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Despite Warnings, No Clear Advice on Closing Dorms
Top federal health experts worry colleges will spread coronavirus if they send students home, but keeping residence halls open poses its own dangers.
COVID-19 Roundup: Emptying a Dorm for Isolation Space
University of Tennessee will clear out a residence hall as it runs out of quarantine spots. Miami of Ohio will return students to campus despite 1,000 cases. Colleges announce spring instructional plans.
How Community Colleges Are Serving the Most Vulnerable
Two-year colleges worked quickly to help students get through the pandemic, pivoting to drive-through food banks and community partnerships.
Scholars on Strike
Academics across the U.S. strike and teach for racial justice and an end to police violence against people of color.
Who Leads Colleges After COVID-19?
A singular focus on the current crisis won't do, higher education leaders say. Those in power at colleges and universities must find time to prepare their institutions for an unsettled future that looks very different from the old status quo.
COVID-19 Roundup: Cuomo Cites College Cases
N.Y. governor cites campus outbreaks and condemns party near NYU. Winona State and Bradley enact two-week campuswide quarantines, and Gettysburg and Ohio University reduce number of students on their campuses.
When Student Influencers Catch COVID-19
YouTube stars Brooklyn and Bailey McKnight didn’t cast any blame on Baylor University when they contracted COVID-19. Will other students with large social media followings be so generous?
Small Colleges Try to Contain COVID Clusters
Small colleges are seeing their share of COVID-19 outbreaks. Will small scale make containment easier than it's proving to be at large universities with more resources?