Lawmakers passed a budget totaling $8.2 billion with no new fees or taxes and worked to address the state’s ailing business climate by providing structural changes and government reforms. Gov…. Read more »
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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…
NE’s 2013 Legislative Sessions: Connecticut
The school shootings in Newtown dominated the beginning of the 2013 legislative session. Lawmakers passed a bipartisan gun violence prevention bill, the toughest in the nation. The legislation further restricts… Read more »
Been There, Done That … Now to Get Credit Toward a Degree
Assessing what someone has learned from work and life experience to determine if it’s worth college credit When Massachusetts Higher Education Commissioner Richard M. Freeland met in June with representatives… Read more »
Paving the Road to Higher Ed for Students Hit by Homelessness
At age 18, Suffolk University sophomore Marc-Daniel Paul seems destined for success. A Brockton High graduate who experienced homelessness as a teen, Paul was chosen as a Bank of America… Read more »
New Directions for Higher Education: Q&A with ACE’s Molly Corbett Broad on Attainment
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…
Beyond the “Two-Body” Problem: Recruitment with Dual-Career Couples Support
“When both of the partners meet our standards for excellence in teaching and research, and where they can both make contributions to the curriculum, it’s a great way to both… Read more »
We’ve Let Student Loans Become a Horror Story … Now Is Time to Face It
For the past 30 years, the student debt issue has been slowly simmering. Government loans quietly edged out grants as the primary form of financial aid, while college tuitions continued… Read more »
Deadly Serious: The Boston Marathon Tragedy and Education
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 »
NACAC Reports 22 New England Campuses Still Considering Applications
The traditional May 1 deadline arrived last week. That’s the date many colleges require students who have been accepted for admission to pay a deposit indicating their commitment to enroll… Read more »