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Ranks of Maine, New Hampshire and Vermont among most peaceful U.S. states in terms of absence of violence: ...]]>

Early this year, we revived the collection of facts and figures called "Data Connection" that we had published quarterly for nearly 20 years in the print editions of The New England Journal of Higher Education.

The latest ...

Ranks of Maine, New Hampshire and Vermont among most peaceful U.S. states in terms of absence of violence: 1,2,3 Institute for Economics and Peace

Number of New England institutions among the 10 safest colleges and universities in the U.S. based on incidents of campus crime as reported by campus safety officials: 0 http://www.stateuniversity.com/

Number of New England institutions among the The Daily Beast's "druggiest" U.S. colleges based on student-rated "drug scenes," on-campus arrests for drug violations and a federal survey on drug abuse: 6 The Daily Beast (They are: Dartmouth College, 3rd; Bryant University, 4th; Bates College, 9th; Trinity College, 15th; University of Rhode Island, 16th; and University of New Hampshire, 19th.)

Ranks of New Hampshire, Massachusetts and Vermont among U.S. states in terms of child well-being: 1,3,4 Annie E. Casey Foundation (Connecticut ranked 6th; Maine, 11th; and Rhode Island, 17th.)

Percentage of female scientists at research universities who reported they had fewer children than they wanted as a result of having a career in science: 45% Scientists Want More Children

Percentage of male scientists at research universities who reported the same: 25% Scientists Want More Children

Percentage of both men and women who say they are likely to consider a career outside science entirely due to constraints on family lives because of their science careers: 25% Scientists Want More Children

Among 66 institutions accredited by the National Alliance of Concurrent Enrollment Partnerships (in which qualified students can earn college credit prior to high school graduation), the number that are in New England: 1 National Alliance of Concurrent Enrollment Partnerships (The one New England program as of July 19 was the University of Connecticut.)

U.S. rank of Providence among metropolitan areas with the highest Hispanic metropolitan unemployment rates in 2010: 1 Economic Policy Institute (25.2%)

U.S. rank of Hartford: 2 Economic Policy Institute (23.5%)

In January, we revived the collection of facts and figures called "Data Connection" that we had published quarterly for nearly 20 years in the print editions of The New England Journal of Higher Education.

The latest ...

Change in Connecticut State University System (CSUS) "administrative and residual" staff, fiscal 2006 to fiscal 2011: -15% Connecticut State University ...]]>

In January, we revived the collection of facts and figures called "Data Connection" that we had published quarterly for nearly 20 years in the print editions of The New England Journal of Higher Education.

The latest ...

Change in Connecticut State University System (CSUS) "administrative and residual" staff, fiscal 2006 to fiscal 2011: -15% Connecticut State University System

Change in CSUS full-time instructional personnel (faculty) during that period: +10% Connecticut State University System

Share of accounting employees at Certified Public Accounting firms who are Hispanic/Latino: 3% American Institute of CPAs

Share who are Black/African-American: 3% American Institute of CPAs

Number of states that now allow weapons in their state capitol buildings after New Hampshire in January overturned a ban on weapons in the State House and permit concealed weapons on the House floor and in the visitors gallery: 7 National Conference of State Legislatures

Share of of football players who competed for programs ranked in Sports Illustrated’s 2010 preseason top 25 were charged with or cited for a crime: 7% Investigation by Sports Illustrated and CBS News

Amount of money the University of Connecticut athletic department lost at the 2011 Fiesta Bowl: $1,800,000 The Daily Campus

Amount UConn absorbed from 14,729 unsold tickets:  $2,924,385 The Daily Campus

Change in number of applications to Butler University one year after the Indianapolis university made it to the NCAA basketball championship: +41% Butler University

Population of Maine, 2010: 1,328,361  Lewiston Sun Journal on U.S. Census

Change in population of Maine, 200o to 2010: +4.2% Lewiston Sun Journal on U.S. Census

Change in Maine's non-white population: +37% Lewiston Sun Journal on U.S. Census

For nearly 20 years, the print editions of The New England Journal of Higher Education (and its predecessor Connection) published a quarterly collection of facts and figures called "Data Connection."

It was a sort of ripoff of the underrated Harper's Index. The key was to cleverly juxtapose pieces of interesting data, with no expressed overarching context. ...]]>

For nearly 20 years, the print editions of The New England Journal of Higher Education (and its predecessor Connection) published a quarterly collection of facts and figures called "Data Connection."

It was a sort of ripoff of the underrated Harper's Index. The key was to cleverly juxtapose pieces of interesting data, with no expressed overarching context. The glue, in our case, was that the items focused on the range of issues that have made up NEBHE's bailiwick, namely higher education, economic development, demography and quality of life—New Englandness if you will.

The web has added freedom to our ability to publish information more frequently and with more detail. But the clipped and connected nature of Data Connection still warrants a place, so here goes ...

Number of registered users for U.S. Army’s recruiting game, America’s Army: 9,700,000 Frontline

Number of people in the real U.S. military, all branches, including reserves: 2,300,000 Wikipedia

Percentage of students whose score on the ASVAB: the Armed Forces Qualification Test between 2004 and 2009 made them ineligible to enlist in the Army: 23% Shut out of the Military, The Education Trust

Number of Peace Corps volunteers in Greater Boston: 212 Peace Corps

Rank of Greater Boston among metropolitan areas with the highest number of Peace Corps volunteers: 5 Peace Corps

Number of attorneys in the 200-member Massachusetts Legislature: 52 Boston Bar Association

Number before the 2010 election: 65 Boston Bar Association

Number of people below poverty rate who lived in New England suburbs in 2008: 675,000 The Brookings Institution

Number who lived in New England's big cities: 330,000 The Brookings Institution

Percentage-point increase in probability of admission among applicants with a family connection or "legacy" at 30 highly selective colleges: 23 Harvard Graduate School of Education

Increase in probability if the connection was a parent: 45 Harvard Graduate School of Education