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Will Colleges Tap Large Endowments During Pandemic?

As colleges work to balance budgets amid growing economic uncertainty, the wealthiest are faced with a recurring question: Should they tap more heavily into their endowments or leave them alone?

Is Testing Students for COVID Feasible?

Diagnostic testing is part of every college's plan for reopening campus. But whether college administrations can get their hands on enough tests, or afford them, is still being worked out.

Coronavirus News Roundup for May 22

Everything you need to know for Friday and the Memorial Day weekend about higher ed and the coronavirus in one easy-to-read package (with some distractions to help your sanity).

Key U.S. Senator Upbeat About Campus Reopenings

Lamar Alexander expresses confidence that testing will be sufficient, says college leaders are embracing tactics to help them open safely -- and says they deserve liability protection.

Who Has Authority to Set Public Tuition Rates?

A new 50-state comparison by the Education Commission of the States shows how states determine or cap tuition rates at...

Academic Minute: Art's Role in Improving Communication Skills

Today on the Academic Minute, Terry Gipson, lecturer in the department of communications at SUNY New Paltz, explains how art...

NAFSA Estimates More Than $4.5 Billion Hit to International Ed

U.S. colleges will lose at least $3 billion due to anticipated international student enrollment declines this fall, according to estimates...

COVID-19 Renews Debate on Academic Calendar in Japan

Some see rationale to change start of academic year from April to September.