International students experience issues with visas during coronavirus pandemic
INSIDE HIGHER ED — The Department of Homeland Security has confirmed that international students can take classes online without it adversely affecting their visa statuses. But as the COVID-19 pandemic has forced universities to partially close their campuses, many unanswered questions remain.
Read More about International students experience issues with visas during coronavirus pandemicInside Higher Ed conducts survey of college and university presidents
INSIDE HIGHER ED — At first glance, the overall responses of 746 campus chief executives to Inside Higher Ed’s new Survey of College and University Presidents may seem discordantly upbeat, particularly on financial questions.
Read More about Inside Higher Ed conducts survey of college and university presidentsHBCUs ask for additional federal funding in wake of coronavirus pandemic
INSIDE HIGHER ED — Leaders of historically black colleges and universities are strongly advocating for additional federal funding for their institutions in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic. They say the costs of operating during the public health crisis and managing an array of related challenges threaten the future survival of their struggling institutions.
Read More about HBCUs ask for additional federal funding in wake of coronavirus pandemicSenate Republicans’ stimulus package proposal includes 3-month suspension of student loan payments
INSIDE HIGHER ED — Senate Republicans and Democrats on Thursday unveiled plans to help students saddled by debt during the economic fallout of the coronavirus crisis, but a rift quickly developed over how.
Read More about Senate Republicans’ stimulus package proposal includes 3-month suspension of student loan paymentsUniversity students organize networks of resources and services as campuses close
INSIDE HIGHER ED — Last Thursday night, Noah French, a sophomore studying aerospace engineering at the University of Texas at Austin, couldn’t sleep. The university had announced that day that operations were suspended to slow the spread of the new coronavirus.
Read More about University students organize networks of resources and services as campuses closeEducation tech vendors see surge in online education needs
INSIDE HIGHER ED — As the new coronavirus outbreak prompted college after university to start shifting classes online — either for a few weeks or for the remainder of the spring semester — education technology companies lined up to say they could help.
Read More about Education tech vendors see surge in online education needsUniversity and colleges shutdown libraries and shift to online resources
INSIDE HIGHER ED — As institutions scale down face-to-face operations to essential personnel only during the pandemic, librarians on some campuses say they’re recklessly being put into that group.
Read More about University and colleges shutdown libraries and shift to online resourcesColleges face financial pressures from coronavirus pandemic
INSIDE HIGHER ED — The U.S. higher education system had already been showing signs of stress, including relatively flat net tuition revenue at many institutions, a lack of growth projected among the high school graduates that make up the bulk of students and anemic growth in lucrative international enrollments in recent years. Now add to the mix the sudden operational jolts and…
Read More about Colleges face financial pressures from coronavirus pandemicCongress looks at student loan help as part of economic stimulus package
INSIDE HIGHER ED — The advocates suggest measures such as allowing students to defer loan payments. And indeed, Senate Democrats propose the federal government go further and cover student loan payments for financially distressed borrowers.
Read More about Congress looks at student loan help as part of economic stimulus packageApril and May SAT and ACT exams rescheduled
INSIDE HIGHER ED — Cancellation of SAT, ACT and commencements, guidance on access for blind and international students, and more disruptions across higher education from March 16.
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