On the 50th anniversary of the enactment of Title IX, the U.S. Department of Education released proposed new regulations for Title IX policies. For the most part, these new regulations reverse regulatory changes made during the Trump administration.The Biden administration insists the new regs will “restore crucial protections” that had been “weakened.” Commenters have their own opinion on the efficacy of the proposed regulations, with over 235,000 formal comments filed during the 60-day comment period. Felice Duffy, a Title IX attorney in New Haven, Conn. and former federal prosecutor, explores whether the proposed regulations represent a step forward or backward and for whom.
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Assumption University selected Provost and Vice President of Academic Affairs Greg Weiner as the college’s next president. ... Worcester Polytechnic Institute appointed Stanley Horton as its director of Title IX in support of the university’s strategic work to foster an equitable and positive learning, teaching and working environment free from sex- and gender-based discrimination. ... The National Center for Higher Education Management Systems (NCHEMS) named its current vice president, Brian Prescott, to be the national nonprofit group’s next president, succeeding Sally Johnstone, who last month announced her plans to retire. … Philanthropist Peter Kaiser Davis of Newington, N.H. passed away at age 81 on September 22, following a brief illness. A former Marine, Davis served as a trustee of the Maine-based Davis Educational Foundation, where his philanthropic work included a key role stewarding initiatives such as NEBHE’s Higher Education Innovation Challenge. ... See more on these and other developments in NEJHE's Comings and Goings tally of new appointments in New England higher ed and beyond.
Pictured: Greg Weiner
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The Commission on the Future of Higher Education in Prison held its first meeting last Friday at the Hacker Reactor in MIT's Innovation Center. Convened by NEBHE and The Educational Justice Institute at MIT (TEJI)—and funded with a $250,000 grant from the Ascendium Group—the Commission will formally assemble more than 80 individuals throughout New England who represent key stakeholders, including: postsecondary and corrections leaders, current and previously incarcerated individuals, employers, legislators and governors. The Commission will develop an action agenda, policy recommendations, strategies and next steps to align institutions, policymakers, prisons, and industry to increase the life and career readiness of formerly incarcerated people—and facilitate their successful transitions to work and sustained contributions to the wellbeing and competitiveness of the region and nation. Visit here for more on the New England Commission on the Future of Higher Education in Prison.
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NEBHE published its 2022 Annual Report, providing an overview of the interstate compact's programs, including Tuition Break, Policy & Research, The New England Journal of Higher Education (NEJHE) and the State Authorization Reciprocity Agreement (SARA) as well as NEBHE initiatives on Open Educational Resources (OER), college transfer, the North Star Collective Faculty Fellowship aimed at uplifting BIPOC (Black, Indigenous and people of color) faculty on college campuses, and the future of postsecondary education for people in prison.
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Brief items from the "NEJHE Beat"—that unique constellation of issues connected to higher education and also to social justice, economic and workforce development, regional cooperation, quality of life, academic research, workplaces and other topics that together say "NEJHE."
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The American University in Bulgaria (AUBG) was founded in 1991, soon after the fall of communism in Eastern Europe. It began as a branch campus of the University of Maine. Today, AUBG shares some significant challenges with many small New England colleges, writes its president, David Evans. Bulgaria, like many parts of New England, is in a serious demographic crisis. Its population peaked at nearly nine million in about 1985, and has been declining ever since. When AUBG was founded, Bulgaria was not a member of the European Union (EU), and the university quickly became the institution of choice for Bulgarian young people seeking a top-quality education in English. However, since Bulgaria joined the EU in 2007, such young people have a range of options throughout Europe at very favorable prices. It's not unlike the challenges some New England campuses fear from the prospect of “free public college” movements.
Pictured: American University in Bulgaria
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Jan. 6, 2021 marked a day in American history that no one imagined happening: an attack on the U.S. Capitol that left many people angry, worried and confused. NEBHE Senior Fellow Charles Desmond and environmental expert Thomas Jorling, both advisors to the law firm Murphy, Hesse, Toomey & Lehane, LLP, explain why the real heroes were the "dedicated individuals, many of whom are volunteers, [who] check voter registration lists, distribute and oversee collection ballots, monitor the physical security of the ballot boxes and machines and count ballots, all with a profound sense of the critical importance of the process." Desmond and Jorling add: "Unlike the president and his enablers, these workers, and the thousands who stood in line for hours to exercise the right to vote, revere our Constitution and the central role free and fair elections play in assuring the future of this country we call the United States of America. These patriotic citizens do not seek recognition; they consider it their civic duty to assist in ensuring that each federal, state or local election adds to the promise of government of, by and for the people."
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