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Companies, Nonprofits Launch Emergency Student Aid Effort
A new initiative from an alliance of educational technology companies and education-focused nonprofits will target emergency aid to college students...
Academic Minute: Reading During the Civil War
Today on the Academic Minute, part of Mercer University Week, Sarah Gardner, professor of history, explores how some made it...
Gentrification and African American History
History is disappearing off the Georgia coast. In today's Academic Minute, part of Mercer University Week, Melanie Pavich explores one...
DACA Students to Get Emergency Aid From California Systems
University of California and Cal State say they will give emergency grants to DACA students, after education secretary excluded them from the stimulus bill.
Zoom Boom
Synchronous instruction is trending, but experts say a more intentional mix of live and asynchronous classwork is necessary for future remote terms.
The Evolving Fall Picture
Several colleges announce intent to reopen campuses this fall, including Radford University, which said it will be "completely open," including student housing and dining.
Colleges Could Lose 20% of Students
Projection comes from the latest survey of college students and would-be college students and does not consider community colleges or foreign students. Figures are particularly bleak for minority students.
An Argument for ‘Remote’ Rather Than ‘Online’ Instruction
Might high-touch, residential colleges be better off tweaking the synchronous instruction they've done this spring rather than making a bigger shift if campuses are still closed to students in the fall? One campus official makes that case.