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$6.28 Billion From CARES Act Released For Emergency Cash Grants to Students

Colleges can soon disburse some federal emergency cash grants to students affected by the coronavirus, after the Education Department on Thursday said it is immediately releasing $6.28 billion of the $14 billion allocated to higher education in the coronavirus stimulus package under the CARES Act. Colleges and universities are required to utilize the funds to […]

U of Minnesota Could Lose as Much as $315 Million Due to Coronavirus

The University of Minnesota could lose as much as $315 million if coronavirus disruptions continue into the fall semester, reported Bring Me The News. The potential loss would include around $90 million from tuition, $75 million from athletics, $60 million from events and $40 million from room and board, among other revenue disruptions, university president […]

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Amherst College President Urges Students to Call Police if Racially Harassed

Amherst College president Biddy Martin has, in a letter this week, urged students and other community members to call the campus or local police if they are the target of racial harassment in the wake of the coronavirus. “Students, staff, and faculty who become the target of bias, harassment, or assault – verbal or physical […]

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Clemson University Says Students Gathering on or Off Campus Subject to Code of Conduct

A Clemson University student last week hosted a party with 100 attendees at their rented home in downtown Clemson, flouting social distancing guidelines issued to curb the spread of the coronavirus, reported Greenville News. Police broke up last Friday’s party after neighbors complained, and on the following Wednesday, the university released a message saying students […]

Coronavirus Brings Extra Uncertainty For DACA Students Awaiting a Supreme Court Decision

DACA students have been in limbo for months, as the U.S. Supreme Court continues to deliberate on whether to uphold the Trump administration’s 2017 decision to end the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrival program. Now, amidst the coronavirus crisis, both DACA and undocumented students face even more questions about their future.

Coronavirus Debt Relief for 300,000 Private Student Loan Borrowers in New York

New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo on Tuesday announced relief for as many as 300,000 borrowers of private student loans who are left out of the ambit of the federal Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act, or CARES Act. These 300,000 borrowers can now contact their student loan servicer to defer student loan payments for […]

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Fewer Enrollments, Lost Income to Pressure Universities’ Finances: Moody’s

Lower student enrolments and lost income will pressure higher education institutions worldwide, due to the global coronavirus pandemic, said bond ratings agency Moody’s Investors Service. Public U.S. universities will be under more pressure because of potential government funding cuts and lower income from investments, said the agency. Decreased investment income is especially on the cards […]

Report: Congress Needs to do a Lot More to Ensure Educational Equity During the Pandemic

To help small businesses, higher education institutions and individuals recover from the economic impact of the coronavirus pandemic, Congress recently passed a $2 trillion stimulus package.

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Campuses Might Still Be Closed in the Fall. How Should Universities Prepare?

While there’s hope campuses will re-open come fall, no one knows for certain. In the meantime, university leaders are girding themselves for the possibility they’ll have to offer another semester online and asking themselves how to best prepare for more long-term remote learning.

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Democratic Senators Urge Companies to Provide Relief For Private Student Borrowers

Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and 13 other Democratic Senators on Tuesday urged student loan companies to relax repayments for private student borrowers left out of the $2.2 trillion coronavirus stimulus package. The stimulus package allows the suspension of federal student loan repayments for six months, until the end of September. The Democratic Senators urged student […]

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Emory University Names Gregory L. Fenves New President

Emory University on Tuesday announced that its board appointed Gregory L. Fenves the institution’s new president. Fenves, who is currently president of the University of Texas at Austin (UT Austin), will begin his new position at Emory on August 1. He will succeed Claire E. Sterk, who announced her retirement last November after serving as […]

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Officials and Advocates Seek to Halt Title IX Rule Changes Amid COVID-19 Disruptions

Three Senators joined 18 state attorneys general and a leading academic association to urge the Department of Education and the Office of Management and Budget to suspend changes to Title IX rules on dating violence, domestic abuse and stalking. Citing the closures of schools and colleges around the country due to the COVID-19 pandemic and […]

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