Physical & Mental Health

Survey of presidents zeroes in on financial pressures. Working paper analyzes political factors in reopening decisions. Florida football coach calls for full-capacity stadium crowd. More colleges temporarily shift classes online or take other steps to reduce spread.

Confusion and concern mount in the wake of a student's death as COVID-19 infections spread.

Missouri Valley College students with mental health conditions such as anxiety and depression want to attend classes fully online to cope with the pandemic. College officials say the students aren't eligible for such accommodations. Experts say the students are legally entitled to them.

Three North Carolina colleges sent students home only weeks after in-person instruction began. They're still footing the bill for testing, PPE and other COVID-19 prevention measures.

New England conference cancels its winter sports season, and West Chester abandons spring sports. Some colleges resume in-person instruction as others suspend it. And a journal cites COVID-19 policy for taking a side in November.

As states begin slashing budgets, some free college programs are feeling the sting.

Many colleges created dashboards showing their COVID-19 infection and testing data. But a lack of standards for testing and reporting has made for varying levels of transparency.

Colleges and universities have an opportunity to better serve millions of Americans adults without a postsecondary degree, Dave Clayton writes.