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#PassFailNation
As classes move online, some colleges are choosing to go pass/fail to relieve student stress. Is that the right move?
Students Refuse to Leave Campus Refuge
Pomona College students who have been denied emergency housing during the coronavirus outbreak are asking administrators to expand criteria for who gets to stay.
Black Colleges Feeling Collective Pain
Leaders and advocates of these institutions say they badly need more federal funds to manage costs associated with coronavirus.
Uncertain Fate for Support Staff
What will happen to college food service and custodial workers when campuses are empty? The answer is unclear for most, and layoffs aren't off the table.
March Madness Scuttled
Disruptions spread across higher education on Thurs., March 12. A roundup of the day's news.
GOP-Led Senate Joins House in Rebuking DeVos on Loan Forgiveness
Ten Senate Republicans joined Democrats in backing a resolution opposing Education Secretary Betsy DeVos's borrower-defense rule, following a similar measure passed by the House.
Go Home? For Some Students It's Not Easy
Student advocates say coronavirus-related directives to move off campus threaten to reinforce existing inequalities and put disproportionate burdens on low-income and international students, among others.
The Campus Closure Divide
A growing number of colleges and universities close or cancel in-person classes while others keep running as usual. Why are institutions responding differently?