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A Recap of the 2021 State Legislative Sessions in New England: Higher Ed and Workforce Development
Amid a lingering pandemic, a surprise merger proposal and strong efforts to make college free or debt-free, the 2021 legislative session in New England was one for the books. Let’s… Read more »
Squirreling Away Some Thoughts as Summer Turns to Autumn
Tidbits from the NEJHE Beat … Population studies. The population counts provided by the decennial U.S. census shape congressional and state legislative districts and offer a telling picture of America’s… Read more »
Say Their Names
Higher ed has always operated in a very cyclical nature. If we look at historical movements on college campuses, including protests in favor of desegregation in the 1960s, higher ed… Read more »
Learning, All Grown Up
Key takeaways from data on adult learners in New England … Educational opportunities for those age 25 and older allow people already in the workforce to improve their skills, employment… Read more »
No Humdrum Budget Debate as House Amendments Target Abortion, Critical Race Theory, DACA, Wuhan
DC Shuttle … Hearings & Markups of Interest (Due to current limited access to the U.S. Capitol complex, the general public is encouraged to view these hearings via live stream.)… Read more »
DNF in the Race to Change Higher Education
In racing lingo, “DNF” stands for “Did Not Finish.” Unless getting to the finish line is a simple straight-line drag race, winning a race takes a lot more than horsepower… Read more »
U.S. Will Temporarily Ease Aid Verification Processes that Can Hurt the Most Vulnerable Students
DC Shuttle … Education Department Reduces Verification of Student Aid. The U.S. Department of Education announced temporary changes to the federal student aid verification process for the 2021–22 award year…. Read more »
This Recession Calls for New Playbooks
On May 11, the U.S. Department of Education released guidance for the $36 billion in emergency funding available to higher education institutions (HEIs). This new round of funding—authorized by the… Read more »
Data, Decision-Making and Student Success
Which matters more, gauging the health of an institution or the success of its students? Recently, the project director and I submitted the Annual Performance Report for the second year… Read more »