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Reopening Campuses, Racial Disparities
As the Trump administration pushes for colleges and schools to reopen, Congress heard a call to do so without worsening the pandemic's racial impacts.
What Worked This Spring? Well-Designed and -Delivered Courses
Professors and students alike viewed their remote learning experience most favorably this spring when their courses incorporated more "best practices." That's the path to making the inevitable virtual education better this fall.
‘Putting the Humanities Ph.D. to Work’
Author discusses her new book on a topic that has become more difficult but no less important during the pandemic.
Insurance Costs on the Rise for Colleges
As colleges renewed insurance policies this month, many faced steep price increases due to the pandemic, natural disasters, sexual misconduct and athletics scandals.
COVID-19 Roundup: Campus Returns and a Custodian's Death
Massachusetts Institute of Technology announces a reopening plan in which seniors will be on campus. University of Texas at Austin announces the death of a custodian. Positive tests delay Louisville basketball workouts.
New Presidents or Provosts: Asheville-Buncombe Technical CC, Canisius College, Dakota County Technical College, Gaston College, Herzing U-Madison, Inver Hills CC, Oglethorpe U, Stony Brook U, U of Central Florida, U of Connecticut, U of Maine-Fort Kent
Michael Berndt, interim president of Dakota County Technical College and Inver Hills Community College, in Minnesota, has been named to...
Academic Minute: Birding Can Change the World
Today on the Academic Minute, Trish O’Kane, a lecturer at the University of Vermont, discusses one way students are learning...
Call for Greater Scrutiny of Online Ed
As many colleges prepare to continue teaching at least partially online this fall, student advocacy groups such as the Institute...