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The Campus Closure Divide
A growing number of colleges and universities close or cancel in-person classes while others keep running as usual. Why are institutions responding differently?
GOP-Led Senate Joins House in Rebuking DeVos on Loan Forgiveness
Ten Senate Republicans joined Democrats in backing a resolution opposing Education Secretary Betsy DeVos's borrower-defense rule, following a similar measure passed by the House.
Go Home? For Some Students It's Not Easy
Student advocates say coronavirus-related directives to move off campus threaten to reinforce existing inequalities and put disproportionate burdens on low-income and international students, among others.
Academic Minute: Sensory Integration Therapy
Today on the Academic Minute, part of Albert Einstein College of Medicine Week, Sophie Molholm, professor of pediatrics, discusses a...
Measure to Protect GI Bill Recipients Amid Closures
The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs would have the discretion not to reduce GI Bill benefits for student veterans if...
Mass. Prisoners to Get Education Program
The Massachusetts Department of Correction is launching an education program for prisoners. In a bid process, the state chose American...
What Qualifies as Harassment?
A federal appeals court says universities must do everything in their power to stop further harassment of students who report it, and defines what behaviors qualify.
Pandemic Triggers Chaos
Colleges and universities across the country are scrambling to prepare for the new coronavirus. Updates from Wed., March 11.