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Decision Time for Athletics
Division I and college leaders are responding to pressure from players to prioritize their health during the coronavirus pandemic. Some leaders have decided that fall athletic competition isn't safe and canceled the season, while others are holding out hope they can still play this year.
Academic Minute: Insects and Crime Scenes
Today on the Academic Minute, part of Loyola University Maryland Week, David Rivers, professor of biology, explores how insects can...
Support Grows for Doubling AmeriCorps
Top Democratic and Republican senators are endorsing a proposal that would double the number of AmeriCorps positions nationally. Roy Blunt...
COVID-19 Roundup: Colleges Shift Strategy in Waves
Institutions in New Jersey and Massachusetts revert to mostly virtual instruction; Purdue's president sees "zero lethal risk" to students; instructional and living alternatives crop up.
Student Aid Administrators Recommend Improvements
The Free Application for Federal Student Aid should be further simplified by automatically including more data from IRS filings, including...
‘A Field Guide to Grad School’
Author provides "the hidden curriculum" needed to navigate the years of graduate school.
Psychological First Aid
We could all use some psychological first aid right now. In today's Academic Minute, part of Loyola University Maryland Week...
Extra Tuition-Free Time on Campus
Two colleges -- St. Norbert College and Pacific Lutheran University -- will offer students an extra term or two without charge. The programs aim to make up for subpar on-campus experiences amid the COVID-19 pandemic.