Colleges Hoped for an In-Person Fall. Now the Dream Is Crumbling.
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by Lindsay Ellis
4y ago
News that the University of California at Berkeley, Miami Dade College, and others will start the semester remotely signals a retreat from the optimism of the late spring ..read more
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For First-Generation Students, a Disappearing ‘College Experience’ Could Have Grave Consequences
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by Alison Berg
4y ago
As on-campus study and life fall victim to Covid-19, experts say such students will suffer as a result ..read more
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Vulnerable Students: Creating the Covid-Era Safety Net
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by The Chronicle of Higher Education
4y ago
Colleges are at a greater risk of losing vulnerable students at the very moment when keeping them enrolled may be a matter of institutional survival. This in-depth Chronicle report explores what colleges are doing to support the students who have been most affected by the crisis ..read more
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U. of Southern California President Departed With a $7-Million Payout
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by Michael Vasquez and Dan Bauman
4y ago
C.L. (Max) Nikias was pushed from office in 2018 over his handling of a sexual-abuse scandal involving a campus gynecologist ..read more
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This May Be the Worst Season of Summer Melt in Memory. Here’s How Some Colleges Are Fighting It.
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by Kelly Field
4y ago
Isaiah Delgado worked hard in high school, determined to prove that he could keep pace with his more privileged peers. This spring, he graduated summa cum laude from the International Baccalaureate program, with plans to study journalism at the University of Central Florida, one of the nation’s ..read more
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After a Tough Decade, Pennsylvania’s Public Colleges Open the Door to Mergers
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by Lee Gardner
4y ago
Six of the 14 institutions in the state system would consolidate to help save the system after years of enrollment drops and financial difficulties ..read more
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Transitions: U. of California System Names First Black President
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by Compiled by Julia Piper
4y ago
Michael V. Drake will succeed Janet Napolitano, who will step down as president of the University of California on August 1 ..read more
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The Power of Group Note-Taking
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by Beckie Supiano
4y ago
How an approach meant to level the playing field for students with weaker high-school preparation could help classmates stay connected during the pandemic ..read more
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With Latest Layoffs, U. of Akron Has Lost Almost a Quarter of Its Faculty Since Pandemic Began
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by Danielle McLean
4y ago
The university’s president said the new cuts, of 96 unionized faculty members, were necessary because earlier ones “were insufficient to design a budget that will sustain” the institution ..read more
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What College Activists Want
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by Katherine Mangan and Marc Parry
4y ago
Defunded police. Inclusive coursework. Faculty members who look like them. Students are demanding radical change for racial justice, and they’re not backing down ..read more
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