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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
Trends & Indicators: Financing Higher Education
by NEBHE Staff
January 29, 2012
New England's public and private two-year and four-year colleges continue to be more expensive than the U.S. averages. The region continues to hold the dubious distinction of...
Alignment Job: Community Colleges and Workforce Development
by Stafford Peat
January 27, 2012
In Massachusetts Gov. Deval Patrick’s recent 2012 State of the Commonwealth address, he reported that 240,000 people were still looking for work in Massachusetts – and there...
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...
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National Think Tank Finds US Households Getting Poorer, Calls for College Savings Incentives
by John O. Harney
January 31, 2012
More than one in four U.S. households are asset poor, meaning they lack savings or other assets to cover basic expenses for three months if a layoff or other emergency leads...
DC Shuttle: Obama Outlines New Policies to Make Higher Ed Affordable
by The New England Council
January 30, 2012
During a Friday morning speech at the University of Michigan, President Obama announced a set of initiatives to improve the quality and affordability of higher education. His proposals...
NE College Prices Continue to Outpace Nation’s; Obama Unveils New Tuition Proposals
by Monnica Chan and John O. Harney
January 29, 2012
New England's public and private two- and four years colleges continue to charge higher prices than the U.S. average, according to new data posted to the Financing Higher Education...
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...
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