Cambridge University will hold student lectures online this fall
THE NEW YORK TIMES – Cambridge on Tuesday became the first British university to move all student lectures online for the coming academic year, underscoring the far-reaching changes the coronavirus is forcing on higher education institutions around the world. The 800-year-old university said in a statement that it was “likely that social distancing will continue to…
Read More about Cambridge University will hold student lectures online this fallOpinion: reopening campuses comes with risks
THE CHRONICLE OF HIGHER EDUCATION – Reopening too soon is not just foolish; it’s reckless.
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THE CHRONICLE OF HIGHER EDUCATION – The presidents of several prominent institutions told Vice President Mike Pence and Education Secretary Betsy DeVos of their desire for clearer federal guidance and protection from liability should they hold in-person instruction in the fall.
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THE CHRONICLE OF HIGHER EDUCATION – With infectious-disease experts forecasting recurring waves of COVID-19 contagion, a number of colleges are coalescing around a plan to send students home by Thanksgiving this fall. Hundreds of institutions have pledged to return to in-person classes in August, after the coronavirus forced them to move instruction online in the…
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INSIDE HIGHER ED – Most colleges and universities quickly pivoted to remote instruction after COVID-19 forced suspension of on-campus activities. Academic leaders and faculty across the nation did yeoman’s work to effect such a drastic change. Yet we learned this spring that the basic transition of face-to-face courses into remote delivery did not provide the comprehensive…
Read More about How to improve online teaching in the fallCollege students may turn to community colleges if universities remain online
THE HECHINGER REPORT – With higher ed in limbo, students are switching to community colleges. If they have to be online, they say, they might as well do it someplace cheaper
Read More about College students may turn to community colleges if universities remain onlineAmerican College Health Association releases guidelines for college campus reopening
INSIDE HIGHER ED – As college administrators across the country continue announcing plans to reopen their institutions this fall, two important questions have been largely lost in the debates over those decisions. What will it take for colleges to reopen responsibly as long as there is no vaccine or treatment for COVID-19 — and how realistic…
Read More about American College Health Association releases guidelines for college campus reopeningLarge colleges look to endowments to help balance budgets
INSIDE HIGHER ED – As colleges work to balance budgets amid growing economic uncertainty, the wealthiest are faced with a recurring question: Should they tap more heavily into their endowments or leave them alone?
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INSIDE HIGHER ED – The COVID-19 pandemic has served to accelerate the changing market for postsecondary education.
Read More about Opinion: Universities need to be centers of life-long learning post COVID-19Most community colleges to remain online only in fall 2020
INSIDE HIGHER ED – As spring stretches into summer, colleges keep announcing their plans to resume in-person instruction in the fall. But a few trends stick out. Many of the institutions planning to return in the fall are four-year colleges and universities, especially those that are private. The institutions planning to stick with virtual instruction are predominantly…
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