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Women Working at Home During the Pandemic
Women are often seen as caregivers, which COVID has only exacerbated. In today's Academic Minute, Rider University's Allison Weidhaas delves...
COVID-19 and Beyond: Solutions for Academic Mothers
After reading paper after paper describing the problem, scientists urge on- and off-campus entities to help female caregivers weather the pandemic through specific policy changes and approaches.
Spring Enrollment Keeps Slipping
Undergraduate enrollment fell by 4.5 percent versus last spring, with deep drops among some underrepresented students, according to early data. Graduate enrollment ticked up, but not enough to prevent an overall decline in student numbers.
Higher Education's New Digital Divide: The Key Podcast
This week's episode of the Key podcast explores how COVID-19 revealed the continuing and changing digital divide for students in...
Cautious Optimism About Teaching STEM Online
The shift to remote learning forced STEM instructors to increasingly accept online education. But concerns about how to give students meaningful lab experiences remain.
Debt Strategies Help Colleges Navigate Pandemic but Carry Risk
Colleges and universities are using several notable strategies to manage their debt and liquidity amid the COVID-19 pandemic, but they...
New Lawsuit Filed Against Title IX Regulations
A women’s group at a Berkeley, Calif., high school filed a lawsuit against the U.S. Department of Education Monday, seeking...
Federal Court Dismisses Tuition Refund Lawsuits in Rhode Island
A judge for the federal district of Rhode Island dismissed several class-action lawsuits filed by students seeking tuition refunds for...