Posts Tagged ‘Shoshana Akins’
Comings and Goings: They’d Rather Be in Philadelphia?
by Shoshana Akins
February 11, 2011
Northeastern University Center for Labor Market Studies associate director Paul E. Harrington moved to Philadelphia-based Drexel University. Harrington has been a frequent contributor to NEJHE and to NEBHE events
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Joseph M. O’Keefe, S.J., will also leave leave Boston for Philly, departing as dean of Boston College's Lynch School of Education to become ...
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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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Rhodes Scholars Abound in New England
by Shoshana Akins
December 1, 2010
Ten of the 32 new Rhodes Scholars are from New England or studied in the region.
They are: Mark Jia and Nicholas DiBerardino, both of Princeton University; Laura Nelson of the University of Virginia; Zachary Frankel, Daniel Lage and Baltazar Zavala of Harvard; Alice Baumgartner and William Zeng of Yale; Gabrielle Emanuel of Dartmouth; and Jennifer ...
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MassBay CC Gets its Largest-Ever Grant; New Program Aims to Boost Haiti Partnership
by Shoshana Akins
November 5, 2010
MassBay Community College was awarded a five-year, $2 million grant under the U.S. Department of Education's Strengthening Institutions Program, which aims to help campuses serve lower-income students by enhancing academic quality, institutional management and fiscal stability.
The Wellesley, Mass. college also won approval of a three-year Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary Education (FIPSE) grant from ...
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UConn Economics Professor to Speak at Eastern
by Shoshana Akins
November 1, 2010
Eastern Connecticut State University (ECSU) will host a lecture by University of Connecticut economics professor Fred Carstensen, director of the Connecticut Center for Economic Analysis, on Wednesday, Nov. 10, at 11 a.m., in the J. Eugene Smith Library.
The lecture is part of the David T. Chase Free Enterprise Institute's Distinguished Lecture Series and is open ...
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All Aboard at Gateway: CC to Lay Track with Associate Degree in Railroad Engineering Technology
by Shoshana Akins
October 29, 2010
Gateway Community College (GCC) looks to go full speed ahead this spring with a new associate degree in railroad engineering technology (RET), the first of its kind offered by an institution of higher education in the Northeast.
Metro-North Commuter Railroad approached GCC more than a year ago to find ways to enhance the education of current ...
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As Leaves Change, So Do College Officials
by Shoshana Akins, Christine Cassis and John O. Harney
October 20, 2010
College of the Atlantic President David F. Hales announced he will retire at the end of the academic year. During his tenure, the college became a carbon-neutral institution, expanded its faculty and diversified its academic programs. A search for a new president is underway for the 2011-12 academic year.
Suffolk University President David Sargent, whose ...
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Mismatch in the Marketplace: NEPPC Forum to Address Supply and Demand in Labor Force
by Shoshana Akins
October 18, 2010
The Federal Reserve Bank of Boston will host a free forum, titled "Mismatch in the Labor Market? Ensuring an Adequate Supply of Skilled Labor in New England," on Tuesday, Nov. 30, from 8:30 a.m. to noon.
Alicia Sasser Modestino, senior economist at the FRBB's New England Public Policy Center will describe the misalignment between the ...
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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 ...
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