Barbara Kurshan June 15, 2020 The crises sweeping through our college and university campuses today – student debt, escalating costs, and the move to online and remote learning – did not arrive with the virus but have been building for decades. Fourteen years ago, long-time educational leader Kenneth Hartman wrote an op-ed titled “Schools must…
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It’s time for colleges to change how they enroll students
BY JOSH WYNER AND MARTIN KURZWEIL, 06/04/20 © Getty Images As colleges and universities nationwide conclude a semester unlike any other, the fall remains uncertain. Not only are they unsure whether they can open their campuses or will need to keep courses online, they are unclear about how many students will enroll. And in the face…
Latest News on Coronavirus and Higher Education
By IHE Staff May 27, 2020 Purdue Board Approves Fall Reopening Plans May 26, 5:46 p.m. Purdue University’s Board of Trustees on Tuesday approved the adoption of a fall academic calendar featuring in-person instruction from Aug. 24 to Nov. 24, without customary university holidays or fall breaks and with the remainder of the semester to be completed remotely. At…
Anonymous donors paid off $8 million in student loans for first-generation grads. These are the alums benefiting.
BY MUSADIQ BIDAR UPDATED ON: MAY 19, 2020 / 1:17 PM / CBS NEWS Anonymous donors have pooled together $8 million to pay off college loans for up to 400 students who overcame personal hardships – from homelessness and extreme poverty — to become first-generation college students. The donors are longtime supporters of Bay Area nonprofit Students…
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