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A Discounted ‘Gap Year’ Online

Park University is encouraging students from other institutions to transfer and study online for a year at a discounted tuition rate. Are special offers like this a good idea?

Trying to Make Sense of a Fluid Fall

As more colleges announce their instructional plans, two simulations suggest some of the likely challenges to a physical return. Others see opportunity for experimentation around teaching and learning.
Opinion

A Day in the Life of a Remote Undergraduate Student: Fall 2020

Beth Seltzer envisions how the term may unfold for a student who remains off campus in September.
Opinion

A Day in the Life of a Remote Instructor: Fall 2020

Jenae Cohn envisions how the term may unfold for a faculty member who remains off campus in September.

Stop-Out Programs Expand Amid Pandemic

Companies and colleges are launching new programs and partnerships to re-enroll stopped-out students. The timing couldn't have been better.

‘We’re All in This Together’

Most instructors were novices in a new environment last spring, and many sought help. In preparation for fall, colleges and others share their expertise freely. Here are some new initiatives.
Opinion

We Shouldn’t Give Up on Literacy-Based Learning

In the push for active and learner-oriented instruction, let’s not abandon classic methods of reading, writing and lecturing, Matt Ayars argues.

A Landmark Open-Access Agreement

A new deal between the University of California system and publisher Springer Nature will transform the way the institution pays to publish and access research.