Posts Tagged ‘John O. Harney’
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 the U.S. elected 26 new governors this past fall, 15 of whom reflect a change in political party, NASPO plans one ...
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College in Vt.’s Northeast Kingdom to Give Sterling Lesson in Food, Farms
by John O. Harney
January 22, 2011
Sterling College will serve up a new academic program in farm-to-table food studies in summer 2011.
“Vermont’s Table: Farming, Cooking, and the Rural Experience” will combine hands-on culinary training using local vegetables and meats with in-depth examination of Vermont farms, cheesemakers and agricultural businesses. The program will include courses in Whole Farm Thinking and Farm-Scale Production ...
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At Yale, Teaching and Learning About the Fickle Nature of Philanthropy
by John O. Harney
January 19, 2011
Yale University could offer a firsthand curriculum on the fickle nature of philanthropy.
First, there's the lesson on dirty money. Last week, the Yale Daily News reported that the university agreed to pay $1 million to Industrial Enterprises of America, to settle the company’s complaint that its former CEO, a Yale alumn named John Mazzuto, made ...
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UMass Names Towson U’s Caret as Prez; Former NEBHE Chair Menard Hired as VP at Bristol CC
by John O. Harney
January 14, 2011
The University of Massachusetts selected Robert Caret, president of Towson University, to succeed Jack M. Wilson as head of the five-campus university.
A chemist with degrees from the University of New Hampshire and Suffolk University, Caret will need to concoct an effective potion for UMass, which the Boston Globe described as "struggling to climb into ...
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Comings and Goings: Departing UMass Prez to Teach at Lowell; Change at Dollars for Scholars; Noted Regionalists Get Key State Gov Posts
by John O. Harney
January 7, 2011
Jack Wilson said ... Departing University of Massachusetts President Jack Wilson told the Sun newspaper of Lowell, Mass., that he will join the faculty at the UMass Lowell campus when he steps down from the system presidency this summer. Wilson will become a tenured professor of emerging technologies in the College of ...
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URI and Rhode Island Hospital to Launch Five-Year Degree in Medical Physics
by John O. Harney
December 30, 2010
The University of Rhode Island, in collaboration with Rhode Island Hospital, will offer a five-year dual degree program to teach graduates to apply physics to treating cancer and other human diseases.
Set to launch in September 2011, the 162-credit program combining a bachelor's degree in physics and a master's in medical physics, will be ...
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Technically Speaking, NE’s Largest Grad Enrollments
by John O. Harney
December 30, 2010
The weekly Mass High Tech newspaper recently published a list of New England institutions with the largest "tech graduate enrollment." The list of 20 includes some famous New England private research institutions such as MIT and Harvard as well as seven public universities.
Although Mass High Tech didn't use a specific definition of "tech" programs, it ...
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New Ed Leaders: Glenn is Favorite to Head Northern Essex CC; McQuillan Leaving Conn. Post
by John O. Harney
December 29, 2010
Trustees at Northern Essex Community College in Massachusetts seemed poised to choose Lane Glenn to succeed David Hartleb, who is retiring in June after 15 years as president.
Glenn has been vice president of academic affairs since 2006 at the 7,439-student college with campuses in Haverhill, Mass., and Lawrence, Mass. ...
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Four Finalists Named to Lead UMaine Flagship in Orono
by John O. Harney
January 18, 2011
University of Maine System Chancellor Richard L. Pattenaude announced that a search committee has identified four finalists to become president of Maine’s flagship public university in Orono after current President Robert Kennedy steps down in June 2011.
The finalists are: · Donald J. Farish, president of Rowan University in New Jersey; · Paul W. Ferguson, provost ...
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