Massachusetts Department of Higher Education

03/18/2025

Visit www.mass.gov/studentaid to learn more about free and affordable college. A degree could bring you new opportunities, better jobs and a brighter tomorrow.

In Massachusetts, we’re investing in you!

Visita www.mass.gov/studentaid para aprender más sobre educación superior gratuita y asequible. Un título podría brindarte nuevas oportunidades, mejores empleos y un futuro más cierto.

¡En Massachusetts, estamos invirtiendo en ti!

09/13/2021

Professional development is an important part of DHE's Equity Agenda. Join us along with Campus Compact, Fitchburg State, Salem State and UMass Amherst for a national symposium on anti-racist teaching & learning on 9/20. Free registration:

Virtual symposium advancing best practices in anti-racist community-engaged pedagogy.

08/20/2021

The new edition of the DHE Forward just hit inboxes! Catch up on the latest Massachusetts higher ed news here:

Official website of the Massachusetts Department of Higher Education

08/10/2021

Massachusetts' new campus sexual assault law took effect August 1. All you need to know about the new law here: http://ow.ly/EdNe50FOszD

08/10/2021

Do you work with students returning to campus and looking for jobs? Be sure to tell them about the upcoming Massachusetts virtual job fair - over 200k jobs now open in MA!

Learn about the resources and services that can help you find your next career opportunity through a MassHire Jobseeker Career Resources Webinar.

08/08/2021

We've made solid progress in reducing textbook costs for students through increased use of Open Educational Resources on campus. Now, a statewide student leader calls on colleges to pick up the pace of change.

IT SHOULD BE a short story with a happy ending, something like this: Once upon a time, concerned faculty began utilizing a growing body of free or low-cost instructional materials known as open educational resources (OER), hoping to reduce the number of students who quit classes because they couldn....

08/05/2021

Ain't Too Proud to Brag: the U.S. Dept. of Education just gave us $441k to work with Framingham State, Holyoke CC and other campuses to develop new Open Educational Resources for high-growth majors -- and to design using an equity lens! http://ow.ly/LKk550FJCOF

07/29/2021

From InsideHigherEdDC: "Barely 1 in 7 community college students who set out to earn a 4-year degree earn one within 6 years, and the typical student who tries to change colleges loses 43% of her credits." DHE's Elena Quiroz-Livanis served on an expert panel recommending a transfer reset to fixed a failing system. Read more:

Going “beyond transfer,” national panel argues that achieving equity in higher education requires recognizing and crediting “all relevant learning” from wider variety of sources.

07/29/2021

Bound for Greatness: the young men who graduate from our 100 Males to College program go on to Morehouse, Tufts, Michigan, UMass Amherst. Today on behalf of these black & brown scholars, Springfield Public Schools accepted an $8,000 donation from city native and brightblackcandle co-founder Dr. Tiffany Griffin. Bright Black honors "the brilliance of blackness" - good description of the students her gift will support on their college journey!

Congratulations graduating seniors!

07/29/2021

So proud: today Schools accepted an $8k gift from co-founder Dr. Tiffany Griffin to support the college success of black&brown graduates of our 100 Males to College program! TY, Dr. Griffin. http://ow.ly/GIyl50FFRQY