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Coronavirus News Roundup for May 5
Everything you need to know for Tuesday about higher ed and the coronavirus in one easy-to-read package (with some distractions to help your sanity).
Pandemic Hits Academic Hospitals Hard
Like the universities they're partnered with, academic medical centers are bleeding cash as they weather the pandemic, prepare for and in some cases treat COVID-19 patients.
A Lifeline for Sinking Budgets
Stimulus funds will help black colleges whose resources were stretched thin responding to the pandemic.
The Asterisk Semester
Many institutions are going pass/fail or making new grading schemes. How will prospective grad students, med students and community college transfers be affected?
AAMC Wants Better COVID-19 Data Collection Because of Health Disparities
The Association of American Medical Colleges is calling for a national standardized data collection system to accurately capture information about...
Law Schools and Coronavirus: Bar Exemptions and More
The American Bar Association's Board of Governors passed a policy resolution this week urging state licensing authorities to allow 2019...
Clinical Training for Nursing Students Sidelined
California nursing students worry completion of their programs will be delayed as clinical rotations are suspended because of coronavirus crisis.
Black Colleges Feeling Collective Pain
Leaders and advocates of these institutions say they badly need more federal funds to manage costs associated with coronavirus.