Opinion: Georgetown Law professor Heidi Li Feldman advises college students against signing COVID-19 liability waivers
LOS ANGELES TIMES – When it comes to COVID-19, a college campus is like a cruise ship, a cinema multiplex and a restaurant all rolled into one. Yet many U.S. institutions of higher education are forging ahead with on-campus, in-person classes and activities for fall terms, making campuses likely hotbeds of illness. Some students, faculty and…
Read More about Opinion: Georgetown Law professor Heidi Li Feldman advises college students against signing COVID-19 liability waiversColleges announce plans for the fall semester
THE CHRONICLE OF HIGHER EDUCATION – The coronavirus pandemic has left higher-education leaders facing difficult decisions about when to reopen campuses and how to go about it. The Chronicle is tracking individual colleges’ plans. Most say they are planning for an in-person fall semester. We’re currently tracking about 1,120 colleges.
Read More about Colleges announce plans for the fall semesterAmerican University Washington College of Law plans hybrid of on-campus and online courses this fall
AMERICAN UNIVERSITY WASHINGTON COLLEGE OF LAW – Today, President Burwell shared an announcement regarding the Fall 2020 plans for American University, AU Forward. Consistent with this plan, Washington College of Law (WCL) has been developing a plan for WCL instruction and use of our Tenley Campus for Fall 2020 that reflects our mission, commitment, and community…
Read More about American University Washington College of Law plans hybrid of on-campus and online courses this fallUC Berkeley Law to remain online only this fall
LAW.COM – The law school had hoped to offer a hybrid of in-person and online classes for the fall semester, but concluded that the constraints imposed by the university were too much to overcome.
Read More about UC Berkeley Law to remain online only this fallFew states have plans for COVID-19 testing on campuses
INSIDE HIGHER ED – States stop short of advising colleges to test all students when campuses reopen, despite concerns that approach will lead to missing those who could spread the virus to others.
Read More about Few states have plans for COVID-19 testing on campusesExperts recommended frequent testing and limiting classroom size for college campuses
INSIDE HIGHER ED – New research suggests that for a large campus dealing with COVID-19, accurate testing and limits on class size and social contact may be of critical importance.
Read More about Experts recommended frequent testing and limiting classroom size for college campusesStudy: Low-income undergraduate students disproportionately affected by pandemic
THE CHRONICLE OF HIGHER EDUCATION – As colleges plan to welcome students back — whether virtually or in person — this fall, a new study sheds light on the damaging effect the Covid-19 pandemic has already wrought on students’ educations.
Read More about Study: Low-income undergraduate students disproportionately affected by pandemicBroadband access issues leading to education inequality during the pandemic
THE HECHINGER REPORT – The Class of 2020 is graduating from a distance. We all want American life to return to normal as quickly as possible, and hope that the fall will see students walking across college campuses again. But we have to gird ourselves for the possibility that might not happen.
Read More about Broadband access issues leading to education inequality during the pandemicSenate education committee leader seeks additional funding to reopen schools
INSIDE HIGHER ED – The influential chairman of the U.S. Senate’s education committee, Lamar Alexander, is voicing support for additional funding for colleges and K-12 schools in the next coronavirus stimulus package to help them reopen.
Read More about Senate education committee leader seeks additional funding to reopen schoolsStudy explores the most effective methods of mitigating the spread of COVID-19 on campus
INSIDE HIGHER ED – New research suggests that for a large campus dealing with COVID-19, accurate testing and limits on class size and social contact may be of critical importance.
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