State orders force remaining colleges to shutter accross the country
While many colleges and universities accross the country closed voluntarily, state orders are now requiring the stragglers to close up.
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‘Go home’ advice causing confusion among stranded students
The coronavirus will have a ‘massive effect’ on the international student market, and UK universities need to be clearer about their guidance and support for those students, experts have warned
States urge appeals court to hold University of Iowa accountable for religious discrimination
Fifteen states are ganging up on Iowa to demand that it protect the constitutional rights of students, even those who uphold biblical sexuality.
University libraries, computer labs ordered to close
Gov. Phil Murphy and New Jersey State Police Superintendent Col. Patrick Callahan announced Saturday an administrative order mandating the indefinite closure of all municipal, county and state public libraries – in addition to all libraries and computer labs at public and private colleges and universities due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Faculty home work
Remote work is proving difficult for many professors, given the circumstances and despite some early predictions to the contrary. What institutions are doing and can start doing to ease the pressure.
AP exams go online amid coronavirus pandemic, insists cheating a non-issue
Traditional AP exams will be held online this year
Coronavirus strands international students across Europe
The erection of borders, disrupted transport and fear of infection mean many will have to stay put, but their mental health could be at risk, universities are warned
Firefly’s school apps struggle with ‘unprecedented demand’
A leading provider of remote-learning tech to schools says it has struggled with record demand, causing its service to run slowly and suffer periods of being offline.
As more colleges move to remote learning, students struggle to adapt
“Stay healthy, stay home,” reads a lit-up sign outside the gates of Princeton University.
Dispute over student loans helps stall stimulus bill
A $1.6 trillion stimulus proposal from Republicans to help the economy during the coronavirus crisis stalled in the Senate over a number of objections by Democrats, including that the proposal didn’t do enough to help those saddled with student debt.
