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Columbia, NYU and Howard presidents all announce retirements

The three leaders all plan to remain on through the 2022-23 academic years, and two say they will return to teaching.

Howard University goes online amid spike in COVID-19 cases, low quarantine space

With commencement ceremonies a month away and the city seeing a 140% increase, the university isn't taking chances.

President news: 3-star military leader ‘returning to serve’ at HBCU

Hampton University replaces esteemed president William Harvey with alumnus and retired U.S. Army lieutenant general.

Can cutting wi-fi get more students to comply with COVID-19 mandates?

Emory University had some success with it, but it came with a price: heavy backlash from social media.

Will COVID fatigue prevent colleges from new mandates when cases rise?

As institutions have lessened protocols and talked up an endemic phase, a new variant is lurking and spreading rapidly.

College works: Employers say they plan to rev up hiring of 2022 graduates

NACE survey shows massive interest in young workers and a willingness to have them work remotely.

With COVID-19 cases up again, masking returns at Johns Hopkins, Georgetown

Despite a rise in cases statewide in New York, the University of Rochester opts to end booster requirements for students and faculty.

Can higher ed make it through April without big COVID spikes?

One big institution has abandoned most of its mitigation strategies, including contact tracing and isolation.

Biden Administration grants student loan borrowers a 5th extension on payments

With many Americans struggling from inflation and the pandemic, the President and his team grant another pause to those with education debt.

Post-pandemic travel: 3 ways higher ed can increase study abroad enrollment

Following a survey of U.S. college students that shows heightened demand for study abroad, here are three ways to encourage and breathe new life into programs on campus.

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