Tag: higher education

July 15, 2020

Kick international students out of the country? Force them to attend in-person classes in the face of a pandemic? That would be a hard “no.” In a resounding victory over the Trump administration’s threat that international students must attend classes […]

July 13, 2020

The Wall Street Journal calls the University of California System’s recent decision to eliminate the SAT and ACT in admissions “a historic blow to excellence in higher education,” and declares that the regents have “put racial politics above merit.” The […]

July 8, 2020

Rachel Williams is not sure how her classroom will look this fall, but she knows one thing that will continue — her use of video. She started filming short clips as students transitioned to learning from home as a way […]

July 6, 2020

The losses, according to the report, could be in part due to the seasonal changes in education, which sees cyclical dips of about 20% in employment over the summer months. However, unemployment in public education is still significantly higher compared […]

July 6, 2020

There is plenty for higher education leaders and professors to fear in the fall. Will students come back? Will in-person classes lead to a spike in Covid-19 cases? Will faculty be ready to teach whatever kind of hybrid, hyflex, at […]

June 26, 2020

Although we’re in various stages of coronavirus lockdown, not all leadership searches have ground to a halt. Certainly, pausing a search during this pandemic is a valid approach, but other institutions have chosen to move forward decisively to recruit the […]

June 24, 2020

Community colleges have long been tasked with developing their region’s workforce. Yet employers often bemoan that they can’t find workers with the knowledge and abilities they need, and several industries have yawning skills gaps. That’s why earlier this year, Education […]

June 22, 2020

South Florida announced earlier this month that in order to move onto campus, students must agree to an addendum to the college’s housing contract, which states they wouldn’t be eligible for refunds if residence halls closed. Western Carolina followed suit […]

June 2, 2020

Parenting is a tough job in the best of circumstances. And if you’re anything like me, it’s been even harder in the age of COVID-19. The shift to remote learning has been a big adjustment for my kids. And, to […]

June 1, 2020

Education leaders and organizations joined others Monday in condemning a Minneapolis police officer’s killing of a black man last week while urging students and community members to refrain from contributing to the wave of violence that continued to spread over […]