Policy and Legal Affairs

Only three of the 504 students tested positive for COVID-19 when they arrived on campus last week for Purdue University’s Summer Start and Early Start programs, school officials announced Friday.

In issuing new college sports safety guidelines, NCAA leaders warned this week that teams may not compete this fall if the current coronavirus surge is not controlled. 

Spring break 2020 proves students traveling to and from campus risk bringing COVID infections back to their colleges and universities, potentially igniting local outbreaks, a study has found.

What if colleges and universities added a senior administrator whose sole focus was to manage the coronavirus response and monitor whether everyone on campus is following safety precautions?

Three approaches to addressing new or different types of conduct issues that may arise in remote learning environments involve setting expectations, reviewing and updating policies, and having support resources available.

Colleges and universities can create a greater sense of equity and diversity by rethinking the design of physical and virtual spaces, a panel of higher education leaders said this week.