UB guest columnist Laura Spence shares how Sterling College transitioned field-oriented scholarship to the online space, while still keeping the field, farm, forest and community in the coursework.
Universities that have refunded less than 100 percent due to COVID-19 closures face the prospect of class actions, say UB guest columnists Hyongsoon Kim, Molly Whitman, Robert Pees and Anthony Pierce of Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP. Some have been filed; more are a certainty. Here's why.
Producing "binge-worthy" events—live and prerecorded—is key for attracting prospects during coronavirus closures and for building on-demand content for future marketing campaigns, says UB guest columnist Sujoy Roy.
Students suddenly struggling to pay tuition beyond their scholarships and loans can try to increase their financial aid packages with help from a free online service called SwiftStudent.
UB guest columnist Joan Marques addresses how higher ed’s move to online learning due to the coronavirus may prompt more educators to use the world-of-work model to assess—and engage—students. She is dean of Woodbury University’s School of Business.
A university's compensation to students and parents for closing university housing and other facilities due to COVID-19 may be covered, say UB guest columnists Timothy P. Law and Elizabeth Vieyra, of Reed Smith LLP.
What is important now? Making sure students know that social distancing in a physical sense does not mean higher ed institutions like Fresno State are distancing themselves from meeting student needs, says UB guest columnist Joseph I. Castro, president of the California school.
UB guest columnists Mark Warschauer and Di Xu of the University of California, Irvine address how instructors can work to provide quality, equitable digital education now—and over the long haul.
