New England higher education: The region's sustainable resource From: Connection, New England's Journal of Higher Education | Date: January 1, 2001| Author: Hoy, John C | Copyright New England Board of Higher Education 2001. Provided by ProQuest LLC.Copyright information

With the "dot-com" bubble bursting and New England's economy slowing its pace, the region's higher education institutions must continue to adapt and evolve.

Facts 2001, NEBHE's 32nd annual directory of New England colleges and universities, chronicles the facts about the region's higher education resource. Despite population gains revealed by the new U.S. census, New England remains America's slowest-growing region. With New England's relatively high cost of living showing no sign of ...

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