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Colleges Seek Waivers From Risk-Taking Students
As fall semester approaches, students are increasingly opposing liability waivers and "informed consent" agreements required by colleges as a condition of returning to campus.
The Return of the Campus Tour
Colleges say that, with changes, they can be operated safely. But many colleges are staying virtual.
Faculty to Students: Stay Home
Frustrated with their university's plans for fall, including full dorms, UNC Chapel Hill professors tell students to stay home.
COVID-19 Roundup: Study Recommends Testing Every 2 Days
Experts say study offers "wake-up call" as to whether colleges are planning enough testing. Players push back on planned football season, and another college lays off faculty.
Discrimination Against Colleges Serving Minorities?
Several advocacy groups said the method Congress is considering using to distribute additional coronavirus aid shortchanges colleges that serve students of color.
Looking for the Remote
Reopening plans in many new coronavirus hot spots were drafted before cases surged. Faculty members in those states want a do-over, in the form of an all-online fall or at least a delayed opening.
Tide Turns on Fall Reopenings
COVID-19 spread prompts many colleges to reverse plans to bring students back to their physical campuses.
Colleges Lease Hotel Rooms for Students
They hope to space out students’ living quarters and reduce the spread of COVID-19.