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Trends & Indicators: NE Universities Still R&D Powerhouses
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Harney, John O. – New England Journal of Higher Education, 2011
New England universities performed more than $4 billion worth of research and development (R&D) in 2009, but the region's share of total R&D performed by all U.S. universities remained at 7.3%, down from more than 10% in the 1980s. The region's university research labs have been world-famous for ideas that breed companies and whole…
Descriptors: Research and Development, Research Projects, Higher Education, Universities
Higher Education Gets Down to Business: A Growing Array of Partnerships between Campuses and Corporations Bring Mutual Benefits . . . and Risks
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Harney, John O.; Doan, Lynn – Connection: The Journal of the New England Board of Higher Education, 2003
Colleges and universities across New England are teaming up with business to prepare students for real-world jobs as both foot soldiers and critically-thinking generals by entering into agreements with business to commercialize faculty research, and contracting out their strategic expertise. Businesses are providing scholarships and internships,…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Partnerships in Education, School Business Relationship, Technology Transfer
Indicators: The Economic Condition of New England Higher Education.
Harney, John O. – Connection: New England's Journal of Higher Education and Economic Development, 1997
Examines the economic health of New England's approximately 260 higher education institutions using six indicators: enrollment (foreign students/total enrollments by institution type); state support of higher education; private support of higher education; student financial aid; research and development; and library holdings. Offers overviews and…
Descriptors: College Libraries, Educational Economics, Educational Trends, Enrollment Rate