Education Jan 26 How the pandemic is propelling demand for short-term college programs It’s been a brutal academic year for higher education, with enrollment down in the fall more than 560,000 undergraduate students compared to 2019. But there has been at least one area of growth at many schools: short-term programs that help…
Nation Jan 24 Environmentalists, industries are trying to find a methane solution Methane emissions caused by human-related activities, especially from livestock, and oil and gas industries, are responsible for 25% of global warming, according to the United Nations. Hari Sreenivasan reports on the growing call by environmentalists and the oil and gas…
Education Jan 19 How the pandemic is impacting college students’ mental health College students have long been prone to stress, anxiety and depression. And three out of four Americans between the ages of 18 and 24 report poor mental health tied to the pandemic, according to the CDC. Hari Sreenivasan reports as…
Nation Jan 12 How the pandemic highlights racial disparities in higher education Typically during a recession, community college enrollment goes up as unemployed workers start looking for new skills. But that’s not happening this time around, signaling trouble for the economy and individual families going forward — particularly for lower-income students and…
Science Jan 09 In previously protected Alaskan refuge, auctions begin for drilling In a live-streamed auction in Anchorage, Alaska on Wednesday, federal officials accepted bids for leases to explore oil and gas across 1.6 million acres of land—land that, until 2017, had been protected from fossil fuel development as part of the…
Education Jan 05 As pandemic wears on, colleges and universities grapple with how to survive More than 397,000 people at American colleges and universities have contracted the coronavirus since March. As campuses nationwide look to start the third pandemic semester in coming weeks, the grim toll on higher education is mounting, with the basic survival…
Politics Oct 31 North Carolina: A key swing state battered by climate change North Carolina, a key swing state in this year's presidential election, has been hit by three major hurricanes in the last several years. Hari Sreenivasan reports on the race for Agriculture Commissioner, where a Democrat is making climate change a…
Economy Oct 18 With a tax increase on the ballot can an Ohio city shore up its finances? In the central Ohio city of Lancaster, the onslaught of the COVID-19 pandemic stretched already thin public safety resources. Despite aid from the federal CARES Act, city officials say they need more revenue to fund the fire department and police…
Nation Oct 17 Dayton was still recovering from the 2008 recession. Then COVID-19 hit When COVID-19 hit Dayton, in Southwest Ohio, the city slashed its budget by millions of dollars, furloughed workers, and is still facing a budget gap despite millions in aid from the federal CARES Act. In the first of a series…
Education Aug 04 This college lowered tuition due to the pandemic — and plans not to raise it again U.S. colleges have struggled with how to conduct the upcoming academic year amid the coronavirus pandemic. With many schools deciding to offer only remote classes but still charging full tuition, the pandemic has added a new urgency to questions about…