The rate at which Massachusetts residents earn college degrees will pivot from growth to decline by 2022 unless the state’s public higher education system, which educates more than half of all undergraduates, is able to increase the number of students who enroll and earn diplomas, according to a newly release report from the Massachusetts Department […]
Source: The Gardner News 11/14/2014 By Richard M. Freeland and Daniel M. Asquino The world needs more good news these days, which makes it a pleasure for us to lead off with some glad tidings on behalf of Massachusetts’ community colleges, state universities and UMass campuses even as we sound the alarm about the need to […]
At a time of rising demand for skilled college graduates in the Commonwealth, the Department of Higher Education’s third annual Vision Project report shows progress being made to raise graduation rates and close achievement gaps among public college and university students in Massachusetts, but also projects a shortage of skilled graduates needed to meet the needs […]
Civic engagement was a featured topic during the state Board of Higher Education’s Oct. 29 meeting, held at MWCC. The meeting was also the first attended by its newest member – MWCC SGA President Kathy Matson, who began a one-year term representing of all public higher education students in Massachusetts. President Daniel M. Asquino and […]
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