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Admissions Have and Have-Nots
Institutions with money and prestige are doing very well this year; those known for serving low-income students, not so much.
Greater Need for Food at Community Colleges
Many advocates argue that the COVID-19 pandemic has hit community colleges, and their students, the hardest. Colleges are struggling to meet greater demands for basic needs.
Paying a Price for Being Wealthy
Little-noticed provision in new COVID-19 relief bill would slash aid for colleges and universities with large endowments in half.
From Surviving to Thriving
The pandemic has forced institutions to reckon finally with the fundamental issues of the true value of higher education from a student's perspective, Peter Lake and Rob Buelow write.
Carpe Diem on Faculty Hiring?
Yale's arts and sciences faculty wants the institution to seize the day on faculty hiring, but wealthy institutions continue to practice restraint -- maybe even for the long term.
Colleges Delay In-Person Instruction
Some colleges opt for a month of online courses before shifting to face-to-face learning. Other colleges move back the start of the spring semester.
The Value of Virus Mitigation
Health association recommends twice-weekly testing for campuses that are reopening. Twin social distancing and mask policies are (cost) effective, new study says.
A Decline in Transfers
Student mobility fell steeply this year as colleges dealt with other enrollment challenges.