Posts Tagged: Higher Ed

LGBTQ College Presidents Organize to be Heard

Posted January 13th, 2011 by Shoshana Akins & filed under Newslink, Newslink Topic, Newslink Type.

In August 2010, nine openly gay college leaders met to form a first-of-its-kind collegiate organization, the LGBTQ Presidents in Higher Education. Among their ranks were three officials from New England: Ralph Hexter, past Hampshire College president and among the first openly gay presidents; Katherine Ragsdale, president of Episcopal Divinity School in Cambridge; and Theo Kalikow, president of th...

DREAM Act: What It Could Mean for Waking New England?

Posted November 30th, 2010 by John O. Harney & filed under Economy, Newslink, Newslink Type.

According to a June poll by First Focus, an advocacy organization dedicated to making children and families a priority in federal policy, 70% of Americans support the DREAM Act. Rallies are occurring all across the country. There is even a hunger strike in Texas to help get the bill passed. In addition, legislators from the six New England states seem to be highly in favor of it. Eight of the regi...

Coming Into Focus: A New Vision for Public Higher Education in Massachusetts

Posted November 3rd, 2010 by NEBHE Admin & filed under Journal Type, The Journal, Topic.

This past September as thousands of college students moved into their dorms, the Boston Globe ran a front-page story about UMass Amherst. The theme of that story was familiar to anyone who has worked in public higher education in Massachusetts: The university community has high aspirations, but those hopes and plans have been consistently thwarted by public apathy and governmental neglect. Quoting...