Colleges and universities are refunding housing and dining fees but not tuition

It was a moment most college seniors can recall vividly: the email to evacuate campus and prepare for the spring semester online.

Scammers are sending 18 million hoax emails about Covid-19 to Gmail users every day, according to Google.

The University of Tennessee is offering laptops to those who do not have access to a computer at home.

‘There is a life in science beyond the virus,’ warns German rectors’ head, amid calls for attention to the trade-offs between shutdowns and scientific progress

But more colleges are going test optional.

As COVID-19 spreads across the U.S., the West’s institutions of higher education are racing to adapt, from moving classes online to closing dorms and reimbursing students for housing and dining.

Years after Yik Yak roiled colleges by facilitating unfiltered and sometimes offensive discussions within the geography of the campus, another anonymous social media app is trying to crack the most elite segment of the higher ed market.

New rules on the hugely popular TikTok app mean under-16s will no longer be allowed to send or receive direct messages.

The editorial board of the UNC-Chapel Hill student paper suggested that ICE agents are the "biggest threat" to public safety.