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More Rapid Tests Are Here. There’s No National Strategy to Use Them

A wealth of new COVID-19 tests could soon help states more broadly track people in schools, dense workplaces and vulnerable populations. In October, the supply of rapid-result COVID-19 tests, also known as antigen tests, shot up to more than 150 million — six times the number of tests of any kind performed in August and […]

November 2, 2020

‘Stressed And Overwhelmed’: Hawaii’s College Students Confront The Pandemic

As a pandemic check-in every week, University of Hawaii public health professor Denise Nelson-Hurwitz asks her freshman and sophomore students to anonymously submit words that describe their feelings as they work from home. The colorful word cloud that pops up on her screen displays “stressed” and “overwhelmed” every time. Read More

November 2, 2020

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UW Campuses Grapple with Whether Reopening Led to Community Spread of COVID-19

Wisconsin colleges and universities are confronting the uncomfortable question of how much their decision to reopen this fall at least partially drove some spread of the coronavirus to their communities. In a new study that has not yet been formally peer-reviewed, researchers at Gundersen Health System found genetic links between large outbreaks among La Crosse college […]

November 2, 2020

$3M Grant for Big Bend Community College to Foster Latino Student Success

The Big Bend Community College in Moses Lake, Washington — a Hispanic-Serving Institutions (HSI) — was awarded a $3 million grant from the Department of Education, reported iFIBER One News. This new Title V grant will be divided among the next five years to benefit low-income and Hispanic students, expanding educational opportunities and access to […]

November 2, 2020

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18 Trump Rallies Have Led to 30,000 COVID-19 Cases: Stanford University Study

A new study from Stanford University found that 18 of President Trump’s campaign rallies have led to over 30,000 confirmed coronavirus cases and likely led to over 700 deaths. Researchers examined rallies held between June 20 and Sept. 22, 2020, only three of which were held indoors. Read More

November 2, 2020

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The Best COVID-19 Warning System? Poop and Pooled Spit, Says One Colorado University

Carol Wilusz’s mornings often start at 4 a.m., scanning the contents of undergraduates’ feces. Specifically, scanning the data on how much coronavirus they flushed into the shadows, destined to be extracted from 17 manholes connected to dorm buildings on Colorado State University’s Fort Collins campus. “There are quite extensive numbers of poop jokes,” said Wilusz, a […]

November 2, 2020

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Miles College Opens New Health Facility

Miles College has opened a new facility on its campus. The Miles College Student Health and Wellness Center has opened and according to the college, is part of an effort by President Bobbie Knight to expand access to health and wellness services to every student on campus. Read More

November 2, 2020

Catholic Colleges Handle COVID-19 Outbreaks on Campus

On Sept. 4, the president of Ave Maria University had good news to share with his school. “Our comprehensive Ave Maria University Health Safety Plan is working!” began a message from President Christopher Ice to the university community. “We are two weeks into our new school year and I am proud to share we are […]

November 2, 2020

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Dr. Brian Bridges Selected as New Jersey’s Next Secretary of Higher Education

New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy has nominated Dr. Brian Bridges as the next Secretary of Higher Education, according to NJB Magazine. Bridges is currently the vice president of research and member engagement at the United Negro College Fund (UNCF). He was formally the vice provost for diversity, access, and equity at Ohio University. “Dr. Brian […]

November 2, 2020

Clayton State University President Tim Hynes, Jr. Announces Retirement in June 2021

Clayton State University President Dr. Thomas J. (Tim) Hynes, Jr. has announced his retirement, effective June 30, 2021, The Citizen reported. Having been named CSU’s fourth president in February 2010, Hynes was appointed interim president in May 2009. Hynes has spent about 11 years at CSU. During his tenure, CSU saw a 9% increase in […]

November 2, 2020

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Iowa Search Committee Members Recommend Top DEI Position Be Upgraded

Almost half the members of the University of Iowa search committee for associate vice president of diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) recommended that the role be upgraded, The Daily Iowan reported. The members of the committee – which disbanded due to candidates withdrawing after UI President Bruce Harreld’s retirement announcement – recommended in an Oct. […]

November 2, 2020

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Experiencing the Presidential Election as an International Student

As an international student during the 2016 presidential election, I had very little idea what was happening in the year that preceded it, but it all sounded too complicated – electoral votes, caucuses, nomination, national conventions, all were foreign concepts to me. And I vividly remember election night. I stayed up all night with a group of friends with all sorts of backgrounds and experiences processing the outcome and what it might mean to us. Emotions were heightened, many were crying. Boy was that a night.

November 2, 2020

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How Should Higher Education Campuses Prepare for Life After the US Presidential Election?

It would not be at the forefront of one’s mind to think that the outcome of the US Presidential Election could have heavy implications on the role of university presidents across the country.

November 2, 2020

University of Richmond President Dr. Ronald Crutcher Reflects on His Lengthy Career

For Dr. Ronald Crutcher, president of the University of Richmond, higher education leadership is like performing in a chamber music group. In an orchestra, the conductor leads, telling the musicians how loud or soft, fast or slow, to play.

November 2, 2020

Tapping the Youth Vote: Student Voting Efforts Continue Despite COVID-19

While the COVID-19 pandemic has altered traditional get-out-the-vote efforts on college campuses, students are working hard to encourage young voters to participate in the electoral process. Miyako Iwata, a senior at the University of California, Berkeley, is already thinking about what needs to happen next. “There is a lot at stake as far as the […]

November 2, 2020

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Activists Make Last Minute Effort to Turn Out College Students on Election Day

With over 66 million people already casting votes for the 2020 presidential election, there is still a last minute push for college students to turn out on Election Day.

October 30, 2020

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Fallout Continues at Virginia Military Institute

There continues to be fall out at the Virginia Military Institute, following the resignation last week of the school’s superintendent, Army Gen. J.H. Binford Peay III. Peay, 80, stepped down from the post amid “ongoing structural racism” at the college. John William Boland, president of the school’s Board of Visitors called Peay a “great American, […]

October 30, 2020

The Road Not Taken: Dr. Michael Sorrell Reflects on His Path to the Paul Quinn College Presidency

During his inaugural address, Dr. Michael J. Sorrell told the Paul Quinn College community that the school would “become the greatest turnaround story in the history of higher education.” Now, after 13 years as president, he feels that Paul Quinn is on its way to fulfilling that comeback story.

October 30, 2020

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