DC Shuttle … Department of Education expands experimental sites initiative. The U.S. Department of Education announced that it will be testing the idea of awarding student financial aid for more… Read more »
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Innovation Indexed
Massachusetts and Connecticut lead America in college-educated or “innovation economy” workers, according to the latest annual index of “The Massachusetts Innovation Economy, published by the Massachusetts Technology Collaborative. Among “areas… Read more »
The Emergence of Three Distinct Worldviews Among American College Students
American college students’ worldviews affect what they value, the way they behave and potentially how they learn. We have found that today’s students are divided not dichotomously, between religious and… Read more »
Spring 2008 NEJHE: N.E. College Enrollment Shows Slowing Growth Rate
Special Online Feature: Click here to download Rethinking College Readiness by David T. Conley in PDF format. (To view PDF files, you may require Adobe Reader.) BOSTON—New England’s total college… Read more »
Winter 2010 NEJHE is Final Print Issue Before Moving Online
BOSTON—The New England Board of Higher Education unveiled the Winter 2010 issue of The New England Journal of Higher Education packed with bold articles on innovative admissions policies, the achievement… Read more »
New Directions for Higher Education: Q&A with AAC&U President Carol Geary Schneider on Liberal Education
In April, 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. The…
Financial Literacy Makes Dollars and Sense for Student Loan Borrowers and Lenders
We need to find the teachable moments within the higher education financing and repayment process … American Student Assistance has a unique window onto students during some very important milestones… Read more »
High-Impact Practices for Cultural Competency
We live in a knowledge-driven global society. The world has closely knitted economic, social and cultural relations that offer greater entrepreneurial and professional opportunities than ever before. Since meritocracy is… Read more »
Climbing the Walls: Adventure Education and Perspectives in Learning
The classroom lecture/discussion model has become shallow and brackish. It should no longer be the standard. Most educators recognize the value of practical experiential learning and strive to develop assignments… Read more »
Limping to the Top
New England is aging … but gracefully? Last week, the Census Bureau reported that three New England states are the oldest in the U.S. in median age: Maine (43.5 years),… Read more »