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Catholic college petition shows continued resistance to budget cuts

Students and employees are urging schools to preserve jobs and academic programs in one of the latest examples of the growing collective action.

By Natalie Schwartz • Dec. 01, 2020

What role could colleges have in distributing coronavirus vaccines?

As the pharmaceutical industry inches toward a vaccine, experts predict campuses could be used as administration sites.

By Jeremy Bauer-Wolf • Nov. 30, 2020

Deep Dive

Colleges are changing the status quo to make curriculum more inclusive

Protests this summer increased pressure on institutions to replace words with actions, but internal procedures and budgets can be limiting factors.

By Kelly Field • Nov. 24, 2020

Several large universities plan to increase coronavirus testing in the spring

After seeing outbreaks during the fall term, some colleges are rolling out more stringent safety protocols.

By Natalie Schwartz • Nov. 24, 2020

Northeast governors urge coronavirus testing at colleges before break

Public health experts advise testing students before they leave as a way to stem the virus's spread, but not all colleges are requiring it.

By Hallie Busta • Nov. 18, 2020

PASSHE presidents exit as system gears up for overhaul

The network of struggling Pennsylvania institutions plans to combine six universities into two entities, likely with one leadership team and faculty each.

By Jeremy Bauer-Wolf • Nov. 18, 2020

College unions were on the rise before the pandemic, a trend unlikely to slow

Private nonprofit university workers, in particular, took to collective bargaining from 2013 to 2019, a new report shows.

By Jeremy Bauer-Wolf • Nov. 17, 2020

Over 50 liberal arts colleges team up to fight systemic racism on campus

The new alliance was formed in partnership with the University of Southern California's Race and Equity Center.

By Natalie Schwartz • Nov. 12, 2020

Pandemic hasn't knocked college esports off its game

The booming industry of competitive online gaming that schools entered only a few years ago is still going strong in the shift online.

By Jeremy Bauer-Wolf • UPDATED: Nov. 16, 2020 at 4:20 p.m.

As Thanksgiving break nears, colleges prepare to cut students loose

Some residential campuses will bring students back after the holiday weekend. Here's what public health experts say they should consider.

By Hallie Busta • Nov. 10, 2020

Opinion

President Speaks: How Southern New Hampshire is getting tuition to $10K per year

Paul LeBlanc gives an update on the university's progress toward a goal of offering students a lower price point and a wider range of modalities.

By Paul LeBlanc • Nov. 10, 2020

Q&A

Ahead of his departure, Cal State Chancellor Tim White talks coronavirus, fall planning

The head of the 23-university system is retiring in January. He explains why he decided early that the universities would be online this term.

By Jeremy Bauer-Wolf • Oct. 28, 2020

Deep Dive

Did colleges' quick move online ready faculty for a long-term shift?

You can't "unexpand what people now know," one instructor said. But logistics, cost and burnout are likely barriers to permanent virtual expansion.

By Hallie Busta • Oct. 20, 2020

Is it safe for colleges to send students home for winter break?

Many schools plan to end in-person classes before Thanksgiving. We asked public health experts what should factor into their wind-down plans.

By Hallie Busta • Oct. 16, 2020

A few colleges loosened fall grading policies. Will others follow?

Students nationwide are urging their schools to adopt pass/fail systems as they continue to adapt to the pandemic.

By Natalie Schwartz • Oct. 15, 2020

The White House coronavirus task force has advice for colleges. Are they listening?

Deciding what public health guidance to follow is proving difficult. 

By Jeremy Bauer-Wolf • Oct. 14, 2020

Can business execs be good college presidents in the COVID-19 era?

One university leader's recent departure highlights the importance of understanding shared governance, especially for those new to higher ed.

By Jeremy Bauer-Wolf • UPDATED: Oct. 13, 2020 at 11:52 a.m.

U of Maine System gets $240M to launch engineering college, expand programs

The system is one of several higher education entities in the state to benefit from $500 million in grants from a Maine-based foundation.

By Hallie Busta • Oct. 09, 2020

Colleges' coronavirus testing strategies inconsistent: analysis

An NPR analysis finds many schools are only screening students who feel sick or were exposed to the virus.

By Jeremy Bauer-Wolf • Oct. 06, 2020

More research ties uptick in coronavirus cases to college campus reopenings

The CDC found a significant increase in the virus among people ages 18 to 22 in early August through September.

By Jeremy Bauer-Wolf • Sept. 30, 2020

Pennsylvania college system redesign full of unknowns

The financially struggling PASSHE has drawn ire for announcing plans to integrate several schools before details are ironed out.

By Jeremy Bauer-Wolf • Sept. 24, 2020

Column

What's Next: It'll take more than a pandemic to end the U.S. News rankings

Little is expected to change with the country's popular guide for college decision-making.

By Jeremy Bauer-Wolf • Sept. 23, 2020

Faculty association to investigate 7 colleges over governance during the pandemic

The American Association of University Professors says it received complaints that college leaders have been making cuts without faculty input.

By Natalie Schwartz • UPDATED: Sept. 23, 2020 at 10:22 a.m.

Campus reopenings linked to thousands of new daily coronavirus cases: report

The study shows that areas where colleges opened all or mostly online for the fall term did not see the same uptick.

By Jeremy Bauer-Wolf • Sept. 22, 2020

UNC expands system president's power to pick campus leaders

Faculty widely oppose the change, which allows Peter Hans to introduce candidates for chancellorships.

By Jeremy Bauer-Wolf • Sept. 17, 2020