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Higher Education Has a Data Problem
Unable to piece together all the different indicators, colleges and their instructors struggle to glean real wisdom, let alone adjust to a student’s needs, write Cathy O’Bryan and Bhavin Shah.
‘A Natural Progression’
Advocates say now is the time for colleges and universities to move “beyond the box” and stop asking criminal history questions on admissions applications. A Senate bill would help make that happen.
At a College Wounded on 9/11, Memories Endure 20 Years Later
Borough of Manhattan Community College lost eight students and alumni plus a building in the Sept. 11, 2001, terror attacks. On the 20th anniversary, lessons reverberate amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
Colleges Go Online to Avoid COVID-19
Eastern Gateway CC, La Salle U and U of Dallas shift to online courses; Lehigh and St. Lawrence give faculty members the right to shift online; and U of Hawai‘i at Hilo gives faculty members the right to go hybrid.
How Eastern Michigan Filled Its Class (and Then Some)
University not only recruited more students than last year, but also topped figure from the year before.
A Leg Up for Diverse Adult Learners
A new initiative will focus on developing adult-friendly pathways at predominantly and historically Black community colleges to increase their completion rates.
‘Enough Is Enough’
Upset by rising COVID-19 numbers, UNC Chapel Hill students sign an open letter demanding the administration enact stricter vaccination and testing policies.
Students Share Optimism, Nerves About In-Person Semester
Incoming first-year students and returning seniors share their thoughts about being on campus this fall.