Higher ed leaders who want to ensure their buildings are safe when reopening campuses during the pandemic have a wealth of technologies that can help make their facilities healthier.
No students tested positive for coronavirus during the launch of University of California San Diego's 'Return to Learn' campus reopening plan, which aims to screen the entire campus once a month in the fall.
UB guest columnists John I. Williams Jr. and Burt Woolf share a three-step framework. They say thriving in a post-pandemic environment means re-envisioning the entire campus service-delivery system as a tightly integrated whole.
New students can arrive at Rhodes College in late July for a three-week 'premester' with social distancing built into campus life, including their classes and social activities.
From the Academic Esports Guide, simple strategies such as learning the lingo to the games being played can get educators into a space enjoyed by so many students.
First, respond to trauma; then, create (and assess) wellness programs to facilitate ongoing student success, says UB guest columnist Karen Gross, who emphasizes the importance of incorporating the values of transparency, tranquility, tolerance and temperance.
College admissions teams are having to get creative—and also trying to have some fun—as they work to convince students to enroll at their institutions in the fall.
Wellesley College in Massachusetts furthers its partnership with nearby Newton-Wellesley Hospital to bring more comprehensive student health care to campus.