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Presidential Searches Underway at Four Public Higher Education Institutions

September 30—Hundreds of campus delegates from Massachusetts' 29 public colleges and universities gathered today to chart a new course for aspiration and accountability in the public higher education system. College presidents and university chancellors gathered at a conference in Marlborough, MA to signal their growing support for the Vision Project,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych], a new plan to position Massachusetts for national leadership in post-secondary learning.

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February 3—The Davis Educational Foundation has awarded a $268,000 grant to the Department of Higher Education to further the work of the Vision Project in the area of learning outcomes assessment. In the award letter to the DHE, the Foundation’s interim Board chair commented, “We view the (Vision Project) initiative as exciting, ambitious and offering tremendous potential to students and campuses.”
Board Approves FY12 Budget Request, Reviews Data on College Readiness and Participation for the Vision Project
Board Approves Appointment of Lane Glenn as President of Northern Essex Community College, Reviews Data on Graduation and Student Success Rates for the Vision Project
Institutional trustees, presidents and chief academic officers in attendance at the September 30 Vision Project Academic Conference. Photo credit: Bob Michelson, Glenn Kulbako Photography.
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February: National Financial Aid Awareness Month
The four retiring presidents: Jack M. Wilson, Janelle Ashley,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych], David Hartleb, and Katherine Sloan. Photos courtesy of the institutions' websites.
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$125,000 Boston Foundation Grant Supports the Vision Project
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January 3—Massachusetts student veterans attending the state’s public colleges and universities will continue to have their tuition and mandatory fees paid in full, while students at private colleges and universities may realize a modest increase in benefits under the terms of the Post-9/11 Veterans Education Assistance Improvement Act of 2010 signed into law by President Obama today.
December 7—Board of Higher Education meets, approves FY12 Budget Request on behalf of the Department, the nine state universities, and the 15 community colleges; also hears presentations on data and planning around the college participation outcome of the Vision Project
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Public Higher Education Leaders Meet, Outline New Vision
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January 26—Governor Patrick today submitted his proposal for the Commonwealth’s FY2012 budget. It now moves to the House Ways and Means Committee, which will submit its version of the FY2012 budget in the coming weeks. Among the Governor’s FY2012 proposals for higher education: Level funding of public higher education campus budgets, minus federal stimulus dollars that have been in place since FY2010.

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Graphic from our "Serve Your Dreams" GI Bill awareness campaign,
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DHE’s Office of Student Financial Assistance is spreading the word about Massachusetts’ scholarship and grant programs with media outreach and a new State Financial Aid brochure timed for release in February, which is National Financial Aid Awareness Month.
Presidential searches are underway at four Massachusetts public higher education institutions following the retirement announcements of Jack M. Wilson of the University of Massachusetts, David Hartleb of Northern Essex Community College, Janelle Ashley of Worcester State University, and, most recently, Katherine Sloan of Massachusetts College of Art and Design.

Lane Glenn, incoming president of
Northern Essex Community College.
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What's New Davis Educational Foundation Awards $268,000 Grant to Support "Exciting, Ambitious" Vision Project
February 1—Board of Higher Education meets, approves appointment of Lane Glenn as president of Northern Essex Community College, votes to keep tuition rates at public higher education institutions level for the coming academic year; also hears presentations on data and planning around the college completion outcome of the Vision Project
Latest Updates—The University of Massachusetts has selected Robert Caret, current President of Towson University, to be their next president, and Northern Essex Community College has selected Lane Glenn,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych], their current Vice President for Academic Affairs, to be theirs. The other searches are still in progress.

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Governor Patrick Submits FY12 Budget, Spares Higher Education From Major Cuts

January 18—The Massachusetts Department of Higher Education will use a $125,000 grant from The Boston Foundation to support the collection and rigorous analysis of data for the Vision Project, Massachusetts’ new public agenda to move the state’s 29 college and university campuses into the top tier of public higher education institutions in the United States.
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