higher education

Forced off campus by coronavirus, students aren’t won over by online education

By Matt Krupnick, The Hechinger Report

Online education experts say there’s a big difference between classes that were designed to be digital from the beginning and what’s happening now, which they describe as a product more of panic than planning.

Student scientists, athletes and artists miss opportunities when learning moves online

By Meredith Kolodner and Jon Marcus, Caroline Preston, Delece Smith-Barrow, The Hechinger Report

The closing of colleges and universities has disrupted the educations of millions of students. But it’s affecting the lives of many in ways that are not yet widely understood.

Already stretched universities now face huge endowment losses from market meltdown

By Jon Marcus, The Hechinger Report

With attention focused on classes being canceled and students being sent home, the coronavirus presents another threat to U.S. universities and colleges: tens of billions of dollars in potential endowment losses.

Why UVA joined scores of other colleges in asking students to stay off campus

As the U.S. novel coronavirus outbreak worsens, colleges and universities around the country are asking students to stay off campus -- and essentially shutting down. Though some classes are migrating online, the closures may still represent a hardship for students…

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As college students leave campuses over COVID-19, new considerations arise

By Elizabeth Redden, Inside Higher Ed

A roundup of how the coronavirus continues to wreak havoc on higher education.

University response to student’s white supremacist presentation draws criticism

By Greta Anderson, Inside Higher Ed

A Georgia Southern University freshman promoted white supremacist ideology in a class presentation. The university says the presentation falls within his free speech rights. Students of color say they want the school to do more.

For-profit colleges that get GI Bill money need more oversight, veterans say

By Jasper Craven, The Hechinger Report

Internal government documents, watchdog reports and interviews suggest that little has been done to crack down on colleges accused of predatory behavior.

Facing lawsuit, DeVos erases student loans for 1,500

By Collin Binkley, Associated Press

Education Secretary Betsy DeVos on Friday said she will forgive certain student loans for more than 1,500 borrowers who attended a pair of for-profit colleges that shut down last year.

Are new accreditation rules for online education streamlined or ripe for abuse?

By Paul Fain, Inside Higher Ed

The Trump administration calls its final rules on accreditation and state approval of online providers a rightsizing of bureaucracy that protects students. Consumer advocates and Democrats see an unraveling of federal oversight.

College leaders express doubts about schools’ agility in adapting to future challenges

By Doug Lederman, Inside Higher Ed

"Most institutions still plan for the 'medium term' -- not fast enough to be agile or future-facing enough to be transformational," a new report states.