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Coronavirus News Roundup for April 22
Everything you need to know for Wednesday about higher ed and the coronavirus in one easy-to-read package (with some distractions to help your sanity).
‘A Ghost Town’
Students have said too few were allowed to stay on campus. Far from the party atmosphere some observers may have feared, the students who remain say the experience is, if anything, isolating.
The Recession and For-Profit College Recruiting
The last recession brought overaggressive recruitment of students by bad actors among for-profit colleges, and some worry about a repeat in this economic downturn.
Opinion
Coronavirus, Cash and Countdown
The coronavirus pandemic and associated recession could threaten many colleges financially. Aden Hayes lays out the data points to be watching for signs of trouble in the months to come.
Degrees of Separation
Researchers say their results finding high levels of interconnectedness by virtue of students' course enrollments suggest caution is warranted when it comes to resuming in-person instruction.
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...
For-Profit Colleges and Stimulus Funds
Four powerful Democratic senators, led by Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts, yesterday wrote to the U.S. Department of Education requesting clarification...