Posts Tagged ‘Wendy A. Lindsay’
NEBHE’s Tuition Break Continues Steady Growth with More Students and Programs
by Wendy A. Lindsay
March 5, 2013
NEBHEs Regional Student Program (RSP), known as Tuition Break, provided more than $53 million in tuition savings this academic year to 9,338 participating students, according to the recently published 2012-13 Annual Report of the New England Regional Student Program (RSP).
Highlights from the 2012-13 RSP Annual Report: The RSP provided more than $53 million in ...
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Out-of-State Tuition Break Helps More Students
by Wendy A. Lindsay
January 27, 2012
This academic year marks the third consecutive year of record-high enrollments in the New England Regional Student Program (RSP), Tuition Break.
The New England Board of Higher Education’s program provided 9,293 New England residents with an estimated total savings of $53 million on their 2011-12 out-of-state tuition bills. The average savings for a full-time RSP student ...
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UMaine Center Developing Wood Composites to Withstand Earthquakes, Bridges You Can Carry in Duffel Bags
by Wendy A. Lindsay
April 6, 2011
The University of Maine's state-of-the-art Advanced Structures and Composites Center (AEWC) was awarded the Charles Pankow Award for Innovation by the American Society for Civil Engineering for its whimsically titled "Bridge-in-a-Backpack" technology. The technology allows builders to pack in duffel bags materials used to build arches for bridge spans and carry them to a construction ...
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Four New England Universities Make Kiplinger’s Best Value List
by Wendy A. Lindsay
January 6, 2011
Kiplinger's Personal Finance Magazine announced the “Best Values in Public Colleges 2011," its annual ranking of 100 public colleges and universities in the U.S.
Four New England institutions are on the list: the University of Connecticut, the University of Massachusetts Amherst, the University of New Hampshire and the University of Vermont. Among the 100 public colleges ...
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UMaine Augusta Brings Information Services Education to Remote Pacific Islands
by Wendy A. Lindsay
December 29, 2010
The University of Maine at Augusta found a new niche for its online program in Information and Library Services thousands of miles away in Micronesia.
UMA has partnered with Palau Community College to bring its bachelor’s program to students in Micronesia.
UMA is also helping the community college build an online format for its associate degree program ...
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Risky Business?
by Wendy A. Lindsay
October 14, 2010
Business professionals interested in learning how to better identify and manage financial risk can turn to a new master’s program in Financial Risk Management at the University of Connecticut.
The program's location in Stamford, Conn., provides students with the opportunity to interact with finance professionals in Stamford and New York. Not only that, residents of Maine, ...
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