On June 28, the New England Board of Higher Education (NEBHE) convened members of the Commission on Higher Education and Employability (CHEE) in Providence to discuss concrete ways New England… Read more »
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Real Tweets, Fake News … and More from the NEJHE Beat …
Tweeting is getting a bad name under President Trump. But let me implore you to pay attention to NEBHE’s Twitter feed @nebhe. You won’t see any posts at 2:30 a.m….
Equipped for Workplace Success?
Most employers hiring college graduates take it for granted that these candidates are more qualified than other potential employees who don’t have a degree. Many job postings emphasize a college… Read more »
Can-Do-Hub: The GitHub of Competencies
In September 2016, I wrote an op-ed for Harvard Business Review called “We Need a Better Way to Visualize People’s Skills.” In it, I describe a Github of competencies for… Read more »
E-to-E: Spanning Opportunity and Skills Gaps with Education-to-Employment Pathways
New England’s economy has improved, but economic opportunity and skills gaps contribute to slower growth in employment, income and social mobility than experienced in previous recoveries from recessions. With an… Read more »
Views of Presidential Candidates on Higher Education: A Brief Bibliography
Over the next two weeks, the two major U.S. parties will be pitching their platforms on issues facing Americans. It’s a good time to learn more about their views on… Read more »
Schott to Leave UMPI; Vt Smiths Change Roles
Schott Comings and Goings … University of Maine at Presque Isle President Linda Schott accepted an offer to serve as president of Southern Oregon University. Schott began her service in… Read more »
Talent 4.0: How Employable are New England’s College Graduates and What Can Higher Education Do About It?
NEBHE held a conference titled Talent 4.0: How Employable Are New England’s College Graduates and What Can Higher Education Do About It? on Monday, Oct. 17, 2016 at the Federal… Read more »
The Greatest Lecture Series on Earth?
New England Commencements … Commencement season … It’s one of those rich aspects of traditional New England higher education that gets short shrift when all attention turns to no-nonsense quantified… Read more »
Emphasis on Math Stops Some from Full Participation in Education, Economy
In June 2015, we argued in a NEJHE article “Reducing Math Obstacles to Higher Education,” that intensified efforts to improve math education may make sense for many students, but for… Read more »