Many colleges have started distributing federal coronavirus aid to students, survey finds
Dive Brief: A new survey from the National Association of Student Financial Aid Administrators (NASFAA) offers some insight into how...
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Reopening guide encourages colleges to have a backup plan
Dive Brief: A new guide jointly published by the Johns Hopkins Center for Health Security, the Council for Higher Education Accreditation...
When will colleges get clarity around which students can get CARES aid?
For many weeks, higher education leaders have pressed the U.S. Department of Education to spell out which students can get...
Colleges adapt gap year programs as coronavirus limits options
This fall, more than a dozen recent high school graduates will gather in northern Wisconsin to spend nearly a year...
Tuition discounts could hurt private colleges amid pandemic, Fitch says
Dive Brief: Enrollment could fall 5% to 20% across the higher education sector this fall because of the coronavirus pandemic,...
What’s Next: ‘It’s all a chess game’ as small colleges weigh cuts to sports
Editor's note: In this weekly column, we're looking ahead at how the coronavirus pandemic could affect higher ed in the...
George Floyd’s death prompts colleges to review role of police on campus
It started with a football game. In the fall of 2015, students protesting then-presidential candidate Donald Trump's presence at Iowa...
Colleges factor flexibility for students into fall reopening plans
Dive Brief: Many colleges continue to announce plans to reopen campuses for the fall term, though potentially on a shortened...
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...
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....
