Posts Tagged ‘Boston Marriott Copley Place’
19th Better Government Competition Awards Dinner
by Christine Cassis
June 9, 2010
The Boston-based Pioneer Institute will hold its 19th Better Government Competition Awards Dinner on Friday June 18, featuring keynote speaker, U.S. Sen. Scott Brown (R–Mass.)
The event will take place at the Boston Marriott Copley …
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Boston to Host National Conference on Marketing to State Govs
by John O. Harney
January 28, 2011
The National Association of State Procurement Officials (NASPO) will hold its "2011 How to Market to State Governments Meeting" at Boston's Marriott Copley Place from Sunday, April 3, through Tuesday, April 5.
Noting that th
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2008 New England Higher Education Excellence Awards
by NEBHE Admin
April 17, 2010
The New England Board of Higher Education (nebhe) is pleased to announce its sixth annual New England Higher Education Excellence Awards Dinner, which will be held on Friday, March 14, 2008, at The Fairmont Copley Plaza Hotel in Boston, Massachusetts.
Read MoreKahlenberg to Speak in Boston About Late Chief of Teachers Union Albert Shanker
by Christine Cassis
August 26, 2010
Richard D. Kahlenberg, senior fellow at the Century Foundation, will discuss his book Tough Liberals: Albert Shanker and the Battles Over Schools, Unions, Race, and Democracy, at a forum sponsored by the Pioneer Institute, the Boston-ba
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Summer 2005 CONNECTION Explores New England’s Place in Global Creative Economy
by NEBHE Admin
April 17, 2010
Summer 2005 Connection Explores New England’s Place in Global Creative Economy
BOSTON—New England’s rich base of arts education programs, museums, symphonies and dance troupes not only enrich the region’s quality of life and generate sign
Read MoreWorld Ready? Fall 2006 CONNECTION Explores New England’s Place in the Global Student Market
by NEBHE Admin
April 17, 2010
World Ready? Fall 2006 CONNECTION Explores New England’s Place in the Global Student Market
Special Online Feature: Click here to download Accountability: Are Doctoral Programs in Education Practicing What They Preach? by Martha McCann Rose a
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Tuition Fees and Student Financial Assistance: 2010 Global Year
by Pamela Marcucci and Alex Usher
April 12, 2011
Since the start of the global financial crisis a little over two years ago, many concerns have been raised on how it might affect funding to higher education and whether or not it might hasten moves toward greater cost sharing. While, globally, some
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Don’t Sweat the Big Stuff: Academic Innovation in all Shapes and Sizes
by Jay A. Halfond
April 5, 2011
To listen as many of us incessantly complain, one would think academe is chronically resistant to change, new ideas and innovative programs. We often hear the smaller the stakes, the greater the petty battles—no opportunity is too minute to stall a
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Worcester State U Taps Westfield State Exec as Prez; Former Boston Fed Chief to Head Simmons Biz School
by John O. Harney
April 14, 2011
Worcester State University trustees voted to recommend Barry Maloney be the university's next president, starting July 1. Maloney, currently vice president for student affairs at Westfield State University, will succeed Janelle Ashley, who will step
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