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The University of Texas at San Antonio opts to start fall classes remotely (subscription)

The university of 30,000 students was set to begin its fall semester on Aug. 23 with in-person classes, but city public health officials have raised risk levels to severe in San Antonio, as cases there have crowded medical facilities.

NCAA won’t punish Baylor for failing to report sexual assault claims against players

Despite concluding that it had a "campus-wide culture of sexual violence," the NCAA said it will not penalize Baylor University after officials failed to report sexual assault claims against football players between 2010 and 2015.

Stanford among first universities requiring weekly COVID-19 testing – even for vaccinated students

Citing the ongoing threat of the highly contagious delta variant, officials unveiled several new safety measures in an email to students ahead of the university’s planned return to campus beginning Aug. 15.

University of Louisiana at Lafayette studies solar farming despite pushback

Louisiana expected to lose out on renewable energy job boom, ULL professor says.

Valparaiso University responds to AG’s concern China is ‘infiltrating’ Indiana schools

The Indiana Attorney General announced that his office is launching a civil investigation into Valparaiso University and Chinese cultural institution the Confucius Institute over fears the relationship between the two is promoting communist propaganda in Indiana.

Back to campus? Beware of 5 sexual harassment investigation and compliance missteps

With students, faculty, and administrators poised to return to campus in person this fall, higher educational institutions must prepare for increased allegations of sexual harassment.

College textbooks: The final blow of higher education’s affordability crisis

Between 2006 and 2016, the price of textbooks increased by 88% and has increased more than 1000% since the 1970s.

SC college offers full-time students free tuition, free laptops for the school year

Clinton College is among a wave of smaller schools around the state offering free tuition to students during the pandemic.

Students at Utah universities priced out of housing

Southern University of Utah students are missing out on about 250 properties that were formerly dedicated to student housing, but were sold to private owners this year.

College president talks maintaining school success in pandemic

James Lentini took over as president of Molloy College, in Rockville Centre, in June 2020 soon after COVID-19 hit.

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