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Campus Infrastructure Shudders Under Record Cold
Campus closures have stopped COVID-19 testing and vaccinations while some colleges struggle through power outages and burst pipes displacing students.
Opinion
Academe’s Facebook Problem
Isn’t it time, Hollis Robbins asks, for higher education institutions to reclaim the real estate that was once theirs and build their own digital platforms?
UMGC at a ‘Pivotal Moment’
New University of Maryland Global Campus president answers questions, sharing his vision for meeting students where they are and expanding the online university's national footprint.
Colleges Cancel Snow Days
The pandemic could spell fewer snow days as colleges use their recent remote learning experience to keep classes going online, even when winter weather hits.
Opinion
How to Best Assess Your E-Learning Programs
The pandemic has clearly demonstrated that online programs must be top quality to keep students enrolled and learning, so any evaluation of such programs should be, too, writes Cliff McCain.
A Federal Look at Managing Online Programs
The Government Accountability Office has begun an analysis of the array of external providers -- more central than ever because of the pandemic -- that help colleges take their academic programs online.
Opinion
Long Live the Library
It's been on the front lines of expanding access and creating equity during the pandemic, and we can't let its funding evaporate, Valerie Nye and Christopher Schipper write.
Professors Assess Fall Instruction and the Impact on Students
Survey of 850 instructors in introductory college courses finds professors to be exhausted, more confident in virtual learning -- and deeply concerned about the ability of disadvantaged students to continue their studies.