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Marlboro to Become New 2-Year Program

Amid the pandemic, charter school group plans to launch a new two-year college out of the ashes of Marlboro College.

Can Active Learning Co-Exist With Physically Distanced Classrooms?

Advocates for active learning worry that their favored approach will be hard to pull off in physically distanced classrooms -- and that instructors will revert to the straightforward lecture.

Ramping Up for Remote Instruction

Anticipating continued remote instruction this fall, nonprofits, ed-tech companies and institutions race to provide faculty with the resources and training they need to teach well online.
Opinion

The Physically Distanced Classroom: A Day in the Life

As some campuses plan for students’ physical return this fall, Norman Clark imagines how a student might navigate a day in class. It isn't pretty.

How College Students Viewed This Spring's Remote Learning

A professor's in-depth survey of students before and after courses went virtual offers insights into how colleges can improve. The key elements: a thoughtful mix of flexibility and structure.

The Switch Semester

Several universities have said they will open for in-person instruction this fall but will end on-campus instruction by Thanksgiving. Can that plan work?
Opinion

A Time to Reflect on What College Should Be

The long-term survival of colleges and universities will hinge on their ability to deliver what matters most to students, employers and society, write Jamie Merisotis and Carrie Besnette Hauser.

Cal State Stands Alone

As many colleges line up to say they'll be reopening campuses, California State University is planning for most courses to be online. What makes the system different?