New England: The knowledge region

From: Connection, New England's Journal of Higher Education | Date: January 1, 1999| Author: | Copyright information

A stunning 90 percent of New England households and 96 percent of the region's "opinion leaders" think educational institutions help define New England as a region, according to the Future of New England survey recently undertaken by the New England Board of Higher Education and the John W. McCormack Institute at the University of Massachusetts Boston.

What is it that makes New England America's higher education region? Consider:

* The six-state region's approximately 260 colleges and universities enroll 795,000 students. They confer 7 percent of all bachelor's degrees granted by U.S. ...

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