Posts Tagged ‘Boston University’
New Amendment: Quality Ed as a Constitutional Right
by Alan R. Earls
May 22, 2011
Quality Education as a Constitutional Right: Creating a Grassroots Movement to Transform Public Schools; Theresa Perry, Robert Moses, Lisa Delpit, Ernesto Cortes Jr., Joan T. Wynne, editors; Beacon Press Books; 2010; Paperback $16 Quality Educatio
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The Edvolution Continues: Western NE is Latest College to Graduate to University
by John O. Harney
April 18, 2011
Western New England College of Springfield, Mass., was awarded "university" status by the Massachusetts Board of Higher Education and will change its name to Western New England University on July 1, 2011. Why the name change? Western New England
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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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Among Comings & Goings: Another NE Land Grant Taps a Scientist as Prez
by John O. Harney
March 15, 2011
University of Maine System trustees approved Chancellor Richard Pattenaude’s recommendation of Paul Ferguson as the next president of UMaine, the state’s flagship and land-grant university in Orono.
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Comings and Goings: They’d Rather Be in Philadelphia?
by Shoshana Akins
February 11, 2011
Northeastern University Center for Labor Market Studies associate director Paul E. Harrington moved to Philadelphia-based Drexel University. Harrington has been a frequent contributor to NEJHE and to NEBHE events
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Amid Focus on Science Literacy and Business Ed, Liberal Arts Blossoms
by John O. Harney
February 1, 2011
"Science courses belong in the liberal arts curriculum for the benefit of both science and non-science majors."
That's one of the main findings in a study released by the Cambridge, Mass.-based American Academy of Arts and Sci
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Distance Learning 2.0: It Will Take a Village
by Jay A. Halfond
January 17, 2011
Last month, I suggested we separate hype from reality—not so much to criticize distance learning, but to seek an even higher ideal. Much of what is thrust under the umbrella of distance learning isn’t conducted at much distance,
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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 …
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