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Tag: COVID-19 Pandemic: Page 3
COVID-19
Becker College Will Close After This School Year, Financial Challenges Worsened by Pandemic
Becker College will permanently close at the end of this academic year, with the COVID-19 pandemic’s impact on the school’s finances cited as a cause, Boston.com reported. The Becker Board of Trustees voted Sunday to close the school. The school already faced challenges related to finances. Becker – a small, 1,500-student private college – will […]
March 30, 2021
COVID-19
Rutgers University Requires Students to Get COVID-19 Vaccine for Fall On-Campus Classes
Rutgers University students taking on-campus classes in the fall will have to be vaccinated for COVID-19 and faculty and staff are strongly urged to get vaccinated as well, USA Today reported. This is the first mandate of its kind in the U.S. Students may request an exemption for medical or religious reasons. Students enrolled in […]
March 26, 2021
Faculty & Staff
Survey Shows Faculty More Positive About Online Learning Now Than Before Pandemic
A survey has shown that 51% of faculty are more positive about online learning today than before the COVID-19 pandemic. About 71% of faculty said their teaching in Fall 2020 was different and 47% expect those changes to remain after the pandemic. The data comes from the third edition of the Digital Learning Pulse Survey. […]
March 24, 2021
COVID-19
South Carolina State University Faculty Senate Votes No Confidence in President James E. Clark
The South Carolina State University Faculty Senate passed a resolution 18-2 stating it has no confidence in South Carolina State President Dr. James E. Clark, The Times and Democrat reported. The resolution states both Clark and Provost Dr. Learie B. Luke “have failed the university, lost credibility and proven to be unfit to hold their […]
March 23, 2021
COVID-19
Mass Vaccine Center to Open at Virginia State University’s Ettrick Campus
A new mass vaccine center opened at Virginia State University on Wednesday, NBC 12 reported. The center will be available for residents in Chesterfield, Colonial Heights and the Crater Health District, which serves areas such as Petersburg, Hopewell and Emporia. The center will only be available for people pre-registered for the COVID-19 vaccine and with […]
March 17, 2021
COVID-19
Norwich Residents Look to Buy Mainstay Dairy Farm from Vermont Technical College
Approximately 100 people are pledging money to buy a dairy farm before Vermont Technical College sells it to the highest bidder, VT Digger reported. The Norwich Farm Creamery – a 200-year-old farm – is now being divided and sold, with part of the property put on the market for $1.7 million last June and another […]
March 16, 2021
Sports
Duke University Men’s Basketball Withdraws from Tournament and Ends Season After Positive COVID-19 Test
Duke University’s men’s basketball has withdrawn from the ACC tournament and ended its 2020-21 season due to a positive COVID-19 test in the program, ESPN reported. This breaks the team’s 24 consecutive NCAA tournament appearance streak. The team’s conference tournament quarter final game against Florida State was canceled after “a positive test, subsequent quarantining, and contact […]
March 11, 2021
COVID-19
Summit Focuses on Future of Education Amid COVID-19
With approximately a full year having passed since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic in the U.S., The Hill hosted a virtual summit on Wednesday to explore the state of education.
March 10, 2021
COVID-19
Higher Ed Faculty Excluded from Florida’s COVID-19 Vaccine Eligibility Expansion
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis’s executive order, which took effect on Tuesday, has excluded higher ed faculty, The Independent Florida Alligator reported. The order expanded COVID-19 vaccine eligibility to some essential workers, such as law enforcement, firefighters and K-12 employees over age 50. “The United Faculty of Florida (UFF) and the 22,000 people we represent congratulate […]
March 9, 2021
COVID-19
Loyola University New Orleans Launches Public Health Undergraduate Program, Starting Fall 2021
Loyola University New Orleans is launching a new undergraduate degree program – major and minor – in public health, starting Fall 2021. Students will be able to research patterns in diseases, design fitness and nutrition programs for vulnerable communities or help control and prevent infectious disease outbreaks, according to Loyola New Orleans officials. They will […]
March 9, 2021
COVID-19
Senate Confirms Cecilia Rouse as Top White House Economist
The U.S. Senate has confirmed Dr. Cecilia Rouse as President Joe Biden’s top White House economist, making her the first Black chair of the White House Council of Economic Advisors (CEA) and its fourth woman leader since its 1946 origin, The Hill reported. Senators voted 95-4 Tuesday in favor of Rouse’s nomination for CEA chair, a cabinet-level […]
March 3, 2021
COVID-19
Becker College Fate in Question
Whether Becker College will remain open is in question, the Telegram & Gazette reported. The school’s attempt to partner with another college to stay afloat has failed, said Becker President Nancy P. Crimmin. “Since the negotiations with a potential affiliation partner ended in January, I, along with cabinet members and appropriate staff, have been working […]
March 3, 2021
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