Posts Tagged ‘Northeastern University’
NE Colleges Announce Spring Commencement Speakers Even Before Winter Arrives (smtms in 140 chars max)
by John O. Harney
December 16, 2011
It's not even officially winter, and New England colleges are starting to announce their spring commencement speakers.
Former Secretary of State Colin L. Powell will deliver Northeastern University’s 110th commencement address on May 4, 2012. Northeastern President Joseph E. Aoun made the announcement via Twitter!
Fareed Zakaria, host of CNN’s international affairs program “GPS," editor-at-large ...
Read MoreTags: Colin L. Powell, Commencement, Fareed Zakaria, Northeastern University, twitter | No Comments
Swimming in Debt, Hebrew College Relocates
by Courtney Wilk
December 8, 2010
Hebrew College of Newton, Mass., announced it will be move its operation to Andover Newton Theological School in 2011 or 2012, contingent on the sale of its current building.
The college is facing debt of more than $32 million.
Hebrew College offers undergraduate degrees and several master’s degrees and certificates in Jewish Studies and Jewish Education.
Hebrew recently ...
Read MoreTags: Andover Newton Theological, Courtney Wilk, Daniel L. Lehmann, debt, Hebrew College, Jewish Studies, Massachusetts, Newton, Northeastern University | No Comments
College Labor Shortages in 2018? Part Deux
by Paul E. Harrington and Andrew M. Sum
December 7, 2010
(This lively debate on the future demand for college-educated workers will continue in our Forum.)
“About every two years someone comes up with this story. There is absolutely nothing to it—it's simply not true,” Peter Capelli, Professor, Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania, commenting on the Georgetown's college labor supply shortage forecast.
Tags: Andrew M. Sum, Anthony P. Carnevale, college labor market, Georgetown University Center on Education and the Workforce, malemployment, Northeastern University, Northeastern University's Center for Labor Market Studies, Paul E. Harrington, unemployment | No Comments
College Labor Shortages in 2018?
by Paul E. Harrington and Andrew M. Sum
November 8, 2010
The Georgetown Center on Education and the Workforce has engaged in a highly publicized campaign claiming that the nation will face a very substantial deficit of college graduates by 2018 if the American postsecondary system fails to rapidly expand the number of college degrees it awards each year. Indeed, the employment ...
Read MoreTags: 2018, Andrew M. Sum, College, college labor market, Georgetown Center on Education and the Workforce, jobs, labor, labor shortages, malemployment, Northeastern University, Northeastern University's Center for Labor Market Studies, Paul E. Harrington | 3 Comments
NE Campuses Wearing Green on 2011 College Sustainability Report Card
by Christine Cassis
October 26, 2010
The College Sustainability Report Card 2011 is out today, revealing the profiles of 322 schools and their sustainability policies. The fifth edition of the report by the Sustainable Endowments Institute assesses 52 indicators, ranging from green initiatives to recycling programs, and uses an A to F letter-grading system to evaluate different colleges and universities nationwide.
Some ...
Read MoreTags: Boston College, Boston University, Brown University, christine cassis, Clark University, Colby College, College of the Atlantic, College Sustainability Report, Dartmouth College, eco-friendly, green, Green Report Card, Harvard University, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Middlebury College, New England, Northeastern University, Smith College, Sustainable Endowments Institute, University of New Hampshire, University of Vermont, Wesleyan University, Williams College, Worcester Polytechnic Institute, Yale University | No Comments
Tierney, Oates to Speak at Biz Group Event at Northeastern University Focused on Jobs for Youth
by Shoshana Akins
September 29, 2010
The New England Council (NEC) will sponsor remarks by U.S. Rep. John Tierney (D-Mass.) and U.S. Department of Labor Assistant Secretary for Employment and Training Jane Oates on strengthening connections between business and postsecondary education for young adults in New England. The event will be held Thursday, Oct. 21, at 8 a.m., at ...
Read MoreTags: employment for teens and young adults, Jane Oates, John Tierney, New England Council, Northeastern University, Northeastern University's Center for Labor Market Studies, Paul Harrington, Shoshana Akins | No Comments
Soft Factors Influence College Enrollment
by Neeta P. Fogg and Paul E. Harrington
June 4, 2010
Evidence about the role that “soft factors” like student engagement and school environment play in influencing whether high school students go on to enroll in college is hard to come by. Over the past two years, the Center for Labor Market Studies (CLMS) of Northeastern University, with support from ...
Read MoreTags: Labor Market Studies, Neeta P. Fogg, Nellie Mae Education Foundation, Northeastern University, Paul E. Harrington, Rhode Island Board of Governors of Higher Education | No Comments
The High School to College Transition: Minding the Gap
by Deborah Hirsch
June 4, 2010
The value of a college degree is well documented. College graduates earn at least 60% more than high school graduates. Beyond the economic value, college graduates show higher rates of civic participation, engage in volunteer work and even have a much higher likelihood of being “happy,” according to a 2005 survey by the Pew Research ...
Read MoreTags: City University of New York, College of Professional Studies, College Readiness, Deborah Hirsch, high school performance, Iowa State University, Mount Ida College, Northeastern University, Pew Research Center, Posse Foundation, Syracuse University, Vincent Tinto | No Comments
LGBTQA: Big Letters on Campus
by Darrell P. Aaron, David Mabe and Courtney Wilk
November 14, 2011
Editor’s Note: NEJHE has strived to document and improve the experiences of groups historically underserved by higher education, including ethnic and racial minorities. Academia is more tolerant than many sectors, but spending a brief time on any campus reveals that people who are “different” in any way are also underserved and underacknowledged. This article explores ...
Read MoreTags: Admissions, common app, gender, Northeastern University, sex, transgender, Tufts University, University of Vermont | No Comments