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Alabama A&M Waives SAT/ACT Requirement For 2020-2021 School Year

Alabama A&M University, a historically Black university, on Wednesday said it is waiving the requirement of the standardized SAT and ACT exams for the 2020-2021 school year because many students haven’t been able to access these exams due to coronavirus-related cancellations, reported WAFF 48. The university said the test requirement will be waived for first-year […]

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DeVos Makes $3 Billion Emergency Grants Available to States for K-12 and Higher Education

State governors will quickly be provided nearly $3 billion in emergency education block grants to ensure learning continues for K-12 and college students impacted by the coronavirus pandemic, Education Secretary Betsy DeVos announced Tuesday. The funds will be made available via the Governor’s Emergency Education Relief Fund, which is authorized by the $2.2 trillion CARES […]

U of Missouri System Considers Layoffs, Unpaid Leave to Cut Costs

The University of Missouri System is considering layoffs, unpaid leave and other measures to cut costs while facing the economic losses stemming from the coronavirus pandemic, reported Fox 4. The system’s president Mun Choi said major sources of funding “will remain under stress for some time to come.” Also, starting May 1, he and system […]

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Medical Colleges Association Calls For Race, Ethnicity Data on COVID-19 Infections

The Association of American Medical Colleges is calling for more granular data that reflects the race and ethnicity of people sickened by COVID-19, the respiratory disease caused by the coronavirus. The association said the pandemic is illuminating longstanding social, economic and health inequities in the U.S. And it is visible in that people of color, […]

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U of Oregon to Lay Off at Least 282 Employees Due to Coronavirus Losses

The University of Oregon said Monday it will lay off at least 282 employees, mainly because of revenue loss from student lodging and food service following the closure of campuses due to the coronavirus pandemic, reported Oregon Live. Other universities in the state are also considering various kinds of cost tightening, as Oregon’s public colleges […]

Students Support Racially Diverse Campuses, Say Book’s Authors

College students broadly support having racially diverse campuses and that support cuts across ethnicities, genders, socioeconomic status and partisan affiliations, say authors of a new book, Campus Diversity: The Hidden Consensus, in an article in The Washington Post. The authors are John M. Carey, professor at Dartmouth College; Katherine Clayton, Stanford University Ph.D. student; and […]

Oklahoma University Considers Staying Online Through Spring 2021

Oklahoma University (OU) is considering keeping classes online not just during next fall but also for next spring, that is, spring 2021, due to the coronavirus pandemic, reported campus newspaper OU Daily. However, OU still hasn’t yet decided how it will conduct even the upcoming fall semester. The options being considered are returning to in-person […]

Harvard University to Sell $1.1 Billion in Bonds to Lock in Lower Rates

Harvard University, the country’s richest college, is issuing $1.1 billion in bonds so it can access funding costs at a time when steep interest rate cuts have been made in response to the coronavirus pandemic, reported Bloomberg. The move is designed to lock in the lower rates, a Harvard spokesman told Bloomberg. The proceeds of […]

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Harvard Law School’s First Black Woman Graduate Dies at 87 From COVID-19

Lila A. Fenwick, the first Black woman to graduate from Harvard Law School, died on April 4 from coronavirus-related complications, reported The New York Times. She was 87. Born in Manhattan on May 24, 1932, Fenwick was the daughter of Trinidadian immigrants, Hilda and John Fenwick. According to the Times, Fenwick knew she wanted to be […]

Students File Proposed Class Action Suits on Tuition, Other Refunds

Two students, one from the University of Miami and the other from Drexel University, filed proposed class action lawsuits against their institutions last week saying they should be refunded spring semester 2020 tuition and other fees and costs because their schools have been closed due to the coronavirus pandemic, reported Law 360. Both suits are […]

On April 17, U of Richmond President Will Live Stream His Cello Performance on Facebook

To provide “inspiration, encouragement, and comfort” to his institution’s community during the coronavirus pandemic, University of Richmond president Ronald A. Crutcher will live stream his cello performance at noon on April 17 on the college’s Facebook page. “This is a terribly challenging time for everyone,” Crutcher said. “It is also a time filled with disappointment […]

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Dozens of Colleges Have Nixed SAT/ACT for Fall 2021 Admissions Since the Coronavirus Spread

Since the shutdown of educational institutions due to the coronavirus pandemic, dozens of colleges have announced test-optional policies for fall 2021 admissions, reported The Washington Post. The Post said “a record number of” higher education institutions have nixed the requirement that students take the ACT or the SAT — standardized tests for college admission — […]

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