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To Close the Skills Gap, Re-Value the Associate Degree

Posted December 10th, 2012 by John O. Harney & filed under Analysis, Commentary, Economy, Schools, Students, Technology, The Journal, Trends.

A number of economists, policymakers, elected officials and employers cite a “skills gap” as the reason the nation is not putting more people back to work. The problem, they reason,… Read more »

I Am Not a Machine

Posted November 30th, 2012 by John O. Harney & filed under Admissions, College Readiness, Commentary, Demography, Economy, Financing, Schools, Students, Technology, The Journal, Trends.

An education dean reflects on MOOCs … I am not a machine. This makes my college students happy. Though, to be honest, they assume as much since I walk into… Read more »

The 2013 Guide Arrives

Posted November 28th, 2012 by John O. Harney & filed under Admissions, Analysis, College Readiness, Commentary, Demography, Economy, Financing, International, Regionalism, Schools, Student Aid, Students, Technology, The Journal, Trends.

Announcing the 2013 Guide to New England Colleges and Universities! The 2013 Guide to New England Colleges and Universities, produced by NEBHE in association with Boston magazine, lists key data… Read more »

DC Shuttle: Credit Hours and Online Programs

Posted March 5th, 2012 by John O. Harney & filed under News, Newslink, Newslink Topic.

On Tuesday, the House voted 303 to 114 to pass legislation (H.R. 2117) repealing two recent Education Department regulations, with 69 Democrats voting for the bill. As part of its…

Just Like Starting Over: Advice for Faculty to Make the New Semester’s Teaching Endure

Posted January 16th, 2012 by John O. Harney & filed under Commentary, Students, The Journal, Trends.

Sometimes when passing through a classroom building, I glance in at a class in session and try to gauge by students’ faces whether the instructor has them engaged or not…. Read more »

Locally and Regionally Engaged: New England Colleges and Universities as Drivers of Innovation, Workforce and Economic Development

Posted October 28th, 2011 by Daren Follweiler & filed under .

  Locally and Regionally Engaged: New England Colleges and Universities as Drivers of Innovation, Workforce and Economic Development Tuesday, April 3, 2012 Federal Reserve Bank of Boston Thanks to everyone… Read more »

Right This Way Please … Early Admissions Debate Rages On

Posted February 25th, 2011 by John O. Harney & filed under Financing, Newslink, Newslink Type, Trends.

In September 2006, Harvard made the decision to end early admissions. Early admissions takes on two forms: early action and early decision. What Harvard had in place was non-binding early… Read more »

Unholy Trinity? Secularism Institute Renews Liberal Arts Curriculum

Posted August 2nd, 2010 by Shoshana Akins & filed under Journal Type, The Journal, Topic.

Secularism is controversial in today’s political debates, championed by some and vilified by others. So when Trinity College in Hartford, Conn., opened a center for the study of secularism in… Read more »

Watch for New Bylines!

Posted June 5th, 2010 by John O. Harney & filed under Newslink, Newslink Topic, Newslink Type.

Get used to seeing some new bylines in NEJHE‘s online incarnation at nebhe.org. Besides insightful contributing writers, we will draw on the perspectives of NEBHE’s staff, particularly Tuition Break program… Read more »