When MIT approached Bunker Hill Community College (BHCC) to participate in edX, the new Harvard/MIT massive open online course (MOOC) initiative, we reacted with both interest and skepticism. What did… Read more »
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I Am Not a Machine
An education dean reflects on MOOCs … I am not a machine. This makes my college students happy. Though, to be honest, they assume as much since I walk into… Read more »
Polling Place: This Election Day, Big New England Winners Were Democrats, Women
Democrats and women were the big winners of the 2012 elections, scoring impressive victories throughout New England. Among highlights: New England put the U.S. Senate solidly in the hands of… Read more »
Trends & Indicators: College Success
Updated November 2012 New England’s traditional public and private nonprofit colleges and universities conferred more than 201,000 degrees at all levels in 2010—or more than 6% of the U.S. total,… Read more »
University Unbound! Higher Education in the Age of “Free”
Innovators and entrepreneurs are using technologies to make freely available the things for which universities charge significant money. MOOCs … free online courses … lecture podcasts … low-cost off-the-shelf general… Read more »
Colleges Can Improve Outcomes for Veterans and the Economy
Veterans play a critical role in the U.S. economy. For many returning veterans, education is the first step to successfully reentering civilian life and the workforce. Since the inception of… Read more »
Can the Writing Center Reverse the New Racism?
Writing center workers are agents of change whose practices might reverse the resegregation and new racism occurring in our country. As leaders in the academy who advance a pedagogy of… Read more »
NE Legislatures Adjourn After a Tough Fiscal Year
Though New England state revenues have rebounded slightly during FY 2012, the states held the line on new spending for FY 2013 and, in some cases, made further cuts. The… Read more »
Higher Education Needs a Dialogue with the 99%
Higher education is at a crossroads, not only in the U.S. but also globally. This challenge is prompting an immigrant union, on the centennial anniversary of the “Bread and Roses”… Read more »
Comings and Goings: Purcell Joins MassBay CC as Provost
Massachusetts Bay Community College named Francesca Purcell, formerly associate commissioner for academic and P-16 policy with the Massachusetts Department of Higher Education, to be the Wellesley, Mass-based community college’s next… Read more »