Colleges seek cover from lawsuits over coronavirus spread
College presidents have been considering steps to safely reopen campuses for the fall, including mandatory coronavirus testing, robust contact-tracing efforts...
Month: June 2020
Boarding school associations BAISIS and BSA join forces
Under the agreement, BAISIS will formally become part of BSA Group, which comprises BSA and the Safeguarding and Child Protection...
Hoping to stave learning loss, some districts allow students to retain devices over summer
Dive Brief: Some districts are allowing students to keep laptops or other school-issued devices over the summer for continuous learning,...
US bans Chinese students and researchers with links to military
It is thought around 3,000 current Chinese students and researchers in the US could be expelled from the country or...
Germany to roll out interest-free loans, emergency fund for int students
But associations and stakeholders in Germany are seeking confirmation from the federal government over how provisions for emergency funds for...
State lawmakers wrestle with scope and timing of higher ed budget cuts
Nearly all public colleges and universities can expect big budget cuts in the coming year, but officials in different states...
Colleges take graduations online: ‘All we’re doing is a placeholder’
Newly minted doctors taking oaths over Zoom. College presidents giving speeches from home. Students creating entire commencements inside computer games....
Guard.me opens mental health webinars for all staff and students
The Canada-based business hopes its mental health tools and training will reach extra students and staff at a time when...
Consolidation expected after Covid-19 agency business slump
Consolidation is inevitable as a result of expected mass closures because of the coronavirus pandemic, education agencies have told The...
Go digital on marketing strategies to woo students in China, says Bonard
According to BONARD – which has surveyed education placement firms in the country – the beginning of the next recruitment...
