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‘The whole system has collapsed’: Covid ravages Indian campuses
From Times higher Education: “Public universities could be damaged ‘beyond repair’ in the fallout from India’s Covid-19 catastrophe, experts have warned. Higher education institutions have… Read More
Medical students suspend studies to help in COVID crisis
From University World News: “The Indian government said medical students in their final year, doctors preparing for postgraduate exams and hospital interns can be deployed… Read More
Delhi universities battle to fight COVID-19 campus surge
From University World News: “Delhi University – one of India’s largest universities with some 91 constituent colleges – has told the government that it needs… Read More
A historic decline in U.S. births signals more enrollment troubles
From The Chronicle: “Already bracing for an enrollment crash expected to hit in 2025, higher education got more bad news this week: The U.S. birth… Read More
Courts skeptical on COVID-19 tuition lawsuits
From Inside Higher Education: “Lawyers have filed more than 300 cases on behalf of students and parents demanding refunds of tuition for educations they deemed… Read More
Rowan University to offer up to $1,000 to students who are fully vaccinated
From Forbes: “Rowan’s full-time students will receive a $500 fall tuition credit if they show proof of their vaccination before August 7. Students living on… Read More
Meet the man now at the center of the debate over student debt
From New York Times: “Richard Cordray, the consumer financial protection chief under President Barack Obama, will now head the federal student aid office in the… Read More
Hundreds of US colleges not worth cost, says Gates Foundation
From Times Higher Education: “The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation is throwing its weight into the job of college assessment, inaugurating a value measurement system… Read More
Congress proposes SNAP benefits expansion for students
From Inside Higher Education: “Legislation to permanently extend college students’ eligibility for the federal Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program was introduced in Congress Tuesday. The benefit… Read More
Tie-up puts northern universities in big league for spin-offs
From Times Higher Education: “Combining the research expertise and budgets of three leading northern universities will help them to emulate Oxbridge’s track record of attracting… Read More
The future of student housing in a post-covid world
From Threshold Agency: “While many student housing communities have traditionally stuck to a 12-month lease term without the option to sublet, the student housing market… Read More
Big lectures ‘a thing of the past’, says Berkeley chancellor
From Times Higher Education: “The decision by the University of California, Berkeley to scrap plans to build a large new lecture theatre on campus following… Read More
The pandemic may have permanently altered campuses. Here’s how.
From The Chronicle: “The Chronicle asked more than 40 architects, campus planners, and leaders in student life and housing about how several categories of campus… Read More
Steep enrollment declines this spring
From Inside Higher Education: “Spring undergraduate enrollment fell 5.9 percent compared to this time last year, the largest drop since the COVID-19 pandemic began, according… Read More
College enrollment and work activity of recent high school and college graduates
From Bureau of Labor: “Among 20- to 29-year-olds who received a bachelor’s degree in 2020, 67.3 percent were employed, down from 76.0 percent in 2019…. Read More
Nearly 1.5 million mothers are still missing from the workforce
From Wall Street Journal: “In March 2021, almost 1.5 million fewer moms of school-aged children were actively working than in February 2020, according to Misty… Read More
US colleges’ billion-dollar question: is philanthropy worth the cost?
From Times Higher Education: “Among the familiar critiques of philanthropy are that wealthy donors are mostly looking for flattery and control and use their largesse… Read More
Space programmes boom as private-sector exploration takes off
From Times Higher Education: “With the one-time government monopoly on extraterrestrial activities giving way to private-sector enterprise at supersonic speed, academic programmes are being added… Read More
The many ways colleges are handling Covid-complicated graduations
From New York Times: “Many of the schools doing in-person ceremonies are putting in extensive safety measures, like the University of Maryland Eastern Shore, which… Read More
Building your online degree program: the definitive guide
Coursera blog: “If you’re currently considering, developing, or actively growing an online degree program, Coursera’s new Building Your Online Degree Program can be your blueprint… Read More
Vaccine rollout makes UK a more attractive study location
From University World News: ”The United Kingdom’s successful rollout of COVID-19 vaccines is making the country more attractive to international students, according to new global… Read More
UK: Thousands of international students had hardship fund applications rejected
From The PIE News: “The PIE sent out a series of freedom of information requests to universities asking for data around the number of applications… Read More
Hiring momentum propels tech workforce towards 12.4 million, CompTIA State of the Market Analysis finds
From Comptia.org: “On the technology industry side, all five top level employment categories are expected to add workers in 2021. The IT services and custom… Read More
Verizon unveils workforce re-skilling pilot with colleges
From EdScoop: “A workforce training development program part of Verizon’s re-skilling initiative announced a pilot program offering free online skills training through colleges. The pilot… Read More
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