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Northwestern Abruptly Changes Re-Opening Plans, Prompting Apology From President

As Northwestern University’s president Morton Schapiro watched COVID-19 cases rising in Chicago’s Cook County, he made the last-minute decision on Friday to allow only third- and fourth-year students back on campus for in-person classes and residence living. That way, the school “could increase its capacity to quarantine students based on estimates from the state,” reports The […]

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ACHA Issues New Guidance on Protecting Vulnerable Populations Amid COVID-19 Pandemic

Along with careful and ambitious plans to reopen for the fall semester amid a pandemic have come pledges from campus leaders to keep all of their students safe. But new guidance from the American College Health Association (ACHA) urges college officials to also protect, support and engage those who are most vulnerable in the campus […]

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Navigating the COVID-19 Landscape: Strategies for Mature Citizens

Like many mature and retired citizens, a year ago I was making plans for using some of the funds I had squirreled away for visiting places on my bucket list, and for escaping the predictably cold winters in the Midwest where I live. Little did I know that my plans would not only be put […]

More Than 550 Positive Coronavirus Cases Have Been Reported at Colleges Across Virginia

More than 550 positive cases of the coronavirus have been reported among students, faculty and staff at Virginia colleges and universities as they’ve reopened their campuses for the fall semester. At Virginia Commonwealth University, 44 positive cases within the athletics department forced the university to create 110 beds’ worth of space in the Honors College […]

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‘Shame and Blame’: Are College COVID-19 Cases the Fault of Campuses Full of Reckless Partiers? Experts, Students Say No.

Sweaty, drunken revelers spilled into the street below Addy Miller’s campus-adjacent apartment on the Saturday after North Carolina State University’s first week of classes. Miller, 20, viewed the late-night ruckus from her balcony, and others like it via news articles and viral videos. The locations vary, but the images are the same: throngs of college […]

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Some Central Ohio Colleges Won’t Publicly Report COVID Cases

Several central Ohio colleges and universities are working to share on-campus COVID-19 statistics to keep students, employees and the larger community informed on the number of positive cases they have. But not all of them are publicly reporting those statistics. The Dispatch reached out to Capital University, the Columbus College of Art & Design, Denison […]

On Who Matters – and Who Doesn’t – in Higher Education

As COVID-19 continues to devastate communities across the U.S., colleges and universities must brace for what is sure to be a hectic Autumn semester, including making difficult decisions that may put many lives on the line. In some instances, institutions are committing to online-only classes in order to not risk the spread of the disease. […]

Is it Safe to Go to College? Health Experts Weigh In

For many students, college is a time of firsts. And now colleges and universities are having their own firsts, trying to grapple with reopening and educating while battling Covid-19. School is only just beginning and there are thousands of coronavirus cases linked to colleges in dozens of states. Classes, labs, dorms, parties, sports, arts. New […]

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California Colleges Increase Online Mental Health Services to Serve Expected Student Need

With surveys showing that the pandemic is worsening anxiety and depression among college students, campus counseling centers across California are bracing for an expected sharp rise in the numbers of students seeking mental health services. Like most college and university classes, psychological therapy sessions switched to online — or on telephone — in March. The […]

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ACHA Issues New Guidance on Protecting Vulnerable Populations Amid COVID-19 Pandemic

Along with careful and ambitious plans to reopen for the fall semester amid a pandemic have come pledges from campus leaders to keep all of their students safe. But new guidance from the American College Health Association (ACHA) urges college officials to also protect, support and engage those who are most vulnerable in the campus […]

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OneLegacy Continues Its Commitment to Serve Diverse Donation and Transplantation Communities During National Minority Donor Awareness Month

LOS ANGELES–(BUSINESS WIRE)– As part of its commitment to serve the many diverse communities of Southern California, OneLegacy continues its outreach initiatives during August’s National Minority Donor Awareness Month. People of color make up more than 70% of transplant recipients in the region; but the need for organ donation and transplantation is greater in minority […]

Envision Healthcare Enhances Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Plan

NASHVILLE, Tenn.–Envision Healthcare today releases an enhanced strategy to build and advance a more diverse, equitable and inclusive environment within the national medical group. After a period of reflection following the deaths of Breonna Taylor, Ahmaud Arbery and George Floyd, among others, Envision has put forward a course of action to help the medical group […]

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