The state of New England: Editorializing

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

NEBHE's Future of New England survey and second annual New England Agenda conference captured widespread media coverage all over New England including the following editor Is, reprinted with permission from the respective papers.

AN AGENDA FOR NEW ENGLAND

Is New England a powerful region-state or just a state of mind? It is difficult to imagine a common agenda or identity linking communities as diverse as Greenwich, Conn., and Greenville, Maine. But some forward-looking New Englanders are giving it a try.

Last fall, the New England Board of Higher Education surveyed 1,000 opinion leaders ...

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