take Steps to Boost Ocean State’s Economy, Extend Tuition Freeze
State Capital Notes … Gov. Lincoln Chafee and state legislators closed out the six-month legislative session by approving an $8.7 billion budget for fiscal year 2015, taking steps they believe… Read more »
Conducting Experiments
DC Shuttle … Department of Education expands experimental sites initiative. The U.S. Department of Education announced that it will be testing the idea of awarding student financial aid for more… Read more »
Commencement Speakers Range from a Science Guy to an Inaugural Poet
Bill Nye, scientist, inventor and executive director of The Planetary Society. Janet Napolitano , former secretary of homeland security and now president of the University of California System, will keynote… Read more »