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U.S. Colleges Rethink Next Semester Due to COVID-19 Rise

St. Michael’s College managed to keep coronavirus cases at bay for almost two months this fall with students tested upon arrival and once every three weeks. But in mid-October, cases at the small Vermont school started to climb. The outbreak was linked to an ice rink more than 40 miles away. Read More

November 30, 2020

St. Michael’s College

Child Care Providers Find Ways to Get More Coronavirus Testing on Their Own

As more people get COVID-19 across the state, it’s inevitable that cases will pop up in preschools and child care, despite health precautions such as wearing masks and rigorous cleaning. That’s what happened at Nurtury, which operates six centers and supports 130 family child care providers in Greater Boston. Since they reopened their facilities in […]

November 30, 2020

Former Grays Harbor College President Dies of COVID-19

A former president of Grays Harbor College has died of COVID-19, college officials announced Sunday. Dr. Jewell C. Manspeaker served as president from 1989 until retiring in 2004. Prior to joining GHC, Manspeaker served in the Navy as an officer, and worked in community colleges in Oregon and Washington. Read More

November 30, 2020

Grays Harbor College

Princeton Will Allow Students Back on Campus in Spring Under Stricter Guidelines

Princeton University will allow undergraduate students back on or near campus for the spring semester, granted they follow the school’s safety guidelines, CNN reported. The announcement is facing criticism from students. Read More

November 30, 2020

Princeton University

Fewer Black Men Are Enrolling in Community Colleges This Semester Due to COVID-19

Fewer Black men are enrolled in community college this semester due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Fox 13 reported. Read More

November 30, 2020

Dr. Kendricks Hooker

While Some Sports Remain in Limbo, FBS Football is in Play and D-I Basketball Revs up for Action

The 2019-20 intercollegiate athletics season ended abruptly when student-athletes were sent home due to the COVID-19 pandemic, and coaches were left wondering what would happen to their programs. Even though schools eventually decided to either cancel fall sports or postpone them until the spring, student-athletes were still welcomed back to campuses so they could resume […]

November 30, 2020

The University of Maryland’s Football Team

Colleges and Universities Plan for Fall Commencement Amid COVID-19

As the semester winds down, colleges and universities across the country are making plans for fall commencement ceremonies. However, as new COVID-19 cases reach over 200,000 a day in the United States, many institutions are choosing to either cancel their ceremonies or host them remotely. Read More

November 30, 2020

Public Health Team Receives $1.3 Million Federal Grant to Study COVID-19 Research Participation in Black Communities

The National Institutes of Health (NIH) has awarded an interdisciplinary team in Georgia State University’s School of Public Health a two-year, $1.3 million grant through its RADx Underserved Populations (RADx-UP) program to better understand barriers and motivations for participating in COVID-19 research among Black communities in Atlanta. Read More

November 23, 2020

Georgia State University

Actor Hank Azaria Talks Career, Mental Health, Racial Justice

Hank Azaria (LA’87), an Emmy Award-winning actor and comedian, addressed the Tufts community on Friday as part of the Jonathan M. Tisch College of Civic Life’s Distinguished Speaker Series, as the last speaker of the semester. The discussion was moderated by Jim Glaser, dean of the School of Arts and Sciences. Read More

November 23, 2020

Actor Hank Azaria

Penn State College of Medicine Researchers Join $10 Million Project to Understand Sex Differences in Brain Cancer Outcomes

Researchers from Penn State College of Medicine are participating in a $10 million project to better understand why males and females have different survival rates with a common and deadly type of brain cancer, the college said Monday in a press release. Read More

November 23, 2020

Penn State College of Medicine

Should College Students Go Home for The Holidays?

Thanksgiving is traditionally an intimate gathering of family and friends. And, for college students, the fall break in semester is an opportunity to travel home to see the family for a few days. With COVID-19 cases increasing at a high rate in some parts of the U.S., that trek home might need to be reconsidered. […]

November 23, 2020

CQ-Roll Call via Getty Images file

Assessing the Impact of COVID-19 on ROTC Programs

The ongoing COVID-19 pandemic has affected Reserve Officers’ Training Corps (ROTC) programs at higher ed institutions across the country in unique ways. Some ROTC cadets training to be officers in the U.S. armed forces have had to train while donning masks, and other cadets have had to move intense, high-contact training to Zoom in an […]

November 23, 2020

Columbia University Suspends MBA Students for International Travel

At least 70 MBA students have been temporarily banned from Columbia University’s campus for traveling during COVID-19. Read More

November 23, 2020

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Panel Explores Accreditation and Role of HBCUs During COVID-19 Crisis

Higher education leaders convened virtually Nov. 19 to discuss the role of historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs) and accreditation during the COVID-19 pandemic. Read More

November 23, 2020

Atlanta Mayor Discusses Leadership Amid COVID-19

From election results to COVID-19 to systemic racism, and how to manage and lead amid these various challenges was the focus of Monday’s “Voices in Leadership” webcast series sponsored by the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health. Read More

November 16, 2020

Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms

North Carolina Will Provide COVID-19 Tests to In-State Higher Ed Institutions Before Holiday Breaks

North Carolina will be providing COVID-19 tests to colleges and universities across the state as holiday breaks approach, ABC 13 News reported. Read More

November 16, 2020

North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper

Michigan to Implement New Gathering Restrictions Amid COVID-19 Surge

Amid a COVID-19 surge, Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer announced Sunday new pandemic restrictions that limit gatherings, effective Wednesday until Dec. 8, The Detroit News reported. Read More

November 16, 2020

Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer

Pandemic Pushes Steep Drop in Foreign College Students

Complications and new policies brought on by the coronavirus pandemic have stopped thousands of international students from attending universities in the U.S. this fall, raising concerns that the steep decline could foretell a long-lasting shift for universities that have come to rely on attracting international students. At risk are millions of dollars in tuition for […]

November 16, 2020

Michigan State University