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Swapping Fall Break With ‘Surprise Break’
Research shows that student travel spreads COVID-19. Davidson College hopes a last-second break last week gave students a rest without spreading the virus.
Court Orders Pay for Ousted Florida State Student Senate President
A federal judge recently ruled that Florida State University must continue to pay wages to Jack Denton, former Student Senate...
Princeton to Establish New Residential College
Princeton University will establish a new residential college named for Mellody Hobson, president and co-CEO of Ariel Investments, on the...
Latina Suicide Rates
We’re celebrating a decade of the Academic Minute this week and next with one segment from each year. In this...
#Manterrupting
Female academics saw their own experiences in the vice presidential debate's gendered and racialized dynamics.
Sidelined by Fear and Bureaucracy
Missouri Valley College students with mental health conditions such as anxiety and depression want to attend classes fully online to cope with the pandemic. College officials say the students aren't eligible for such accommodations. Experts say the students are legally entitled to them.
COVID-19 Mitigation Costs Still Add Up After Students Sent Home
Three North Carolina colleges sent students home only weeks after in-person instruction began. They're still footing the bill for testing, PPE and other COVID-19 prevention measures.
COVID-19 Roundup: A Domino Falls on Winter Sports
New England conference cancels its winter sports season, and West Chester abandons spring sports. Some colleges resume in-person instruction as others suspend it. And a journal cites COVID-19 policy for taking a side in November.