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Letting Off STEAM at Montserrat College of Art
by Stephen D. Immerman
The current emphasis on STEM education (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math) should be expanded to include an equal emphasis on Art and Design.
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Implementing System-Level Graduation Standards
by Carol A. Moore and Karrin E. Wilks
Focusing on a limited set of outcomes allows in-depth analysis of how students learn a discrete set of skills commonly viewed as essential for success in and beyond college
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LGBTQA: Big Letters on Campus
by Darrell P. Aaron, David Mabe and Courtney Wilk
Institutional data collection makes no allowance for transgender students, so they are generally invisible to analysis.
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Celebrating 10th Year, NEBHE Announces 2012 Excellence Awards; Mass. Gov. Patrick and former R.I. Gov. Carcieri Among Recipients
by NEBHE Staff
The Journal
Native Tribal Scholars: Building an Academic Community
by J. Cedric Woods
January 23, 2012
When I first started as interim director of the Institute for New England Native American Studies (INENAS) based at the University of Massachusetts Boston, I was given three studies...
Just Like Starting Over: Advice for Faculty to Make the New Semester’s Teaching Endure
by Jay A. Halfond
January 16, 2012
Sometimes when passing through a classroom building, I glance in at a class in session and try to gauge by students’ faces whether the instructor has them engaged or not. Through...
When the Elephant Is the Room
by Lawrence Butler
January 9, 2012
Maybe the classroom is where we should seek the transformation we need in higher education ... For several years now, many of us have been agonizing over the sorry state of American...
Multiple Pathways for All Students
by Lee Anna Stirling
January 3, 2012
Maine has been focusing on the importance of postsecondary training. As the Maine Department of Education’s Pre-K-16 Task Force noted: “To guarantee a more promising future...
Risk Factors: Colleges Look to Manage Threats Ranging From Fraud to Data Breaches
by Lisa M. Wills
December 12, 2011
Recently, a former administrator at a Boston law school admitted that he used a school computer to embezzle more than $173,000. As the former controller, he accessed the school’s...
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Out-of-State Tuition Break Helps More Students
by Wendy A. Lindsay
January 27, 2012
This academic year marks the third consecutive year of record-high enrollments in the New England Regional Student Program (RSP), Tuition Break. The New England Board of Higher...
Manager of Mass. Race to the Top-Early Learning Application to Lead Rennie Center
by John O. Harney
January 23, 2012
The Rennie Center for Education Research & Policy hired Chad d’Entremont as its new executive director. A former research and policy leader at Teachers College of Columbia...
Comings and Goings: Pedone to Head Mass. Council of Presidents; New Presidents at Suffolk, SCSU
by John O. Harney
January 23, 2012
Massachusetts state Rep. Vincent Pedone announced he'd leave the Legislature to become executive director of the Council of Presidents of the Massachusetts State University System....
Breathe Easier: EPA Announces Grants to New England for Healthy Communities
by John O. Harney
January 11, 2012
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) awarded approximately $372,000 in grants to support 13 New England community projects that address environmental and public health...
DC Shuttle: House Ed and Workforce Chair Releases Plan to Replace No Child Left Behind
by The New England Council
January 10, 2012
House Education and the Workforce Committee Chair John Kline (R-MN) released two new drafts of legislation to reauthorize the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) on Friday...
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