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Oct 12

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How the pandemic spurred American students to pursue health care careers

By Stephanie Sy, Maea Lenei Buhre, Jason Kane

The COVID-19 pandemic laid bare many vulnerabilities in America’s healthcare system, including a worsening shortage of nurses and physicians. But recent data indicates a new surge of interest in nursing, medical and other health-related career programs. Stephanie Sy has this…

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Oct 05

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Politics of vaccine, mask mandates complicate return to normal on college campuses

By Hari Sreenivasan, Jason Kane, Maea Lenei Buhre

Millions of students returned to campus this fall for the in-person college experience, as the Delta variant continues to impact parts of the U.S. Some schools have strict mandates for vaccination, testing and masking. In other places, that’s not an…

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Jun 22

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COVID ‘knocked the wind out of’ Navajo Nation, its colleges. Here’s how they’re recovering

By Stephanie Sy, Gretchen Frazee, Lena I. Jackson

Many tribal colleges and universities are located in remote areas and often serve older and low-income American Indian students. Many lack access to basic necessities like internet and running water, making learning during the pandemic especially difficult. As Stephanie Sy…

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Jun 15

Watch 7:21
Record enrollment at Maine college offering diverse learning options post-pandemic

By Jeffrey Brown, Mike Fritz

Across the country, more than 60 colleges have closed or merged since 2016. The COVID-19 pandemic put further financial pressure on colleges and students alike. But one college in Unity, Maine is seeing record enrollment by offering students various learning…

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Apr 12

Even as colleges pledge to improve, share of engineering graduates who are Black declines

By Melba Newsome, The Hechinger Report

The proportion of graduates with degrees in science and engineering who are Black is flat or down, even as demand for workers in those high-paying fields grows at double the rate of other occupations. And Covid-19 pandemic trends appear to…

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Apr 12

U.S. colleges divided over requiring student COVID-19 vaccinations

By Associated Press

Universities including Rutgers, Brown, Cornell and Northeastern recently told students they must get vaccinated before returning to campus next fall.

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Apr 06

Watch 7:38
Theater tools help these students accept different perspectives

By Jeffrey Brown, Anne Azzi Davenport

In a moment marked by deep political and cultural divides, a program named "In Your Shoes" looks to harness tricks of the stage to step into the shoes of others and help students understand different perspectives. Jeffrey Brown has the…

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Jan 19

Watch 7:50
How the pandemic is impacting college students’ mental health

By Hari Sreenivasan, Jason Kane, Alison Thoet

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…

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Jan 12

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How the pandemic highlights racial disparities in higher education

By Hari Sreenivasan, Jason Kane

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…

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Jan 05

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As pandemic wears on, colleges and universities grapple with how to survive

By Hari Sreenivasan, Jason Kane

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…

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