DC Shuttle … Administration Releases Rewrite of Sexual Assault Rule. The Trump administration unveiled its proposed overhaul of rules for schools handling allegations of sexual harassment and assault. The long-awaited… Read more »
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Kavanaugh Campus Conundrum
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 »
For Higher Ed, Good Things Come in Big Packages
DC Shuttle … Omnibus Spending Package Boosts Ed Funding Where Trump Wanted Cuts. President Trump signed into law spending legislation that provides a significant funding increase for the U.S. Department… Read more »
Insuring Student Safety on Campus and Abroad
College campuses are not immune to mounting safety and security concerns that stem from international and domestic terror threats, active shooter situations and more. Parents of students want to know… Read more »
White House Extends Ed Commissions, Aid to Hurricane Areas
DC Shuttle … Executive Order Extends Presidential Commissions on Education. President Trump signed an executive order extending three presidential advisory commissions on education until Sept. 30, 2019. All three had… Read more »
Real Tweets, Fake News … and More from the NEJHE Beat …
Tweeting is getting a bad name under President Trump. But let me implore you to pay attention to NEBHE’s Twitter feed @nebhe. You won’t see any posts at 2:30 a.m….
Talking About Jobs, Trade and Neighbors to the North, Eh?
New England’s unemployment rate stood at 4.4% in April, compared with 5% nationwide, according to the spring 2016 outlook delivered last week by the New England Economic Partnership (NEEP) to… Read more »
Opportunity Turns 40
The New England Educational Opportunity Association (NEOA) drew more than 250 TRIO and college access professionals to its 40th annual conference in Massachusetts earlier this spring. NEOA’s mission is to… Read more »
Creating Classes … and More Bits from the NEJHE Beat
More Underrepresented Groups. Even before Americans began retreating from educational equity amid the recent backlash against “political correctness,” our empathy was directed at a fairly traditional set of underrepresented populations:…
Illegal Procedure? Title IX and Sexual Assault
Florida State University quarterback and Heisman Trophy winner Jameis Winston was recently cleared of sexual assault charges following the university’s two-day investigative hearing. The high-profile investigation was launched under Title… Read more »