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 MIT have in mind for Bunker Hill Community College? How would edX “transform the way that community college students learn” as edX President Anant Agarwal claimed, when he discussed the l...
In conjunction with International Education Week, the authors will present a talk entitled "Reflections on Haiti" on Thursday, Nov. 18, at 3 p.m. at the Wheelock College Campus Center. For more information, please call 617-879-2447.
On Oct. 25 and 26, we took part in an unprecedented convening of higher education leaders in Port-au-Prince, Haiti. Led by the University of Massachusetts...
MassBay Community College was awarded a five-year, $2 million grant under the U.S. Department of Education's Strengthening Institutions Program, which aims to help campuses serve lower-income students by enhancing academic quality, institutional management and fiscal stability.
The Wellesley, Mass. college also won approval of a three-year Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary Education (FIPS...
DEADLINE EXTENDED! We are seeking faculty to participate in a regional community of practice focused on leveraging #OpenPedagogy to help create more culturally relevant curricula for students in the Northeast. Apps accepted until 1/22. Learn more & apply https://bit.ly/39AcvMC
NEJHE NewsBlast | Jan. 13, 2021 | Will the U.S. Regain Its International Higher Ed Mojo? Plus More Big New England Appointments in D.C. https://conta.cc/2Ll7T50
Our wonderful OER Fellow @lindseygumb recently released her brief about Open Education Policies in the Northeast! Not only does it contain the most relevant data, but it also presents best practices & models for #institutions. Check it out! https://bit.ly/3qpliYj