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Supreme Court Takes on College Athlete Pay

The country's highest court will consider whether NCAA rules limiting education-related financial aid to college athletes violate federal law. The anticipated ruling could have broader implications on how the NCAA defines amateurism in intercollegiate athletics.

Lessons Learned

A new survey suggests more colleges incorporated testing for COVID-19 as the fall semester went on. Colleges that did not cited a lack of human resources, among other challenges.

The College Contact Tracers on the Offensive

Contact tracing isn't a new profession. But it is new for most colleges.

The Death and Life of an Admissions Algorithm

U of Texas at Austin has stopped using a machine-learning system to evaluate applicants for its Ph.D. in computer science. Critics say the system exacerbates existing inequality in the field.

Advising in the Time of COVID

The ABCs of successful advising both before, during and after the pandemic are actually the LRCs: listen, respect and care. That’s according to new data from the National Survey of Student Engagement.

Peer-Led Punishment for Flouting Pandemic Rules

Some colleges have called on student groups to manage reports about violations of coronavirus-related public health protocols on campuses and to impose punishments or penalties for peers who don't comply.

Back to Campus

While most institutions are staying the course with what they did in the fall, some that played this semester safe are planning to expand in-person options for students in the spring.

As Many Colleges Cut Sports, One Brings Them Back

New athletics programs are an effort to draw students who wouldn’t have otherwise considered attending Amarillo College in Texas.