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NE Colleges Announce Spring Commencement Speakers Even Before Winter Arrives (smtms in 140 chars max)

John O. Harney — Fri, 16 Dec 2011 15:40:53 +0000

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 of Time magazine, Washington Post columnist and author, will be the principal speaker at the afternoon exercises of Harvard’s 361st commencement, on Thursday, May 24, 2012.

Salman A. Khan, founder of the Khan Academy online educational organization, will deliver the keynote address at MIT’s 146th Commencement on Friday, Jun. 8, 2012

NEBHE Convo on Excellence Awards, #NEBHEawards

NEBHE Admin — Mon, 21 Mar 2011 19:34:20 +0000

The New England Board of Higher Education held its 9th annual New England Higher Education Excellence Awards Dinner on Friday, March 11, at the Long Wharf Marriott in Boston. But the conversation continued beyond the dinner, thanks to a variety of social media.

To track our social media coverage, check out the links below:

NEBHE’s Twitter page.
NEBHE's staff: Check out Christine's, Shoshana's and Matt's Twitters for their live coverage during the event.
#NEBHEawards hashtag (real-time conversation before, during and after the awards).
NEBHE’s FlickR account—has been updated with photos from the event. See if you spot yourself!

Even some award winners got involved in our social media conversation! Check out what Dennis Littky had to say shortly after receiving his Excellence Award:

Are you not quite sure what a "live feed" of the events means? Check out the photo of the #NEBHEawards Twitter time line below:

The Excellence Awards was a huge success. In fact, people are still talking about it:

And the conversation continues! Tell us your thoughts on Twitter using the #NEBHEawards hashtag.

NEBHE’s 2011 Excellence Awards Approaching

NEBHE Admin — Mon, 07 Mar 2011 19:39:35 +0000

NEBHE will hold its 9th annual New England Higher Education Excellence Awards Dinner on Friday, March 11, at 6:30 p.m., at the Marriott Long Wharf Hotel in Boston.

Join NEBHE and hundreds of New England's business, education, government and nonprofit leaders to celebrate the best in New England higher education!

Awardees will include:

The Hon. Patrick J. Leahy, U.S. Senator, Vermont
Terrence MacTaggart, Former Chancellor, University of Maine System
Eastern Connecticut State University & Quinebaug Valley Community College Dual Enrollment Program
Kimon Zachos, Trustee, Southern New Hampshire University
The Hon. Denise Merrill, Connecticut Secretary of State, former State Representative
The Bernard Osher Foundation
The Hon. Steven C. Panagiotakos, former Massachusetts Senator
NHHEAF's Center for College Planning
Dennis Littky & Big Picture Learning
Vermont Dual Enrollment Program

For more on the awards dinner, click here.

Join the conversation on Twitter before, during and after the event using the #NEBHEawards hash tag.

NEBHE Convo on Reinventing the University Continues Via Social Media

NEBHE Admin — Tue, 12 Oct 2010 16:31:55 +0000

The New England Board of Higher Education held a conference on Reinventing the University: New Models & Innovations for 21st Century Realities at the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston last Monday, Oct. 4. But the discussion continues thanks to a variety of social media.

To track our social media coverage check out the links below:

NEBHE's Twitter page.
#NEBHEcon hashtag (real-time conversation before, during and after the conference).
NEBHE's FlickR account—see if you spot yourself!
NEBHE Forum (and video clips on NEBHE's webpage) to see what others had to say about Reinventing the University—and add your two cents.
The Chronicle of Higher Education's coverage of Reinventing the University.
Blogs such as MassINC's INCSpot and Capital Gains and Games covered the conference.

Join the Conversation: #NEBHEcon

NEBHE Admin — Wed, 29 Sep 2010 19:20:54 +0000

The New England Board of Higher Education's Reinventing the University: New Models & Innovations for 21st Century Realities conference is Monday Oct. 4 at the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston.

Whether or not you're attending, NEBHE wants YOU to join in the conversation!

Follow @NEBHE on Twitter and make sure to use hash tag #NEBHEcon for real-time updates, live chat and more during Monday's conference.