Posts Tagged: MassBay Community College

Cyber-Gap

Posted December 15th, 2014 by John O. Harney & filed under College Readiness, Demography, Economy, Financing, Students, Technology, The Journal, Trends.

Within the information technology sector, cybersecurity is considered its own supersector. As information becomes increasingly digitized and a growing array of transactions can be completed in the cloud, people, governments and enterprises become increasingly more vulnerable. This vulnerability is capitalized upon by hackers and other cybercriminals, as evidenced in the high-profile breaches at th...

The Massachusetts Community College Performance-based Funding Formula: A New Model for New England?

Posted July 22nd, 2014 by John O. Harney & filed under Admissions, College Readiness, Commentary, Demography, Economy, Financing, Regionalism, Schools, Student Aid, Students, Technology, The Journal, Trends.

The Massachusetts community college system is entering a second year with funding for each of its 15 schools determined using a new performance-based formula. Under the new model, 50% of each college’s allocation is based on performance on metrics related to enrollment and student success, with added incentives for “at-risk” students completing certificates and degrees and those graduating i...

Maine Chancellor Pattenaude Won’t Seek Contract Extension, Duncan to Leave Carsey Institute

Posted May 20th, 2011 by John O. Harney & filed under News, Newslink, Newslink Topic, People, President.

University of Maine System Chancellor Richard L. Pattenaude planned to tell system trustees that he will not seek an extension of his current contract, which expires next year at the end of June. Pattenaude has served as chancellor since 2007 and, before that, was president of the University of Southern Maine for 16 years. In May, he shared views on the challenges of restructuring the UMaine Syste...