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Reopening, With Equity

Administrations are considering the upcoming fall. What sorts of equity issues are at play with a return to "normal"?

The Academic Progress Tournament Returns

Our annual bracket shows who would win the NCAA Division I men's basketball championship based on academic performance. And the winner is …

Green Light for Student Employee Unions

National Labor Relations Board withdraws a proposed rule against student employee unions. The development will likely lead to more unionization efforts on private campuses. Columbia University grad assistants, planning a strike, welcome the news.
Opinion

How to Reopen Higher Ed

This is a national imperative, requiring New Deal-level funding and focus, write Irene Mulvey and Randi Weingarten.

Vaccine Timing ‘Fortunate’ for Admissions

Colleges trumpet fall plans in recent weeks because they feel they need to share concrete information with prospective students. Good vaccine news helps, too.

Spring Enrollment Keeps Slipping

Undergraduate enrollment fell by 4.5 percent versus last spring, with deep drops among some underrepresented students, according to early data. Graduate enrollment ticked up, but not enough to prevent an overall decline in student numbers.

COVID-19 and Beyond: Solutions for Academic Mothers

After reading paper after paper describing the problem, scientists urge on- and off-campus entities to help female caregivers weather the pandemic through specific policy changes and approaches.

‘Ethics and Best Practice’

As the pandemic sapped dormitory projects of their financial reserves, a contractor told the University System of Georgia it had a "win-win" financial proposal, according to newly available documents. The system said no, and soon, the contractor allegedly said it would not be cleaning enough to meet state public health recommendations.