Posts Tagged: Massachusetts Bay Community College

Coming to Terms with MOOCs: A Community College Angle

Posted January 23rd, 2013 by John O. Harney & filed under Admissions, Analysis, College Readiness, Commentary, Demography, Economy, Financing, International, Regionalism, Schools, Student Aid, Students, Technology, The Journal, Trends.

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...

Reflections from Haiti

Posted November 11th, 2010 by John O. Harney & filed under Journal Type, The Journal, Topic.

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 Boston, representatives from 40 colleges and universities from across the U.S., Canada, Europe, and the Caribbean gathered with representatives from the Haitian Higher Education community, including the minister of education and the chancellor o...

MassBay CC Gets its Largest-Ever Grant; New Program Aims to Boost Haiti Partnership

Posted November 5th, 2010 by Shoshana Akins & filed under Newslink, Newslink Topic, Newslink Type.

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...