Higher education leaders lobby Congress for liability protections for fall campus re-openings
THE CHRONICLE OF HIGHER EDUCATION — The American Council on Education sent a letter on Thursday to Senate and House leaders seeking “temporary and targeted” liability-exposure protections for institutions that open their campuses this fall. The letter, co-signed by more than 70 other higher-education associations, also seeks protections for faculty and staff members and institutional systems, including affiliated…
Read More about Higher education leaders lobby Congress for liability protections for fall campus re-openingsCollege graduate debt rises as Congress mulls future of student loan forgiveness
CNBC — As the debate over extending student loan forgiveness continues in Congress, college students are taking on increasing amounts of debt. Typically, 7 in 10 college seniors graduate in the red, owing about $30,000 per borrower, according to data from the Institute for College Access & Success.
Read More about College graduate debt rises as Congress mulls future of student loan forgivenessHouse and Senate propose bills on student loan payment deferment
CNBC — A House bill with bipartisan support would allow 2020 college graduates to postpone their student loan payments for three years without interest accruing.
Read More about House and Senate propose bills on student loan payment defermentA look at pandemic student debt relief programs
CNBC — Between the impact of the coronavirus pandemic and a growing sense that there’s something broken with how the U.S. finances higher education, plans to deliver relief to borrowers are taking off.
Read More about A look at pandemic student debt relief programsManaging student loan payments during a crisis
YAHOO! FINANCE — In the aftermath of a natural disaster, you may find that you have questions related to your federal student loans or financial aid, especially if you have trouble making a payment or need to transfer to another school. If you find yourself in this situation, knowing where to go for help can give you…
Read More about Managing student loan payments during a crisisEducation experts discuss the challenges of active learning in online classrooms
INSIDE HIGHER ED — Advocates for active learning worry that their favored approach will be hard to pull off in physically distanced classrooms — and that instructors will revert to the straightforward lecture.
Read More about Education experts discuss the challenges of active learning in online classroomsPresidents 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.
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