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Aug 04

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This college lowered tuition due to the pandemic — and plans not to raise it again

By Hari Sreenivasan, Cat Wise

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…

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Jul 31

Jobless college students are being given summer jobs to mentor younger peers

By Charlotte West, The Hechinger Report

With their summer jobs and internships canceled and anxiety about getting Covid-19 — or just succumbing to boredom — college students have found one type of work that they largely can do at home this summer: mentoring younger students to…

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Jul 28

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As the pandemic upends higher education, is residential college worth the cost?

By Hari Sreenivasan, Cat Wise

The pandemic has upended the traditional model of higher education, particularly for residential colleges. As many schools announce plans to charge full tuition while continuing with remote learning, some students and parents are questioning whether the price is worth it.

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Jul 21

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Colleges and universities grapple with decision to return to campus

By Hari Sreenivasan, Cat Wise

U.S. colleges and universities are scrambling to finalize their fall plans as coronavirus infections continue to rise in much of the country. While some students, faculty and staff are looking forward to returning to campus, others are raising serious health…

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Jul 14

Watch 7:19
How one community college is grappling with the pandemic, reckoning on race

By Hari Sreenivasan, Cat Wise

How will the fall of 2020 look for students, families and schools as the pandemic reshapes the education landscape? Community colleges, which educate about 40 percent of U.S. undergraduates, were already stretched thin. Now, their enrollment is expected to increase…

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Jul 07

WATCH: College officials testify on future of higher education amid COVID-19

By Courtney Vinopal

The Higher Education and Workforce Investment Subcommittee will hold a hearing July 7 on COVID-19's impact on the future of higher education.

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Jul 06

Amid pandemic, fewer students seek federal aid for college

By Associated Press

It’s raising alarms among education officials who say thousands of students may be opting to delay or forgo college, with potentially dire consequences for their job prospects and future earnings.

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Jun 11

Millions of workers are jobless while in-demand jobs need workers. Can colleges train them?

By Matt Krupnick, The Hechinger Report

Colleges and universities are already being called upon to help Americans learn the skills they’ll need to weather the impending recession.

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Jun 07

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Once homeless, a new college graduate looks to the future

By Zachary Green

When we last spoke with Jaime Waldron earlier in April, she was a homeless college student worried about completing her online studies before graduation. Now, Waldron has officially graduated from the University of Massachusetts with a degree in criminal justice.

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May 20

What’s going to happen at colleges this fall? Here are 15 scenarios

By Edward J. Maloney, Joshua Kim, Inside Higher Ed

Ideas range from getting back to normal to fully remote learning.

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