NH Higher Education Briefing

New Hampshire Higher Education Briefing

September 30, 2015

Please mark your calendars and plan to join your colleagues in higher education from across New Hampshire for a special briefing on Higher Education issues at the national and regional levels.

As a Welcome Back to Campus gathering the New Hampshire College & University Council (NHCUC) and Campus Compact for New Hampshire (CCNH) will host this informative briefing on September 30, 2015 at the Manchester Country Club. We will begin at 3:00pm and conclude with a reception for participants.

We are pleased to announce that Doug Lederman, co-editor and co-founder of Inside Higher Ed, has agreed to join us to provide his perspectives on national higher education issues and to participate in a dialogue with the audience on his unique perceptions on the emerging issues of the day.

Dr. Barbara Brittingham, President of the Commission of New England Association of Schools and Colleges (NEASC), will also join us to discuss accreditation issues and other emerging trends from her vantage point as a regional accreditor.

There is no cost to attend for NHCUC and CCNH member institution representatives.

 

Speaker Profiles

Doug Lederman, Editor, Inside Higher Ed

Doug Lederman is co-editor and one of the founders of Inside Higher Ed. He helps lead the site’s editorial operations, overseeing news content, opinion pieces, career advice, blogs and other features. Doug speaks widely about higher education, including on C-Span and National Public Radio and at meetings around the country, and his work has appeared in The New York Times and USA Today. Doug was managing editor of The Chronicle of Higher Education from 1999 to 2003. Before that, Doug had worked at The Chronicle since 1986 in a variety of roles. He has won three National Awards for Education Reporting from the Education Writers Association. He began his career as a news clerk at The New York Times. He grew up in Shaker Heights, Ohio, and graduated from Princeton University. Doug lives with his family in Bethesda, Md.

Dr. Barbara E. Brittingham, President of the Commission, NEASC

Dr. Barbara Brittingham is President of the Commission on Institutions of Higher Education (CHIE), New England Association of Schools and Colleges (NEASC). NEASC accredits over 230 colleges and universities in the six New England States and six in other countries. Earlier she served as Deputy Director and Interim Director of the Commission, and previously served as a member of and chair of the Commission. She has spoken and written widely on topics including accreditation, assessment, evaluation, and teacher preparation. She has served on the boards of five national accreditation organizations and has worked with ministries and universities on higher education and accreditation issues in over twenty-five countries, sponsored by the Fulbright Commission, the U.S. State Department, the World Bank, and local governments and universities.