U.S. Education Secretary DeVos and Vice President Pence hold call with university leaders to discuss guidelines for reopening campuses
INSIDE HIGHER ED — Vice President Mike Pence held a call Wednesday with leaders of 14 colleges and universities. They were joined by Betsy DeVos, the U.S. secretary of education, and Deborah Birx, the White House coronavirus response coordinator, in a discussion about “best practices to get students back to school in the fall,” according to…
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INSIDE HIGHER ED — College presidents tell Vice President Pence that being shielded from lawsuits if students get sick would make them likelier to physically reopen their campuses.
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INSIDE HIGHER ED — Dr. Anthony Fauci, a key member of the Trump administration’s coronavirus task force, told a Senate committee that the prospects of developing a vaccine by the fall to truly make college students comfortable enough to go back to campuses “is a bridge too far.” But he said that doesn’t mean students cannot…
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THE HECHINGER REPORT — In another measure of the massive economic toll of the pandemic on higher education, the resulting shutdowns have been singularly devastating to the college towns in which these campuses are situated.
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INSIDE HIGHER ED — The option of students returning to campus in the fall is not viable, regardless of the economic implications, argues William G. Tierney.
Read More about Opinion: Fall return is not viable for college campusesSurvey: Graduate degrees improve job prospects
INSIDE HIGHER ED — Researchers expected any kind of higher education to boost job prospects for Americans recently out of work. But they found those with graduate degrees are doing better than other degree holders.
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INSIDE HIGHER ED — As more students ask about deferring admission, admissions officers try to determine what it might mean for their institutions — and for students.
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INSIDE HIGHER ED — It’s not too late to apply to some private colleges that say they are recruiting students who may have originally planned to go far from home.
Read More about Private colleges reopen admissions for fall enrollmentColleges explore alternative schedules for fall 2020
INSIDE HIGHER ED — Readers share “feasible” ideas for a fall instructional model with students on campus but physically distancing. And the particular challenges this spring for instructors and students at institutions that use the quarter system rather than semesters.
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MSN — As the financial strain on the families of college students worsens, there’s one measure few schools have considered until now. A number of colleges are freezing tuition in hopes of attracting more students and families struggling with the weight of a higher-education tab.
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