A few days before the holiday season began in earnest, I made a trip to Geneva to visit the Geneva School of Diplomacy (GSD), an institution just starting on the path to NECHE accreditation. What a charming time of year to visit! The Geneva School of Diplomacy was founded in 2003 by one career diplomat with a passion for international relations, and one…Continue readingPit Stop #93: Geneva School of Diplomacy
Category: Master’s Degrees
It’s hard not to love the founding story of Lasell University in Newton, Massachusetts. It all began with the light. Legend has it that in the spring of 1851, a group of individuals gathered together and as the sun rose in the sky, illuminating Bragdon Hill, they made the laser-like decision to found a new school on that spot. As the founders, known as boomers, put shovels into…Continue readingPit Stop #91: Lasell University
Stop #2 on my Greek institutional tour was to Hellenic American College in Athens (HAEC). An “institutional” tour… as opposed to an official “initial tour” for accreditation, as at Bahçeşehir University in Turkey… is just a fancy way of expressing my commitment to visit as many NECHE institutions as I can. The HAEC campus is in the urban center of Athens, a location designed to…Continue readingPit Stop #88: Hellenic American College in Athens
In May, I began a two-week trip to visit six universities: two in Turkey and four in Greece. (Yes, I know, work can sometimes be a real burden!) My first stop was Istanbul, where I made an initial visit to Bahçeşehir University, commonly known as BAU. (When a new institution applies for NECHE membership, it requires a 2-3 day visit…Continue readingPit Stop #86: Bahçeşehir University
My recent trip west across the Commonwealth had a dual purpose: to make my first visit to Western New England University (WNE) and to meet its Provost, Maria Toyoda, soon to become President of the Western Senior College & University Commission, or WASC. WASC is NECHE’s western counterpart responsible for accrediting four-year colleges in California, Hawaii, and the Pacific Islands. Where both organizations were once strictly regional,…Continue readingPit Stop #83: Western New England University
As readers of this blog will know, every institution I visit (76 now and counting!) bears the inimitable stamp of its own individual history, place, and mission. Discovering and sharing these unique traits is what makes my “On The Road” journey so rewarding and NECHE’s purpose so compelling. The University of New Haven is, of course, no exception to that…Continue readingPit Stop #76: University of New Haven
While I have visited the campus of Endicott College before, my first comprehensive tour of this Beverly, Massachusetts institution was hosted by President Steven DiSalvo on the kind of glorious mid-September day that makes you believe that summer will never end. There’s plenty I can (and will) say about this strong and thriving college, but…Continue readingPit Stop #69: Endicott College
A trip north to Portland, Maine is always a treat and my most recent visit was no exception. I was greeted by Laura Freid, now in her seventh year as the President of Maine College of Art and Design. We first met more than 20 years ago while Dr. Freid was earning her doctorate at…Continue readingPit Stop #65: Maine College of Art & Design
These happy graduates in white were clustered around the entrance sign to Curry College, making it the perfect photo opportunity for me to commemorate my visit. Apparently, it was my week for campus tours– as I hit three colleges in just seven days. By the time I reached Curry College’s main campus, located a mere eight…Continue readingPit Stop #64: Curry College