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Policy and Legal Affairs

How education research aims to tackle racism

Leading education research organizations announce major focus on systemic racism on the day after President Donald Trump calls for a more patriotic curriculum.

Why COVID is canceling spring break on many campuses

Spring break is the latest college tradition to fall prey to COVID, as a wave of campuses eliminates the vacation as they announce spring 2021 semester plans.

University of Michigan faces student strikes over COVID safety

R.A.s, graduate student employees and some student dining staff at the University of Michigan have gone on strike over COVID safety precautions.

DeVos ties ‘free inquiry and religious liberty’ to funding

Colleges and universities must follow a new “free inquiry and religious liberty” rule to continue to qualify for U.S. Department of Education grants, Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos announced Wednesday.

‘Marist Mindset’: 10 key issues shaping students’ worldview

Race relations, conflicts between and privacy and technology, and fashion in the era of personal protective equipment (PPE) top annual list that aims to define the outlook of first-year students.

4 ways learning analytics lead to equity in higher ed

Learning analytics can guide colleges in building equity as higher ed faces the COVID pandemic and recession amidst renewed protests over racial injustice.
Wed Sep 9th, 2020

The push to have colleges be tobacco-free this fall

As COVID-19 continues to spread, new concerns have prompted two legislators to ask the CDC to offer new guidance for smoking and vaping on campus
Fri Sep 4th, 2020

When employees refuse to return to work

As employers, colleges and universities will hear from individuals who are unable or unwilling to come back to campus to do their jobs. Here's what actions HR and managers can take.
Thu Aug 27th, 2020

5 snapshots of campus life during the COVID-era

The key to completing the fall semester at the University of New Haven—and at colleges across the nation—will be holding community COVID infections down.
Tue Aug 25th, 2020

9 new distance learning rules: What you need to know

Reducing costs and expanding access to higher education are the goals of new federal distance learning regulations, Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos says.
Tue Aug 25th, 2020

4 COVID-era cybersecurity threats CISOs are confronting

The cybersecurity challenges colleges and universities face during the COVID are growing more in scale than in style, a panel of chief information security officers said Wednesday. 
Thu Aug 20th, 2020