U.S. Rep. Michael H. Michaud (D-Maine) will address the graduating class at Maine Maritime Academy’s 67th commencement on Saturday, May 1, at 11 a.m. in Alexander Fieldhouse. For more, click… Read more »
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Skating Champion Kwan to Speak at SVC Commencement
Michelle Kwan, the most decorated figure skater in U.S. history will keynote Southern Vermont College’s 83rd commencement exercises on Saturday, May 8. The winner of two Olympic medals and U.S…. Read more »
Global Replace: First-Gen College Grad Who Led National University and Johns Hopkins Ed School Picked as Chancellor of Adult-Focused UMass Global
Comings and Goings … University of Massachusetts Global named David Andrews to be the next chancellor of the online adult-focused nonprofit institution formerly known as Brandman University, which affiliated with…
Bacow to Leave Harvard Next Summer
Comings and Goings … Harvard University President Lawrence Bacow announced he plans to step down next June 30, 2023, after five years at the helm of America’s oldest higher education… Read more »
Recommencing!
Long before Covid changed everything, NEJHE and NEBHE’s Twitter channel kept a close eye on New England college commencements. “The annual spring descent on New England campuses of distinguished speakers,… Read more »
Will the Scarring Show? Graduating in the Time of COVID-19
2020 will forever be remembered as the year of COVID-19, the illness caused by the novel coronavirus. This year, the term “social distancing” became part of our vocabulary, and virtual… Read more »
Addressing COVID-19 in the Workplace: Some Legal Tips for Higher Education Institutions
As COVID-19 rapidly changes the economic landscape throughout the country, higher education institutions (HEIs) are facing new, constantly evolving challenges. To address these challenges, federal and state governments are quickly… Read more »
I’m Worried … Higher Education Isn’t Focused at all on COVID-19’s Psychological Toll
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 »
Making the Invisible, Visible: Toward Re-Envisioning Teacher Education at Thomas College
What does it mean to re-envision teacher education? This is the question that the faculty at the newly named Lunder School of Education at Thomas College have been asking and… Read more »
Revisiting the Work of Dartmouth’s John G. Kemeny: A NEJHE Q&A with College Presidential Historian Stephen J. Nelson
Stephen J. Nelson is professor of educational leadership at Bridgewater State University and Senior Scholar with the Leadership Alliance at Brown University. In the following Q&A, NEJHE Executive Editor John…