Double trouble: How can colleges can prepare for the looming ‘twindemic’?
From mandates to clinics to outreach, strategies vary as institutions plan to deal with the merging of flu season with COVID Read more
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Two studies show Gen Z, companies may not want 4-year degrees
Career and technical education is intriguing to high school students, even if they are a bit uncertain about its value. Read more
How does a university deal with hurricanes, pandemics and free speech?
The University of North Carolina–Wilmington is right in hurricane alley and has had a couple of hits in recent years. Read more
Open Doors: The 5 key areas hurt by lack of international student mobility
Declines during the pandemic affected education pathways to and from the U.S. These states and institutions fared best. Read more
How delays disbursing emergency aid to students are resulting in mental anguish
The Hope Center’s founding director says colleges and universities must improve the scale and delivery of funds. Read more
University of Maryland draws controversy for separating Asian students from ‘students of color’
What happened: The graphic was shown during a presentation by Daryll Pines, the university’s president, for the university senate “State of the Campus” report on Nov. 10, according to Fox News. Read more
College instructor accused of setting blazes near Northern California wildfire indicted
A federal grand jury in Sacramento has indicted a college instructor with arson counts in connection with a series of fires set last summer near the massive Dixie Fire. Read more
Swarthmore College students, faculty create gun violence tracker
At Swarthmore College, students and faculty have been working with local anti-violence groups to create an interactive database that tracks homicides in Delaware County. It’s a project that began in 2013, but the dashboard launched a few weeks ago. Read more
How universities are helping to build a 500,000-person cybersecurity workforce
With online attacks on the rise, institutions like CSU San Bernardino are preparing students to stop hackers. Read more
What Sallie Mae study reveals about online learning, free student aid applications
Families and students admit to barriers with FAFSA, struggles with planning for life after higher education. Read more
