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How Colleges Have Learned To Combat The Coronavirus

Some colleges are creating a blueprint for how to safely remain open during the coronavirus pandemic, relying heavily on regular testing and doing what they can to curb parties and other large gatherings. Read More

COVID-19 Pandemic Cuts Enrollment at Some Washington State Colleges, Forces Others to Reimagine Higher Ed

Washington’s colleges and universities were braced for a big drop in enrollment this fall, expecting college kids to opt out of remotely taught classes and defer their educations for the duration of the coronavirus pandemic. The good news: Most kids showed up after all. The not-so-good news: Colleges are reporting that students from low-income families were […]

Eastern Washington University

The President of a New York College Resigns After More Than 700 students Test Positive for COVID-19

The president of the State University of New York at Oneonta has resigned, as the school grapples with hundreds of reported COVID-19 cases within the university since the beginning of the semester. Read More

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Donald Simpson Named Dean of University of Louisiana Monroe College of Health Sciences

As a North Louisiana native and first-generation college student, there was no way for Donald Simpson to know the places his career would take him. In Namibia, he led a project to develop a biomedical services program. In Saudi Arabia, he developed licensed curriculums in medical laboratory science and radiologic imaging sciences. He’s worked at […]

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Project Aims to Increase COVID 19 Testing for Native Populations

American Indian and Native Alaskan populations have been hit hard by the pandemic—exactly how hard, no one can say for sure, since there is a lack of information and testing in these communities. A new project led by Dr. Dedra Buchwald, a physician and professor with WSU’s Elson S. Floyd College of Medicine, has received […]

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UNC Chapel Hill Campus Health Has Begun Texting Students Weekly Reminders for COVID-19 Testing

One week after UNC sophomore Mary McKay got a COVID-19 test at the Student Union, she received a text from Campus Health stating that it was time for her to get another test. These texts are part of a new testing program by the University that recommends students get tested for COVID-19 every five to nine days. […]

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Tennessee College Email Accidentally Reveals Infected Staff to Entire Campus

Volunteer State Community College apologized after one of their administrators accidentally sent out an email revealing the names of employees who tested positive for coronavirus to the entire campus. Read More

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Marist Extends ‘Pause,’ Sees Increase Of Positive COVID-19 Cases After Off-Campus Party

Marist College is extending its “pause” of campus activities until Wednesday, according to the college’s website. The announcement comes a few days after students were notified that an off-campus gathering resulted in multiple causes of COVID-19. All classes will continue to hosted remotely on Monday and Tuesday. Read More

Students Detail Mental Health Concerns With Yale’s Spring Plan

Rebecca Goldberg ’22, who is currently taking a leave of absence, was waiting until the administration announced the spring schedule to decide what she would do for the upcoming semester. When Yale revealed that next term would not include a spring recess, she decided to take the whole year off. Goldberg is not alone in […]

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COVID Takes Challenge of Tracking Infectious College Students to New Level

As the return of college students to campuses has fueled as many as 3,000 COVID-19 cases a day, keeping track of them is a logistical nightmare for local health departments and colleges. Some students are putting down their home addresses instead of their college ones on their COVID testing forms — slowing the transfer of case […]

Indiana University

Can We Judge Colleges by Their Success at Encouraging Grit?

One of my former students recently filled me with hope for the next generation. Clifton Jett Jr. is the director and writer of a play that he was about to bring to the stage, “Black Tar Boulevard,” when the pandemic hit. Although many productions have shut down, Clifton decided instead to pivot and turn the play into an independent film. He says, “We have worked too hard and waited too long to just throw it all away.” He and his team are moving ahead, in a safe and responsible manner.

Report Focuses on Improving the Mental Health of Students of Color

A task force formed by The Steve Fund — a nonprofit focused on the mental health of youth of color — recently released a report that advises colleges and employers on how best to help students of color with mental health issues in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, a struggling economy and ongoing racial […]

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