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The College Contact Tracers on the Offensive

December 16, 2020
Contact tracing isn't a new profession. But it is new for most colleges.

Fall Semester Was Not a Wash For All

December 16, 2020
New national poll found students were satisfied over all with the quality of college classes this fall, with some discrepancies for those taking completely online classes. However, one-third of students considered discontinuing college during the pandemic.

Higher Ed Grapples With Pandemic, Enrollment… and an Oil Bust

December 16, 2020
Colleges in states that rely on oil revenue are struggling to hold on after the pandemic collided with an oil bust.

Fossil Fuel Fight Escalates to State Attorney General

December 16, 2020
Boston College has not wavered, saying that it will not divest from the fossil fuel industry. A group of advocates is taking a new approach, moving its arguments off campus and into the halls of government.

New Presidents or Provosts: Berklee College of Music, College of Mount Saint Vincent, Cypress College, Cuyahoga CC, Forsyth Technical CC, Kirkwood CC, MCPHS University, Oakland U, Rutgers U, U of Wisconsin-Stevens Point

December 16, 2020
Jennifer Bradley, associate vice president of academic affairs at Kirkwood Community College, in Iowa, has been promoted to vice president of academic affairs there. Susan R. Burns, vice president for academic affairs and dean of faculty at Clarke University, in Iowa, has been appointed president of the College of Mount Saint Vincent, in New York.

Birth Dearth Approaches

December 15, 2020
Rising graduation rates mean more high schoolers receiving diplomas than previously expected as classes diversify rapidly. But by the mid-2020s, class sizes start shrinking.

What Do Demographic Projections Mean for Colleges?

December 15, 2020
Colleges will need to adjust to a shrinking, diversifying pool of traditional college-aged students in the near future. What will they need to do to be ready?

Negotiations Go Astray in Connecticut

December 15, 2020
Faculty members in Connecticut state universities condemn their governing board's proposal to do away with faculty IP rights to online content, academic freedom protections, travel and research funds, and more.

Next Semester, Same Worries

December 15, 2020
A new survey of college presidents' fall semester outcomes and spring semester predictions found continuing worries about student and staff mental health and institutional finances.

Capital Campaign Watch: Bethel, Des Moines U, U of Massachusetts at Lowell

December 15, 2020
Starting Off: Bethel University, in Minnesota, has started a two-year campaign to raise $150.5 million. The campaign will focus on building programs in science, engineering and health care and "continuing to develop a robust COVID-19 response." The university has already raised $115 million. Going for More:

Cuts, Cuts, Cuts

December 14, 2020
The College of Saint Rose, University of Evansville and Marquette University are seeing massive academic cuts. Officials point to ongoing demographic trends. Faculty grieve and fight back.

Advising in the Time of COVID

December 14, 2020
The ABCs of successful advising both before, during and after the pandemic are actually the LRCs: listen, respect and care. That’s according to new data from the National Survey of Student Engagement.

Students Wait for More Aid

December 14, 2020
Colleges say they have long ago spent all the CARES Act money to aid struggling students and they need more help now.

State Grant Aid Keeps Rising

December 14, 2020
Total state grant aid increased by more than 3 percent during the 2018-19 academic year -- a smaller increase than the year prior, but an increase nonetheless.

Why Is Auburn Losing Black Students?

December 11, 2020
Auburn University has come under fire for its diversity and inclusion -- or lack thereof -- before. Now alumni are fighting for real change.

Power Differentials

December 11, 2020
Professor who studies pederasty sues students who've said he's sympathetic to pedophiles. Fellow classicists argue that he's treading into dicey legal and ethical territory in trying to police expression.

Peer-Led Punishment for Flouting Pandemic Rules

December 11, 2020
Some colleges have called on student groups to manage reports about violations of coronavirus-related public health protocols on campuses and to impose punishments or penalties for peers who don't comply.

Death Threats and Research Misconduct Allegations

December 11, 2020
Case at Lund University, in Sweden, raises issues of fairness to the accused.

‘The Chicana/o/x Dream’

December 11, 2020
Authors discuss new book on Mexican American students.

New Presidents or Provosts: Augusta Technical College, California State U System, Coastal Carolina U, College of the Canyons, Eastern New Mexico U, Pennsylvania State U-Abington, Rosemont College, Thomas Nelson CC, U of Nevada-Reno, U of Texas-Austin

December 11, 2020
Michael T. Benson, president of Eastern Kentucky University, has been chosen as president of Coastal Carolina University, in South Carolina. Patrice Caldwell, interim chancellor of Eastern New Mexico University, has been appointed to the job on a permanent basis.

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