Posts Tagged ‘Pioneer Institute’
Native Tribal Scholars: Building an Academic Community
by J. Cedric Woods
January 23, 2012
When I first started as interim director of the Institute for New England Native American Studies (INENAS) based at the University of Massachusetts Boston, I was given three studies that broadly identified specific needs and disparities of Native
Read MoreTags: Institute for New England Native American Studies (INENAS), J. Cedric Woods, Native Americans, tribes, University of Massachusetts Boston | 1 Comment
Which Prof Has the Most Impact on Debates Over Schools? There’s a Ranking for That
by John O. Harney
January 4, 2012
The academic who contributed the most to public debates about schooling in 2011 was Stanford University education prof Linda Darling-Hammond, according to the RHSU Edu-Scholar Public Presence Rankings.
The rankings were compiled by Frederi
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Forum at Saint Anselm to Feature Gergen, New Hampshire’s U.S. Senators on Upcoming Prez Primary
by John O. Harney
December 22, 2011
The New Hampshire Forum on the Future will feature a talk on "Renewing America's Political Culture" by Harvard Kennedy School professor and CNN political analyst David Gergen on Monday, Jan. 9, 2012, from 8:30 a.m. to 10:30 a.m., at the NH Institu
Read MoreTags: David Gergen, event, Jeanne Shaheen, Kelly Ayotte, NH Institute of Politics, Saint Anselm College, The New Hampshire Forum on the Future | No Comments
Risk Factors: Colleges Look to Manage Threats Ranging From Fraud to Data Breaches
by Lisa M. Wills
December 12, 2011
Recently, a former administrator at a Boston law school admitted that he used a school computer to embezzle more than $173,000. As the former controller, he accessed the school’s accounting system, creating false checks, which he deposited into
Read MoreTags: anti-virus, Enterprise Risk Management (ERM), firewall, fraud, Institute of Internal Auditors (IIA), intrusion-prevention, IT | No Comments
More Data Connection: Peace in the Valley? Scientists and Kids
by John O. Harney
December 2, 2011
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 ...
Rank
Read MoreTags: Annie E. Casey Foundation, Data Connection, Economic Policy Institute, Institute for Economics and Peace, The Daily Beast | No Comments
Projecting Project Management’s Future Within the Academic Landscape
by Jay A. Halfond
November 28, 2011
U.S. universities have had century-long success in absorbing existing professions into their curricula—by making academe their gatekeeper. These professions often started with apprenticeships and short training courses leading to a certification
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Tell Me Another One: More Stories from the Business Innovation Factory
by John O. Harney
October 7, 2011
What would it be like if work and play were more alike?
That was the dangerous question raised by Stanford University behavioral scientist Byron Reeves at the BIF-7 conference in downtown Providence on Sept. 20 and 21.
Reeves ha
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Time to Turn Attention to a Different Debt Limit: Downsize Federal Student Loan Programs
by Thomas D. Parker
July 25, 2011
I have spent much of my working life studying and promoting student loans. As a good liberal Democrat, I spent years arguing for the expansion of the old Federal Family Education Loan Program (FFELP) which had its roots in Lyndon Johnson’s War
Read MoreTags: Federal Direct Student Loan Program (FDLP), FFELP, First Marblehead Corporation, Institute for Higher Education Policy (IHEP), student loans, Thomas D. Parker | 7 Comments
Delinquents: Student Borrowing Behavior
by David Mabe
March 17, 2011
Students who left postsecondary institutions before earning a degree or certificate—and students who attended two-year and for-profit institutions—faced delinquency on their student loans at much higher rates than their
Read MoreTags: debt, Institute for Higher Education Policy, new report, Postsecondary Education, student loans | No Comments
Will MITx Change How We Think About Higher Education?
by Philip DiSalvio
February 6, 2012
While many colleges and universities are trying to adapt to the forces affecting higher education today, a recent move by the prestigious Massachusetts Institute of Technology is about to cause a seismic shift. The prototype version of …
Read MoreTags: disruptive technologies, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, MITx, online learning, UMass | 2 Comments