Posts Tagged: food systems

Food for Thought: A New Way to Measure “Farm-to-Campus” Operations

Posted January 3rd, 2022 by John O. Harney & filed under Commentary, Demography, Economy, Financing, Journal Type, Regionalism, Schools, Students, The Journal, Topic, Trends.

In January 2022, Farm to Institution New England (FINE) will launch the New England Farm and Sea to Campus Data Center, a new system for collecting, measuring and reporting farm-to-campus activity ... “Farm to campus” is a growing movement to mobilize the influence and power of colleges and universities to shape the food system. Research done before the Covid-19 pandemic shows that New Engl...

The View from Vermont Gov. Shumlin

Posted April 9th, 2012 by John O. Harney & filed under Admissions, College Readiness, Commentary, Demography, Economy, Financing, International, Schools, Student Aid, Students, Technology, The Journal, Trends.

On April 3, NEBHE convened hundreds of New England opinion leaders at the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston to discuss "Locally and Regionally Engaged: New England Colleges and Universities as Drivers of Innovation, Workforce and Economic Development." NEBHE Program Coordinator (and videographer) Erica Pritchard and NEJHE Executive Editor John O. Harney caught up with keynote speaker Gov. Peter Shum...