Pit Stop #29: Les Roches
Our visit to Les Roches completed the trifecta of extraordinary hospitality universities in Switzerland, all NECHE accredited (Les Roches since 2006) and all three among the top five-rated hospitality universities […]
Pit Stop #28: Glion Institute of Higher Education
Glion Institute of Higher Education is just up the road (or up the mountain, to be exact) from Ecole hoteliere de Lausanne, our last post. Last Saturday, we hiked up […]
Pit Stop #27: Ecole hoteliere de Lausanne
It’s always humbling to realize that one of the institutions we accredit is very highly regarded within its own sphere of influence. The Ecole hoteliere de Lausanne (EHL), our first […]
Pit Stop #26: The American College of the Mediterranean
Our second stop on this global road trip was to the American College of the Mediterranean and yes, ACM’S location is as breathtaking as its name suggests. My wife controls […]
Pit Stop #25: Paris College of Art
The first stop on our NECHE European road trip began on a fortuitous note. The flight from Boston to Paris takes a mere six hours, and despite some anxiousness about […]
Back on the Road Again…
One of the things about NECHE that often surprises folks is that we accredit a dozen colleges and universities abroad. Although most of our U.S.-based schools offer students the opportunity to […]
Reflecting on my first year as NECHE President
As I close out my first year as President of the New England Commission of Higher Education (NECHE), I wanted to share some personal reflections on the state of accreditation, […]
An insightful conversation with a Man in the Know.
One of NECHE’s regular speakers at our Annual Meeting is Terry Hartle, longtime Senior Vice President for Government Relations at the American Council in Education (ACE). Terry spoke for an […]
A newsy update (and Dr. Fauci)!
Our first road trip has come to an end (it actually ended November 1, although we kept the posts coming for a few more weeks), and given the state of […]
Pit Stop #24: Pine Manor College
Once Betty and I staggered back to Boston after 13 days on the road, I realized we had only 23 posts in the bank, but had promised 25. A problem […]