NEBHE announced that eight Connecticut four-year independent institutions and all 12 of the state’s community colleges signed onto the Connecticut Independent College Transfer Guarantee (Connecticut Guarantee). Supported by grants from… Read more »
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Hello New England …
Becoming chancellor of the University of Massachusetts Boston is a humbling experience and a great responsibility for me—it is indeed the opportunity of a lifetime. As a kid who emigrated… Read more »
Hearings, Guidance for Higher Ed in Age of COVID-19
DC Shuttle … Hearings/Markups of Interest. The House Education and Labor Committee’s Higher Education and Workforce Investment Subcommittee scheduled a hearing on Examining the Impact of COVID-19 on the Future… Read more »
Trauma in the Time of Coronavirus and Beyond: A NEJHE Q&A with Karen Gross
Karen Gross is an author, educator and advisor on diverse issues along the educational pipeline. Her current research focuses on student success and the impact of trauma on learning, psychosocial…
New England Legislative Sessions: Priorities Shift Amid COVID-19 Outbreak
The 2020 state legislative sessions started off “business as usual,” but this legislative year has quickly become anything but usual. The recent state-by-state implementation of aggressive social distancing measures to… Read more »
Lawmakers, AGs Stand Up to DeVos on Religion and Title IX
DC Shuttle … Democratic Lawmakers and Attorneys General Demand Education Department Withdraw Religious Exemption Draft Rules. Sixteen Democratic senators wrote a letter to U.S. Education Secretary Betsy DeVos over her… Read more »
Guide to Adult-Serving Colleges and Universities Data Dictionary
Back to Portal Back to College/University Profiles Guide to Adult-Serving Colleges and Universities Data Dictionary Unless otherwise noted, definitions come from the Integrated Postsecondary Data System (IPEDS) 2019-2020 Survey Glossary… Read more »
Most New England States Among Modest Growers in Higher Ed Funding
DC Shuttle … State Funding for Higher Education Increases 5% in 2020. The latest Grapevine report, released by the Center for the Study of Education Policy at Illinois State University… Read more »
Mass. Higher Ed Commish Santiago to Chair National Group of State Higher Ed Executive Officers
Comings and Goings … Massachusetts Higher Education Commissioner Carlos Santiago was named chair of the State Higher Education Executive Officers (SHEEO) Executive Committee, effective Oct. 1. The committee shapes the… Read more »
(Re-)Engaging the Adult Learner in New England: Five Takeaways from NEBHE Legislative Advisory Committee Meeting
The population of students pursuing postsecondary education in New England is not what it used to be. Fewer individuals fit the traditional profile of the 18- to 24-year old student… Read more »