New England Journal of Higher Education

January 9, 2008 BOSTON— New Hampshire governor John H. Lynch and Robert L. Carothers, longstanding president of the University of Rhode Island, are among the recipients of the 2008 New England Higher Education Excellence Awards announced by the New England Board of Higher Education (NEBHE). Commenting on the 2008 award honorees, NEBHE Chair and former Maine state Sen. Mary R.

BOSTON—Digital technology is transforming colleges, students and learning according to the Summer 2008 issue of The New England Journal of Higher Education (NEJHE). The Summer 2008 issue, published in July, features a “Going Digital” forum with articles examining today’s “Digital Natives,” the role of Web 2.0 technologies in teaching, admissions and student services, and new ways that digital technologies have allowed institutions to disseminate content.

Special Online Feature: Click here to download Can a Catholic College Exist Today? by Francesco C. Cesareo in PDF format. (To view PDF files, you may require Adobe Reader.) BOSTON—The new Fall 2007 issue of The New England Journal of Higher Education features expert commentaries quantifying the return on public investment in higher education, exploring a central Massachusetts program in which college students support micro-enterprises in Worcester and Nicaragua and examining other key issues.

Posted September 27, 2013 January 16, 2008 BOSTON—The New England Board of Higher Education (NEBHE) has selected Dr. Michael K. Thomas, current senior vice president, to serve as interim president and CEO of the nonprofit, six-state education agency. Thomas succeeds Dr. Evan S. Dobelle, a former Trinity College president who led NEBHE for three years before accepting the job of president of Westfield State College in Westfield, Massachusetts.

Posted September 27, 2013 BOSTON – The new Winter 2008 issue of The New England Journal of Higher Education explores how New England colleges are expected to weather the impending demographic crisis, the controversy surrounding “ranksteering” – how colleges and universities use popular college rankings systems to influence students’ college choice, reinventing adult education, the impact of social technology on the classroom and other key issues.

Posted September 27, 2013 BOSTON—New England’s colleges are increasingly “clean and green,” according to a forum in the Fall 2008 issue of The New England Journal of Higher Education (NEJHE).

Posted September 27, 2013 May 13, 2008 BOSTON—Nearly 150 New England public and independent colleges and universities were still considering additional freshman and/or transfer applications for fall 2008 as of the traditional May 1 college admissions deadline, according to the New England Board of Higher Education’s (NEBHE) Annual Student Vacancy survey released today.

Posted September 27, 2013 Special Online Feature: Click here to download Rethinking College Readiness by David T. Conley in PDF format. (To view PDF files, you may require Adobe Reader.) BOSTON—New England’s total college enrollment reached 887,000 in 2006, an increase of just one percent over 2005, according to the Spring 2008 issue of The New England Journal of Higher Education (NEJHE).

Posted September 27, 2013 BOSTON—New England colleges and universities are wrestling with financial challenges, old and new, against the backdrop of a deep recession, according to a Forum in the new Winter 2009 edition of The New England Journal of Higher Education. The Winter 2009 issue’s Forum on higher education finance includes the following articles: Current Funds • State Higher Education Executive Officers President Paul E.

Posted January 30, 2014 Other Bay State Recipients Include edX, Mass College of Liberal Arts Prez Mary Grant Honorees to be recognized at March 2014 Dinner in Boston Contact: John O. Harney, 617-533-9501 or jharney@nebhe.org Boston–The New England Board of Higher Education (NEBHE) will honor Massachusetts House Speaker Robert A.