Students

It’s time for colleges to rethink their plans for the spring semester, write David Wippman and Glenn C. Altschuler, who present a path that offers a balance between safety and normalcy.

By David Wippman and Glenn C. Altschuler

With the Omicron variant fueling a rapid rise in COVID-19 cases, one expert is urging institutions to use layered mitigation strategies to minimize contagion during December graduation ceremonies.

Universities switch final exams and cancel most in-person events.

A painting of Mary and Jesus, featuring a Jesus that resembles George Floyd, was stolen—twice—from the Catholic University of America. Many students don’t want it back on campus.

University of Chicago and Chicago Police Department take steps to increase policing and surveillance in areas around campus following killing of recent graduate.

Tens of thousands of legal restrictions limit job options for formerly incarcerated students who got college degrees and certificates in hopes of gaining a new lease on life.

Colleges should educate students about toxic stress, the lasting effects of the pandemic and how to ameliorate the impact of those experiences on their learning, Mays Imad and her students write.

By Mays Imad

Marquette’s president reflects on how and why the university guides students toward a moral future.

By Michael R. Lovell