Crisis ‘confirms that face-to-face is here to stay’
University chiefs laud success of rapid online pivot but say campus-based programmes will not disappear any time soon
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Graduate education might be the on-ramp for universities to reopen and reimagine
Many graduate students are involved in research, independently or as part of a (typically) small group.
Syracuse invented evidence to find fraternity guilty of racial slur after investigation cleared them: lawsuit
When Syracuse University found Alpha Chi Rho collectively responsible for shouting a racial slur at a black female student, it not only ignored the woman’s family but overruled its own appeals board, according a lawsuit by the fraternity last week.
Students Demand Campuses Cut Ties With Police
In the wake of George Floyd's killing and national unrest, activists are demanding their universities cut ties with police. Administrators largely are resisting the calls.
Most students want to be on campus this fall despite COVID, polls find
A major question on the mind of college students nationwide is whether their school will physically reopen this fall semester. According to recent studies — students would prefer they do.
Political issues complicate hopes for US campus reopenings
Racial awareness mounts, but partisan barriers loom larger
WSU Tech Cancels Ivanka Trump Commencement Speech
A technical college in Kansas canceled a virtual commencement speech by Ivanka Trump, citing the “social justice issues brought forth by George Floyd’s death.”
For this theater class, the show must go on—even online
Pass-fail grading inspired Hamilton College theater students to take more risks
UMass-Boston: ‘The state police presence on campus has ended’
The University of Massachusetts-Boston announced that the presence of state police "has ended."
After tweet supporting ‘good police officers,’ Arizona State revokes journalism dean offer
Arizona State University has rescinded a job offer to the new dean of its journalism school after students complained of past microaggressions and other insensitive comments.
