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Students

California Higher Ed Leaders Call for Emergency Aid for DACA Students

Higher education advocates in California wrote to Gov. Gavin Newsom on Wednesday calling for the utilization of state and federal relief funds to provide emergency financial aid during the COVID-19 pandemic for more than 82,000 low-income California college students, including nearly 12,000 undocumented students supported by the California Dream Act. They also called for a […]

May 7, 2020

HBCUs

Several HBCUs Say They Need Additional Funding to Upgrade Technology for Online Shift

Several historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs) this week said they need additional federal funding during the pandemic to bridge the digital divide their institutions’ students face and to shore up technology to conduct online classes, reported BroadbandBreakfast and the Montgomery Advertiser. At a discussion Monday, hosted by the Federal Communications Commission, many HBCU college […]

May 6, 2020

COVID-19

U System of Georgia Denies Students Pass-Fail Option for Spring Semester

College students and parents have been asking the University System of Georgia Board of Regents to adopt an optional pass-fail grading system this spring semester in consideration of the disruptions caused by the coronavirus pandemic. The system’s answer, however, has been and remains a resolute “no,” according to USA Today. While many U.S. colleges and […]

May 6, 2020

COVID-19

Chicago Mayor to Receive Honorary Degree From Northwestern U

Chicago’s mayor Lori E. Lightfoot will be awarded an honorary degree from Northwestern University, the college said in a statement. On June 19, Lightfoot will also virtually deliver the commencement address for graduating Northwestern seniors. Northwestern said Lightfoot, who assumed office in May 2019, has been appreciated nationally as well as internationally for her response […]

May 5, 2020

COVID-19

N.J. Colleges Launch Plan to Attract Residents Now Studying Out of State

As the coronavirus looks set to batter higher education enrollments nationwide, the presidents of 10 New Jersey four-year public colleges on Tuesday urged the state’s residents who don’t study there to return and offered them some guarantees if they do so. The initiative is called New Jersey Scholar Corps and the colleges have created a […]

May 5, 2020

COVID-19

A Panel Explores What Higher Education Could Look Like in a Post-Coronavirus World

Will higher education return to normal after the pandemic, or will it emerge forever changed? This was the underlying question of a panel on Monday, titled “The Future of Higher Education in a Post-COVID-19 World.” Hosted by the Economist Intelligence Unit and the Qatar Foundation, a private non-profit, the discussion focused on how the coronavirus has impacted higher education across borders, and what colleges and universities might learn from the crisis.

May 4, 2020

COVID-19

Stanford U Considers Holding Some Classes in Tents This Fall

Stanford University is considering holding some classes in tents this fall because of the coronavirus pandemic, reported The Stanford Daily. The university’s provost Persis Drell said the usage of tents has been discussed as a way to “take advantage of the weather” with the aim of slowing the spread of the coronavirus. “Absolutely nothing is […]

May 4, 2020

COVID-19

Trump Wants Universities to Reopen in The Fall, Praises Purdue U President

President Donald Trump wants higher education institutions to reopen this fall, he said on Sunday, as he praised Purdue University president Mitch Daniels’ decision to reopen the institution as a residential campus with in-person instruction in fall 2020. At a virtual town hall hosted by Fox News, Trump was asked whether he is “going to […]

May 4, 2020

African-American

Amid COVID-19, Doubling Pell Grants is the Next Urgent Need for HBCUs, Says UNCF

The United Negro College Fund (UNCF) is soon going to pitch for doubling Pell Grants so Black and other minority students consider attending college an attractive option despite the widespread economic havoc caused by the coronavirus pandemic.

May 1, 2020

Students

Survey: 30% of High School Students Plan to Delay Their College Start Date

A new survey reveals that 30% of high school students are delaying their college start date while 13% plan to change their original chosen institution due to the coronavirus pandemic.

May 1, 2020

Students

The Economy the Class of 2020 Needs. Both Coronavirus and Climate Change Demand a New Normal.

As we heal from the pandemic and begin to rebuild the economy for today’s graduates, we can not blindly recreate a broken system, but must find the strength and imagination to rethink business as usual. In considering the future for the class of 2020, both coronavirus and climate change demand a new economy – one that is sustainable, equitable, and circular.

May 1, 2020

African-American

Jackson State University Counsels Local Small Businesses Impacted By COVID-19

Jackson State University’s Small Business Development Center is working with local small businesses impacted by the pandemic.

April 30, 2020