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African-American

Medical Colleges Association Calls For Race, Ethnicity Data on COVID-19 Infections

The Association of American Medical Colleges is calling for more granular data that reflects the race and ethnicity of people sickened by COVID-19, the respiratory disease caused by the coronavirus. The association said the pandemic is illuminating longstanding social, economic and health inequities in the U.S. And it is visible in that people of color, […]

April 14, 2020

Students

You Are Worthy of Your Dreams

“You are worthy of your dreams.” This is my unchanging message to my students as their president, never more important than during and after the COVID-19 pandemic.

April 14, 2020

HBCUs

Study: Amid Pandemic, U.S. Colleges More Financially Vulnerable Than International Peers

U.S. colleges and universities are more vulnerable than international peers to financial hardships caused by coronavirus-related shutdowns, says a new study from Moody’s Credit Rating Agency.

April 13, 2020

Disabilties

How Colleges Can Support Students With Disabilities During Remote Learning

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, colleges and universities across the country have rushed to move courses online, potentially overlooking the needs of students with intellectual, physical, emotional and behavioral disabilities.

April 13, 2020

COVID-19

Harvard Law School’s First Black Woman Graduate Dies at 87 From COVID-19

Lila A. Fenwick, the first Black woman to graduate from Harvard Law School, died on April 4 from coronavirus-related complications, reported The New York Times. She was 87. Born in Manhattan on May 24, 1932, Fenwick was the daughter of Trinidadian immigrants, Hilda and John Fenwick. According to the Times, Fenwick knew she wanted to be […]

April 13, 2020

Students

Many Students Worried About Learning Online, Says Survey

Many students are worried about their ability to learn remotely, says a new survey by Barnes & Noble Education. The survey, conducted the week of March 23, polled 432 college students across the U.S. to understand how students feel about the transition to online learning as part of colleges’ and universities’ COVID-19 prevention measures. As […]

April 12, 2020

COVID-19

Fully Online in Fall 2020 Too? Many Colleges Are Leaning Toward it, Says Survey

More and more colleges and universities are leaning toward keeping instruction online even in the fall semester, as the coronavirus pandemic shows no sign of easing, says a new survey. In fact, the survey shows that as much as 58% of higher education respondents said they are considering or have already decided to remain fully […]

April 12, 2020

COVID-19

Liberty University to Press Charges Against Two Journalists Over Coronavirus Coverage

Liberty University, which was in the media spotlight when it opened its campus to many students after spring break despite the coronavirus pandemic, is going to press charges against two journalists, reported the Associated Press. Liberty, based in Lynchburg, Virginia, says the two journalists, Alec MacGillis, a ProPublica reporter and Julia Rendleman, whose photograph was […]

April 12, 2020

COVID-19

Pandemic Causes High School Seniors to Reassess College Decisions, Says Survey

As all sectors of society grapple with life under COVID-19, high school seniors planning to attend college in the fall are not only concerned about staying healthy, they’re now faced with numerous uncertainties about if, when and how classes will begin. Two recent national surveys conducted in March found that the coronavirus pandemic was causing […]

April 12, 2020

COVID-19

Cancel Student Debt of Frontline Healthcare Workers, Say Some

A Congresswoman and a professor emerita at Indiana University have called for canceling frontline healthcare workers’ student debt, saying they are doing extraordinary service during the coronavirus pandemic.  Democratic Rep. Carolyn Maloney said on Thursday she plans to introduce a bill, Student Debt Forgiveness for Frontline Health Care Workers Act, proposing the elimination of graduate […]

April 12, 2020

Leadership & Policy

‘Pressure is Turning Way up’: College Presidents Plan Layoffs, Budget Cuts Due to Coronavirus, Says Survey

In response to the upheaval caused by the coronavirus pandemic, more than 72% of college presidents expect to lay off employees, almost 55% project across-the-board budget cuts and almost 40% will likely cut research-and-development spending, according to a recent survey of higher education leaders’ priorities amid campus shutdowns.

April 9, 2020

COVID-19

$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 […]

April 9, 2020