Search Results for: Commencement

New Directions for Higher Education: Q&A with Ed Dept’s Studley on College Ratings, Feds

Posted July 15th, 2014 by John O. Harney & filed under Admissions, College Readiness, Commentary, Demography, Economy, Financing, International, Regionalism, Schools, Student Aid, Students, Technology, The Journal, Trends.

 In April 2013, NEJHE launched its New Directions for Higher Education series to examine emerging issues, trends and ideas that have an impact on higher education policies, programs and practices…. Read more »

Small Colleges Need “Gold Medal Selfies”

Posted February 18th, 2014 by John O. Harney & filed under Admissions, College Readiness, Commentary, Demography, Economy, Financing, Schools, Student Aid, Students, Technology, Trends.

Higher education has been a favorite news topic for months. Stories have addressed every issue from rising costs to access for vulnerable students and completion of a college degree, to… Read more »

Deadly Serious: The Boston Marathon Tragedy and Education

Posted May 21st, 2013 by John O. Harney & filed under Analysis, Students, The Journal, Trends.

As this year began, NEJHE published the thoughtful concerns of Lasell College admissions official Christopher M. Gray about how colleges would need to address applicants who have experienced a traumatic… Read more »

Ted Kennedy Jr., Sen. Murphy, Gov. Shumlin, Ed Guru Canada Among Additional Grad Voices

Posted May 15th, 2013 by John O. Harney & filed under Commencements, Newslink.

Tom Friedman, a conceptual sculptor, will keynote Montserrat College’s 2013 commencement on Friday, May 17, at 10 a.m. at the Cabot Street Cinema Theatre in Beverly, Mass. John M. Barry,… Read more »

Postponed: April 22 Summit on Cost in Higher Education

Posted April 19th, 2013 by Daren Follweiler & filed under Uncategorized.

NEBHE and the Davis Foundation have chosen to postpone all events and activities related to the April 22 Summit on Cost in Higher Education. We realize that the impact of… Read more »

Presidential Chaos

Posted July 6th, 2012 by John O. Harney & filed under Analysis, Commentary, Students, The Journal, Trends.

Perspectives from Stephen J. Nelson, who recently authored his fourth book about college presidents, Decades of Chaos and Revolution: Showdowns for College Presidents. Nelson is associate professor of Educational Leadership… Read more »

A Few More Caps and Gowns

Posted May 18th, 2012 by John O. Harney & filed under Commencements, Events, News, Newslink, People.

Ronald Noble, the first American to head the international policing organization INTERPOL, will keynote the University of New Hampshire’s 142nd commencement ceremony on Saturday May 19 at 10 a.m. on… Read more »

New Kind of Ellis Island as Second-Generation Immigrants Land on College Campuses

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

Demographics in American higher education are changing dramatically. A recent study by the Migration Policy Institute (MPI) reveals that 11.3 million people ages 16 to 26 (one in four) are… Read more »

Maine Gov. LePage to Address Grads at his Alma Mater Husson

Posted May 11th, 2011 by John O. Harney & filed under Uncategorized.

Maine Gov. Paul LePage (R) will deliver the 112th commencement address at his alma mater Husson University on Saturday, May 14, at 10:30 a.m., in the Winkin Sports Complex on… Read more »

Big Oil CEO and Carbon Opponent to Each Address WPI Grads After Speaker Dustup; Gov. Malloy to Deliver Keynotes in Connecticut

Posted May 6th, 2011 by John O. Harney & filed under Commencements, Events, News, Newslink, People, Trends.

Worcester Polytechnic Institute’s invitation to ExxonMobil CEO Rex Tillerson to deliver this year’s commencement address on May 14, sparked protests from WPI’s Students for a Just and Stable Future. The… Read more »