Political issues complicate hopes for US campus reopenings
Racial awareness mounts, but partisan barriers loom larger
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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.
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.
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.
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.
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
Asia’s Demographic Cliff
Universities, many built recently, fear insufficient supply of students, especially women
UConn takes gov’t bailout while raising tuition, making college ‘free’ for some
The University of Connecticut received a bailout from the federal government but refuses to refund tuition and student fees.
How social justice inspires creativity in online learning
Instead of a final paper, sociology students used their creativity to explore social justice
