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    2014 New England Higher Education Excellence Awards

    by Kiley Danchise-Curtis

    The New England Board of Higher Education (NEBHE) is seeking nominations for its 12th annual New England Higher Education Excellence Awards. Four regional awards and six state merit awards will be presented to the recipients on the evening of Friday, March 7, 2014 in Boston, Mass.
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    Can Text Messages Mitigate Summer Melt?

    by Benjamin L. Castleman and Lindsay C. Page

    As many as 40% of high school grads who were accepted to college and intended to enroll failed to do so in the fall term after high school. This "summer melt" is especially severe among students from disadvantaged backgrounds. Harvard researchers explain how text reminders could boost success.
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    Does Community Engagement Have a Place in a Placeless University?

    by Dan W. Butin

    Th founding dean of Merrimack College's school of education explains how "the global reach of MOOCs ... may actually help us reconnect with our local communities."
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    Learning to Do During High Unemployment

    by Michelle Rhee-Weise and Michael B. Horn

    Innosight Institute officials explain why it's vital for public comprehensive universities and community colleges to couple knowledge with "learning to do," through on-the-job training or on-the-ground projects integrated tightly with regional clusters of employers.
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The Journal

Paving the Road to Higher Ed for Students Hit by Homelessness

by Cheryl Opper
August 12, 2013

At age 18, Suffolk University sophomore Marc-Daniel Paul seems destined for success. A Brockton High graduate who experienced homelessness as a teen, Paul was chosen as a Bank...

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High-Impact Practices for Cultural Competency

by Aziz Talbani
August 9, 2013

We live in a knowledge-driven global society. The world has closely knitted economic, social and cultural relations that offer greater entrepreneurial and professional opportunities...

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Climbing the Walls: Adventure Education and Perspectives in Learning

by Rebecca Matte
July 31, 2013

The classroom lecture/discussion model has become shallow and brackish. It should no longer be the standard. Most educators recognize the value of practical experiential learning...

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More on the Core

by Monnica Chan
July 24, 2013

From a higher education perspective, new "Common Core" standards could improve student college-readiness levels, reduce institutional remediation rates and close education gaps...

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MOOCs: When Opening Doors to Education, Institutions Must Ensure that People with Disabilities Have Equal Access

by Nicholas Anastasopoulos and Amanda Marie Baer
July 22, 2013

Massive Open Online Courses (“MOOCs”) are free online courses offered by institutions of higher education to individuals across the world, without any admissions criteria....

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Among Comings and Goings, Conn. Turnover Continues; Kelley Leaves Mass DHE for Quincy College

by John O. Harney
August 12, 2013

Lewis Robinson Jr. stepped down as chair of Connecticut's Board of Regents of Higher Education, a post he had held since July 2011. As the Connecticut Mirror reported, "The system...

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NEBHE and Partners Unveil Green Guidance

by NEBHE Staff
August 6, 2013

NEBHE is a partner on a new report titled Green Revolving Funds: A Guide to Implementation & Management, which provides practical guidance for designing, implementing and growing...

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DC Shuttle: Loan Rate Bill on to WH; Workforce Reauthorization Trudges Ahead; Info From For-Profits Deemed Inconsistent

by The New England Council
August 6, 2013

Student loan interest rate bill sent to president. On Wednesday, the House approved the Bipartisan Student Loan Certainty Act (H.R. 1911) by a vote of 392 to 31. The Senate passed...

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NEBHE Welcomes Another Compact to 45 Temple

by NEBHE Staff
August 1, 2013

The Massachusetts Campus Compact (MACC) relocated to 45 Temple Place in downtown Boston, the headquarters of NEBHE and the National Campus Compact network. MACC is a nonprofit...

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DC Shuttle: Many Progressives Wary of Senate-Approved Loan Rate, GOP Ed Reforms

by The New England Council
July 29, 2013

Senate approves student loan interest rate bill. On Wednesday, the Senate approved the Bipartisan Student Loan Certainty Act by a vote of 81 to 18. House leadership has promised...

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