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More universities, higher ed groups step up to help Afghan refugees

Goddard College announced last Friday that it would be willing to house Afghan refugees at dormitories on its Plainfield, Vermont campus for at least two months this fall.

Liberty University in Virginia orders campus-wide quarantine amid COVID spike

The number of cases among students and staff jumped from 40 last week to 159 on Saturday.

Lyon College president resigns after controversy

The Lyon College of Board of Trustees has accepted the resignation of President W. Joseph King, effective immediately following comments made in a publication.

Latino community college presidents cautiously optimistic about enrollment

Freshman enrollment took a big hit in fall 2020. While educators are keeping an eye on the delta variant, they hope steps to retain and help students pay off.

Reports of cheating at colleges soar during the pandemic

At Virginia Commonwealth University, reports of academic misconduct soared during the 2020-21 school year, to 1,077 — more than three times the previous year's number.

Georgia State instructor loses job over her mask stand

She told GSU she would only teach if masks were worn in her classes. She also said she’d be willing to teach the online versions of the classes.

The new chief chaplain at Harvard? An atheist (subscription)

The elevation of Greg Epstein, author of “Good Without God,” reflects a broader trend of young people who increasingly identify as spiritual but religiously nonaffiliated.

Feds to end dual-enrollment experiment, disappointing participating colleges

The decision comes five years after the Obama administration offered about $20 million in Pell grants to as many as 10,000 high school students taking dual-enrollment courses.

International students begin to return to U.S. universities after a COVID-19 hiatus (subscription)

The issue of visas for Chinese students has emerged as a point of contention in already strained ties between China and the United States.

Initial estimates show fall enrollments up at several public universities

Arizona State University is welcoming its largest class of first-year, on-campus students ever — more than 14,350, a 12% increase (1,500 students) compared to fall 2020.

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