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COVID-19

U of Wisconsin-Madison Spring Breakers Test Positive for COVID-19

The University of Wisconsin-Madison said that a group of students who went on spring break mid-March to Nashville and Gulf Shores, Alabama have tested positive for COVID-19, reported KIRO7. University of Wisconsin-Madison Police told WKRG News 5 that the students started their spring break in Nashville, Tennessee on March 13, then moved their trip down […]

April 2, 2020

COVID-19

Air Force Academy Eases Coronavirus Social Distancing Rules After Two Cadet Suicides

The Air Force Academy is relaxing its coronavirus-related social distancing rules after two cadet suicides in less than a week, reported The Gazette. Some had complained that the strict rules made the school prison-like for the 1,000 seniors who remain on campus after the lower three classes were sent home to finish the year with […]

April 2, 2020

COVID-19

U of California Suspends SAT/ACT Requirements For Fall 2021 Admissions

In response to the massive upheaval caused by the coronavirus pandemic, the University of California (UC) said this week it will suspend requirements for the SAT/ACT standardized tests for students applying for admission as freshmen for fall 2021. Among other measures, UC is also suspending the letter grade requirement for academic classes taken in winter, […]

April 2, 2020

COVID-19

National Civil Rights Museum to Host Virtual MLK Commemoration on April 4

Due to the coronavirus pandemic, the National Civil Rights Museum will this year host a virtual commemoration to honor the life of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. on April 4, the 52nd anniversary of his death. The museum is located at the Lorraine Motel in Memphis, Tennessee, where King Jr. was assassinated in 1968. For […]

April 2, 2020

COVID-19

‘Spirit-Murdering’ Comes to Zoom: Racist Attacks Plague Online Learning

Now termed “Zoombombing,” the number of racist and vitriolic attacks on the video conferencing platform Zoom have proliferated in the past two weeks as higher education institutions transition courses online due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

April 1, 2020

Students

CUNY Students Struggle as They Are Vacated From Dorms to Make Way For Emergency Medical Centers

As New York reaches more than 83,700 coronavirus cases, Gov. Andrew Cuomo is turning to college campuses to provide much needed space for hospital beds. To prepare, a number of CUNY and State University of New York (SUNY) campus dorms have been vacated to serve as emergency medical centers. For the CUNY system, the transition poses a particular challenge. The campuses are a popular, affordable option for the city’s low-income students, including students who are home insecure.

April 1, 2020

COVID-19

28 UT-Austin Spring Breakers Test Positive for COVID-19 After Trip 10 Days Ago

As many as 28 University of Texas at Austin students have tested positive for COVID-19 after they went on a group spring break trip to Mexico 10 days ago, reported NBC News. “Dozens more are under public health investigation,” said the Austin Public Health Department, in a statement about the group of 70 young adults […]

April 1, 2020

COVID-19

COVID-19-Related ‘Prejudice and Xenophobia’ On Campus is ‘Offensive’, Says U of Rochester President

University of Rochester president Sarah Mangelsdorf  said on Sunday recent incidents on campus of “prejudice and xenophobia” related to the coronavirus are  “offensive” and “antithetical to our values.” She said the university’s vice president for equity and inclusion and some other groups on campus alerted her to these incidents. “… be aware of the corrosive […]

April 1, 2020

Sports

Due to COVID-19, NCAA Extends Spring Sports Eligibility, Scholarships

As COVID-19 cuts short athletic seasons at colleges across the country, the Division I Council of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) announced yesterday that it will allow spring sports student athletes an additional season of competition and an extension of their period of eligibility. The council said it would not extend an extra year […]

March 31, 2020

COVID-19

Pennsylvania State Universities, UW-Madison Anticipate $100 Million Coronavirus Loss Each

Pennsylvania’s 14 state universities collectively estimate $100 million in losses due to room and board refunds to students, necessitated by the coronavirus pandemic, reported Penn Live. And University of Wisconsin-Madison (UW-Madison) alone expects losing the same amount, also due to room and board refunds and parking permit reimbursements, reported the Wisconsin State Journal. A Pennsylvania […]

March 31, 2020

Students

Ascendium Partially Halts Collection on Defaulted Student Loans For 60 Days

Ascendium, a nonprofit loan guarantor, said in a statement yesterday it is partially halting collection on all defaulted student loans in its portfolio, effective March 26 for at least 60 days. The move follows a March 25 announcement by the Department of Education, which instituted similar relief for federal student loan borrowers to alleviate the […]

March 31, 2020

COVID-19

After Campus Reopens, at Least One Liberty U Student Tests Positive for COVID-19

Last week, in the face of widespread criticism, nearly 1,900 students were allowed to return to Liberty University after spring break, and now at least one of those students has tested positive for COVID-19, reported The New York Times. The physician who runs Liberty’s student health service told the Times that after 11 Liberty students […]

March 30, 2020