Filter & Sort
COVID-19 Roundup: UW-La Crosse Approaches Isolation Capacity
Colleges temporarily suspend in-person classes, San Francisco State lays off staff, colleges begin to announce spring plans, some students party on and a college suspends its wrestling program.
Mental Health Needs Rise With Pandemic
A mountain of troubling data about rising mental health problems has health advocates and providers worried about the need for additional support for struggling students and the ability of colleges to provide it.
10 Percent
At Georgia College and State University, one in 10 on-campus students has had COVID-19.
Despite Warnings, No Clear Advice on Closing Dorms
Top federal health experts worry colleges will spread coronavirus if they send students home, but keeping residence halls open poses its own dangers.
How Community Colleges Are Serving the Most Vulnerable
Two-year colleges worked quickly to help students get through the pandemic, pivoting to drive-through food banks and community partnerships.
COVID-19 Roundup: Emptying a Dorm for Isolation Space
University of Tennessee will clear out a residence hall as it runs out of quarantine spots. Miami of Ohio will return students to campus despite 1,000 cases. Colleges announce spring instructional plans.
Who Leads Colleges After COVID-19?
A singular focus on the current crisis won't do, higher education leaders say. Those in power at colleges and universities must find time to prepare their institutions for an unsettled future that looks very different from the old status quo.
Scholars on Strike
Academics across the U.S. strike and teach for racial justice and an end to police violence against people of color.