Presidents from Brown, Purdue, and Lane College testify to U.S. Senate on safe campus re-opening
INSIDE HIGHER ED — The presidents of Purdue and Brown Universities and Lane College will testify before the U.S. Senate’s health and education committee next Thursday on “how students can safely go to their college or university this fall,” the committee announced.
Read More about Presidents from Brown, Purdue, and Lane College testify to U.S. Senate on safe campus re-openingHigher education experts speculate many 2021 colleges budgets will include layoffs
INSIDE HIGHER ED — The University of Kentucky announced it will not lay off staff as part of its 2021 budget. Experts doubt that many universities can do the same.
Read More about Higher education experts speculate many 2021 colleges budgets will include layoffsPredicting what higher education will look like after the pandemic
INSIDE HIGHER ED — Most experts predict we will not have a vaccine for COVID-19 until mid-2021, more than a year from now. In the meantime, the American higher education community is going to be turned upside down, and the educational effects will last long after the virus has been brought under control. What will the impact be?…
Read More about Predicting what higher education will look like after the pandemicColleges prepare for decline in international student enrollment
INSIDE HIGHER ED — Colleges prepare for big declines in new international student enrollments due to the coronavirus pandemic. But survey data show that about 90 percent of current students remain in the U.S.
Read More about Colleges prepare for decline in international student enrollmentSurvey: Majority of college presidents likely to reopen campuses this fall
INSIDE HIGHER ED — More than half of college presidents (53 percent) said it was “very likely” their institutions would resume in-person classes this fall, and another 31 percent said it was “somewhat likely,” according to a survey of 310 presidents conducted by the American Council on Education. Presidents at public two-year colleges were less likely (38 percent) than presidents of…
Read More about Survey: Majority of college presidents likely to reopen campuses this fallU.S. Department of Education guidelines for pandemic student aid leaves colleges unclear
INSIDE HIGHER ED — Education Department caused confusion twice in recent days by saying it won’t enforce guidance on who can receive the CARES Act’s emergency grants.
Read More about U.S. Department of Education guidelines for pandemic student aid leaves colleges unclearFederal student aid applications and renewals down
INSIDE HIGHER ED — The number of students filing a Free Application for Federal Student Aid is still down from this time last year. Completions of the application started to decline in mid-March, when parts of the country began to shut down in response to the coronavirus pandemic, according to the National College Attainment Network, which…
Read More about Federal student aid applications and renewals downHigher education groups pleased with proposal to expand National Science Foundation
INSIDE HIGHER ED — The Association of Public and Land-grant Universities praised the introduction of a bipartisan bill in the U.S. Congress that would dramatically expand the National Science Foundation and pump $100 billion into the agency over five years to increase research in areas like artificial intelligence, machine learning, robotics and advanced manufacturing.
Read More about Higher education groups pleased with proposal to expand National Science FoundationTrump Administration looking at limits on international student work program
THE CHRONICLE OF HIGHER EDUCATION — The Optional Practical Training program, or OPT, allows international students to remain in the United States on their student visas after they graduate from college, so that they can work in their field of study for at least a year. According to news reports, the administration is considering restrictions in…
Read More about Trump Administration looking at limits on international student work programReport: Tuition discount rates rise as revenue growth and enrollment decline
INSIDE HIGHER ED — Tuition discount rates have been rising for years, but for a majority of colleges, enrollment rates are flat or declining. If this trend continues, more and more private colleges could be forced to close, experts say.
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