Posts Tagged ‘Trends & Indicators’
State Budgets Slowly Recovering, Reports NEBHE as it Updates Figures on Higher Ed Finance
by NEBHE Staff
July 18, 2013
While some economists see the national economy poised to come back, state budgets and economies aren’t yet in the clear, according to the National Association of State Budget Officers (NASBO) and National Governors Association (NGA) 2013 Fiscal Survey of States.
As it is, New Englanders pay just $179 per capita toward higher education, compared with $230 ...
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Limping to the Top
by John O. Harney
June 21, 2013
New England is aging ... but gracefully?
Last week, the Census Bureau reported that three New England states are the oldest in the U.S. in median age: Maine (43.5 years), Vermont (42.3 years) and New Hampshire (42 years). The other states in the region are old too: Connecticut (40.5 years); Rhode Island (39.8 years) and Massachusetts ...
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Lowell Team Wants to Spin Peels, Algae into “Surfactants”
by John O. Harney
June 19, 2013
A team of students from the University of Massachusetts Lowell will receive up to $90,000 from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to develop nontoxic, biodegradable "surfactants" from fruit peels and algae and potentially bring the invention to market.
Surfactants are cleaning agents used in soaps, inks and other products to help them apply more easily ...
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With Population Aging, Who Will Power Economy?
by John O. Harney
June 13, 2013
The oldest U.S. states in median age are: Maine (43.5 years), Vermont (42.3 years) and New Hampshire (42 years), according to newly updated data from the U.S. Census Bureau.
The three remaining New England states are up there too: Connecticut (40.5 years); Rhode Island (39.8 years) and Massachusetts (39.3 years).
Nationally, the median age was 37.4 years.
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New England Enrolls 61,000 Foreign Students, According to NEBHE’s Updated T&I Figures on International Enrollment
by NEBHE Staff
April 1, 2013
NEBHE’s newly updated Trends & Indicators series features an updated section on New England's international college enrollment and study abroad.
New England colleges and universities enrolled nearly 61,000 foreign students in 2012—more than three times as many as they did in 1980, according to NEBHE's data from the New York City-based Institute of International Education.
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NEBHE Updates T&I Figures on University Research
by NEBHE Staff
February 4, 2013
NEBHE’s newly updated Trends & Indicators features an updated section on University Research showing that New England colleges and universities spent nearly $5 billion on research in 2011, but the region’s share of total U.S. university R&D expenditures sat at 7.7%, down significantly from more than 10% in the 1980s.
The share of money from federal ...
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Trendsetting: A New Way to Keep Up With Trends & Indicators in New England’s Education and Economy
by John O. Harney
January 29, 2013
Introducing NEBHE's new Trends & Indicators ...
It should go without saying that data is tricky (or is it are tricky?).
Take the issue of student aid as one example. Some states have annual budgets; some have biennial. Some states report all kinds of aid in one place; others leave it to observers to patch together the ...
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Trends & Indicators: College Success
by Journal Staff
November 6, 2012
Updated November 2012
New England’s traditional public and private nonprofit colleges and universities conferred more than 201,000 degrees at all levels in 2010—or more than 6% of the U.S. total, compared with the region's less than 5% of the U.S. population. However, those traditional public and private nonprofit colleges make up an ever-smaller portion of the ...
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Trends & Indicators: College Readiness
by Journal Staff
August 19, 2012
Updated August 2012
The enigmatic term "college readiness" is increasingly used in education and policy environments across the country. While school-university partnerships, school-community initiatives and state and federal legislation have shown promise in preparing students for college study, a common definition of the term remains elusive, and many students are still underprepared for college-level coursework. For ...
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High-Impact Practices for Cultural Competency
by Aziz Talbani
August 9, 2013
We live in a knowledge-driven global society. The world has closely knitted economic, social and cultural relations that offer greater entrepreneurial and professional opportunities than ever before. Since meritocracy is considered the basis for success, institutions of higher education like to invest in high-impact practices and programs that raise the quality of academic experiences for ...
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