Posts Tagged ‘New Hampshire’
NEBHE Announces 2011 Excellence Award Winners
by Christine Cassis
January 18, 2011
The New England Board of Higher Education (NEBHE) will hold its ninth annual New England Higher Education Excellence Awards on Friday, March 11, at the Boston Marriott Long Wharf Hotel.
Each year, NEBHE presents Regional Excellence Awards to individuals and organizations that have shown exceptional leadership on behalf of higher education and the advancement ...
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LGBTQ College Presidents Organize to be Heard
by Shoshana Akins
January 13, 2011
In August 2010, nine openly gay college leaders met to form a first-of-its-kind collegiate organization, the LGBTQ Presidents in Higher Education. Among their ranks were three officials from New England: Ralph Hexter, past Hampshire College president and among the first openly gay presidents; Katherine Ragsdale, president of Episcopal Divinity School in Cambridge; and Theo Kalikow, ...
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One in 10 N.H. Households Experiences Food Insecurity
by Christine Cassis
June 15, 2010
Access to healthy food is becoming increasingly difficult in some parts of New Hampshire, as grocery stores relocate and consolidate to cut down on costs, leaving some Granite State residents completely dependent on convenience and corner stores for basic goods.
The new study by Nena Stracuzzi and Sally Ward of ...
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Flexibility is Key for Working Parents
by Christine Cassis
June 9, 2010
Flexibility with work is key to maintaining the "work-life balance" issue with which many parents struggle. Nearly a quarter of working parents have passed up promotions because of issues relating to flexibility, according to a report produced by the Carsey Institute, UNH Cooperative Extension and New Hampshire Employment Security this week ...
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The Green Launching Plan for New Hampshire’s Environmental and Economic Future
by Ross Gittell
June 7, 2010
Economic vitality and environmental protection have long been linked in New England, and will be again with efforts to address climate change in the region. There is an emerging body of literature to support the potential economic benefits of a so-called “green economy” in the region and the nation. In New ...
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NH Educators to Explore Making Excellence Inclusive
by NEBHE Admin
April 7, 2010
The University of New Hampshire and the New Hampshire College & University Council will hold a one-day "New Hampshire Diversity Summit, Making Excellence Inclusive: Building Engaged Learning Communities Throughout New Hampshire" on Friday, April 16, from 7:30 a.m. to 4 p.m., at UNH's Holloway Hall.
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