Baker panel to focus on job training plans Walker, the labor secretary, said the new workforce skills cabinet will try to better connect industry not just to community colleges and vocational high schools but to the state’s career centers and regional workforce investment boards. A Northeastern University survey of Massachusetts manufacturers in 2012 found most do not view the public sector as a […]
Forbes Congratulations graduate! Now create your own job This is an exciting time of year for America’s young people. Nearly 4 million people will receive an accredited degree from an academic institution in the United States this year, according to the US Department of Education. Regardless of how long it took them or where they studied, these young men and women should feel […]
CNN Money America’s young workers: destined for failure? We’ve all heard the message from our parents: If you work hard, get a good education, and play by the rules, you will do well in life. Baby boomers like me were able to turn that formula into the American Dream. But while we were able to graduate from high school, vocational school programs, or […]
Northeastern’s 3D Printing Studio Opens with the Goal of Inspiring All to Be a Designer Standing steps from Northeastern’s 3D printing studio Thursday night, visiting professor Janos Stone urged the huddled crowd of intrigued, inquiring students, “3D printing has barely been explored.” The university ushered in November by hosting a 3D Printing Week, in an effort to acquaint the community with the cutting-edge tools newly available on the second floor of […]
Smoking Loophole Still, others are waiting for more conclusive research on e-cigarettes before deciding whether to ban them. When Northeastern University formulated its smoke-free policy, it decided not to ban e-cigarettes, said Terry Fulmer, dean of the Bouve College of Health Sciences and chair of the university’s smoke-free committee. There is not yet evidence that e-cigarette use […]
Job Trends The back-to-school season is easy to recognize. Temperatures get a bit cooler. Walgreens and CVS start doing a brisk business in pencil and notebook sales. And in college towns like Boston, as I can personally attest, commute times suddenly double. Another familiar feature of the season, of course, is news columns on education trends — […]
Uplifted 50 years ago, she’s back on Mall today A young state representative from Brookline named Michael Dukakis was one of 20 Massachusetts leaders who signed a statement in support of the march, which read in part: “This historic demonstration represents a turning point in our nation’s development — the point at which we finally begin to honor our Constitution and moral heritage.” Dukakis […]
Boston Magazine Northeastern To Go Smoke-Free Northeastern University announced Monday that its campus will go completely smoke-free beginning fall 2013 in an effort to improve campus-wide health, making it one of the first large Boston colleges to do so. The decision came after months of research, discussion, and polling done by a 10-person committee made up of both faculty and students, […]
Youth Today New Study Examines Public Perceptions, Student Needs Regarding Higher Education in America Last week, the Brookings Institution held an event titled “Innovation Imperative: The Future of Higher Education,” and centered around a new study released by Northeastern University that examined both public perceptions of higher education in the United States as well as what young Americans today want out of their college and university experiences.
Boston Magazine Northeastern University Study Tells Us What We Already Know I’ve written a lot over the past few months about how inexpensive and large-scale online college programs, such as EdX, are dramatically changing the face of higher education, and how universities that focus on offering students practical skills, such as entrepreneurship, are the most important institutions in today’s job-starved world. Programs that are cheap, accessible, […]