In the following Q&A, NEBHE's [New England Board of Higher Education's] Fellow for Open Education, Lindsey Gumb, takes the pulse of Open Education in Rhode Island with two key leaders in the field: Dragan Gill, who is a Rhode Island College reference librarian and co-chair of the Rhode Island Open Textbook Initiative, and Daniela Fairchild,…

The New Mexico (NM) higher education state attainment goal -- the Route to 66 -- has been a driving force for many of the initiatives undertaken in New Mexico. The New Mexico Higher Education Department (HED) works energetically and collaboratively with 31 public higher education institutions (HEIs) across the State. The HED also registers and…

This annual report provides the details of how some of New Mexico Higher Education Department's (NMHED) accomplishments will improve the lives of New Mexico's students. New for 2018, in addition to NMHED-led programs, this report includes profiles of each of New Mexico's public higher education institutions (HEIs) to the report. Each profile is a…

In the absence of continuous legislative and institutional intervention, the demand for services provided by vocational and registered nurses in California over the next ten years will greatly outpace the supply of nurses anticipated to flow from postsecondary degree programs. Nursing education and supply issues can be better understood and…

The report is a summary of state legislation and programs relating to state aid for independent (private) colleges and universities. The areas listed include: (1) Contracts; (2) Direct Institutional Aid; (3) Aid to Disadvantaged and Minorities; (4) Facilities Assistance/Authorities; (5) Medical/Dental/Nursing Aid; (6) Student Assistance; and (7)…

This document contains reports on legislative action affecting higher education in the southern states that held regular or special legislative sessions in 1975. States covered are: West Virginia, Georgia, Virginia, Arkansas, Maryland, Mississippi, Florida, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Louisiana, and Alabama. Some of the…

This report summarizes the activities and achievements of the New York State Assembly's Committee on Higher Education during the 1995 legislative session. The Committee is responsible for the initiation and review of legislation relevant to higher education and the professions in New York State, as well as monitoring the ongoing activities of 39…