COVID-19

New Report A Mixed Bag on Student Engagement with Online Learning

Online-only students were less likely to engage with teachers and each other, but more likely to attend all classes.

June 6, 2023

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CAEL Receives $1 Million to Expand its Work in Pittsburgh Region

The Council for Adult and Experiential Learning has received $1 million in total, which it will use to expand its work in the Pittsburgh region. The funding came from the Henry L. Hillman Foundation and Strada Education Network.

June 1, 2022

Cornell University Receives Petition to End Booster Requirement

An open letter has been sent to Cornell University and its president, Dr. Martha Pollack and the Cornell Board of Trustees, requesting that the university change its requirement that all students, faculty, and staff receive a booster.

January 18, 2022

Dr. Martha Pollack, president of Cornell University

Leadership & Policy

Symposium Tackles Higher Education’s New, COVID-Era Realities

At Friday’s TIAA Institute Higher Education Leadership Fellows Symposium, researchers and university practitioners shared learnings on the seismic challenges and opportunities that, nearly two years into the pandemic, the sector faces in the COVID-19 era.

November 20, 2021

Dr. KerryAnn O'Meara, professor of higher education at the University of Maryland

Several Universities Extend Employee Deadline for COVID-19 Vaccination After New Guidance from White House

November 15, 2021

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New Data Show Pandemic Decline in International Enrollment

COVID-19 has caused a decline in the number of international students studying in the U.S., but a possible rebound is likely.

November 15, 2021

Dos And Donts For International Students

Johnson & Wales University Sues Its Insurer For Not Covering Pandemic-Related Losses

October 11, 2021

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Research Discovers New Strategy in Boosting Vaccination Rate and Encouraging Mask Wearing

A new study discovered that instead of targeting anti-vaxxers, it might be wiser to focus on getting individuals who already agree with social distancing and vaccination to act on it.

September 22, 2021

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Webinar Highlights Ways to Improve Student Success Post-Pandemic

At Wednesday’s webinar, student success experts and directors came together to discuss new ways to helps students who had suffered learning loss in the past year.

August 25, 2021

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UVA Disenrolls 238 Students For Ignoring COVID-19 Vaccine Mandate

August 23, 2021

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Institutions Step Up Grief Counseling Efforts As Pandemic Wages On

“Aaron Tenenbaum. Allen Y. Lew. Angel Torres. Anita Crumpton.” These are the first four names at the top of the City University of New York’s (CUNY’s) “In Memoriam” webpage. They lead two long columns of faculty, staff, and students, all in the CUNY system, who died of COVID-19.

August 5, 2021

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African-American

Panel Focuses on Providing Support to Black Male Students During the Pandemic

Dr. Linda Garcia, the executive director of the Center for Community College Student Engagement (CCSSE) and the National Alliance of Community and Technical Colleges, pulled together a panel of education leaders who have been making institutional changes in an effort to keep Black students, in particular, Black men, enrolled in higher education. The panel urged institutions to listen to their students, increase connections and pathways between K-12 and post-secondary education, and provide mentors to engage with and nurture Black male students through their education, both on and off campus.

July 28, 2021

Dr. Kenneth Ray

National Urban League Calls for Post-COVID Racial Equity in Latest Report

While many talk of wanting a return to normal after COVID-19, the National Urban League (NUL), a national civil rights organization, is advocating for a “new normal,” one that is more inclusive and equitable than before coronavirus.

July 20, 2021

Federal Judge Blocks Challenge to COVID Vaccine Mandate at Indiana University

Indiana University’s requirement that students receive COVID-19 vaccines before returning to campus this fall legally stands, reports NPR. That’s according to a federal judge who blocked a challenge to the requirement filed by students arguing it went against their right to bodily autonomy under the 14th Amendment. Similar to rules at other universities across the […]

July 20, 2021

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Faculty & Staff

A Precarious, Unequal Tipping Point for Faculty

The COVID-19 pandemic has worsened higher education’s already-dire economic crisis. Moreover, “shared governance and academic freedom” face an “existential threat,” according to a new report released by the American Association of University Professors (AAUP).

July 19, 2021

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National Community-Based Health Teams Reflect on Equity in COVID-19 Vaccination Efforts

A group of public health researchers across the country recently convened to discuss their work and outreach efforts around the coronavirus pandemic in African American and Latino communities, both rural and urban.

July 16, 2021

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Association of American Medical Colleges President Urges Members to Require COVID-19 Vaccines

With COVID-19 cases rising in many states and the rapid spread of the Delta variant, Dr. David J. Skorton, president and CEO of the Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC), is urging all member institutions to require vaccinations for its employees. In a statement, he wrote, “we have tragically lost some health care personnel to […]

July 16, 2021

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Fall 2019 Freshman Class: How COVID Impacted Re-Enrollment

The National Student Clearinghouse Research Center’s report on retention and persistence rates for the fall 2019 freshman cohort, shows a marked decrease in return enrollment and is a direct reflection of the pandemic-related struggles experienced by first-year higher education students during the onset of COVID-19.

July 12, 2021

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