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Higher Education in a Troubled Economy |
Higher Education in a Troubled Economy: How New England's Colleges and Universities Can Survive the Downturn and Prepare to Thrive
December 5, 2008 • 8:45 AM to 4:00 PM • Federal Reserve Bank of Boston • Boston, Massachusetts
You've been hearing each day about ups and downs in world financial markets and how that yo-yo swing will affect college prices, college access—the very future of New England's higher education enterprise and its knowledge economy.
Join leaders of education, business and government for a daylong discussion on the recent economic volatility, its impact on higher education institutions and students and some strategies New England campuses are pursuing to not only survive the crises ... but to thrive!
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College Ready New England |

Aging populations, growing numbers of immigrants, the continued flight of manufacturing jobs and the competitiveness of the knowledge economy all combine to make postsecondary education more critical than ever—for individuals and for New England as a whole. College Ready New England unites leaders of education, business and government from all six states to develop strategies to increase the economic competitiveness and well-being of the region and its citizens through expanded college participation and success.
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Tuition Break / Regional Student Program |
Every year, thousands of New England students use our RSP Tuition Break
program to save millions of dollars in tuition costs. You can be one of
the nearly 8,500 New England students who save thousands of dollars in
tuition this year.
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Your Connection to New England higher education is now... |

For more than two decades, Connection: The Journal of the New England Board of Higher Education has provided a forum for educators, elected officials, CEOs and others to share new thinking and best practices on topics ranging from college readiness and affordability to New England’s changing demography.
Now Connection is The New England Journal of Higher Education — the only source of compelling commentary and cutting-edge analysis from America’s higher education heartland.
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NEBHE's PHOTON Projects use photonics and optics as a vehicle for improving secondary and post-secondary science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) education, while also setting students on real career paths encompassing several academic degree levels. |
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