Some students concerned about returning to campuses this fall
THE CHRONICLE OF HIGHER EDUCATION — The Chronicle is tracking colleges’ reopening plans, and about 73 percent of institutions in our sample say they plan a face-to-face fall semester. Several leaders have made rather confident statements. Their employees and students seem less sure about a homecoming anytime soon.
Read More about Some students concerned about returning to campuses this fallCollege student mental health crisis worsened by pandemic
THE CHRONICLE OF HIGHER EDUCATION — Grit and resilience have become especially salient ideas as colleges try to respond to students’ mental-health troubles, which were already skyrocketing before the pandemic. In some ways, the Covid-19 era seems like exactly the right time to educate students on how to manage the intense sadness, isolation, and anxiety they…
Read More about College student mental health crisis worsened by pandemicU.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…
Read More about U.S. Education Secretary DeVos and Vice President Pence hold call with university leaders to discuss guidelines for reopening campusesColleges seek protection from lawsuits if campuses reopen
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.
Read More about Colleges seek protection from lawsuits if campuses reopenDr. Fauci: COVID-19 vaccine or treatment by fall term unlikely
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…
Read More about Dr. Fauci: COVID-19 vaccine or treatment by fall term unlikelyCollege towns suffer financial losses amid pandemic
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.
Read More about College towns suffer financial losses amid pandemicOpinion: Fall return is not viable for college campuses
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 campusesVirtual graduations just not the same for first-generation college students
THE CHRONICLE OF HIGHER EDUCATION — Suddenly, mid-walk, the realization hit him with the force of a blow: There would be no commencement, at least not the one he had imagined. No ceremony, no cap and gown, no pomp and circumstance. His family would not be there to see him walk, to collect the diploma…
Read More about Virtual graduations just not the same for first-generation college studentsNew York State Bar advises law firms not to rush reopening of offices
BLOOMBERG LAW — New York law firms should err on the side of caution in reopening their offices, bringing employees back only when needed and taking various steps to limit the risk of infection, the State Bar Association said in new guidance.
Read More about New York State Bar advises law firms not to rush reopening of officesUpdated list of law firm budget and salary cuts
ABA JOURNAL — More law firms announced pay cuts, layoffs and furloughs this week, but the pace is slowing. Since the ABA Journal reported on such measures last Thursday, at least eight more law firms gave staff members and lawyers bad news.
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