Two ideas include using robots for virtual handshakes during live commencements where not everyone can attend and creating a drive-in commencement event to maintain social distancing.
Bucks County Community College has streamlined once-beleaguered financial aid review processes by adopting a two-way interface that now connects the financial aid office and the Follett-operated school bookstore to help students with purchasing their textbooks. Sponsored content by Trimdata.
The damage done to students' mental health by the coronavirus outbreak and ensuing college closures has surprised even researchers at a student advocacy organization.
Online distance learning programs and videoconferencing can squeak by without stunning video or other flashy visuals, but poor AB is likely a dealbreaker for all involved.
At Kansas State University-Olathe, even before coronavirus closures, about 80% of the classes were conducted by videoconference with the main campus about two hours away.
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.
The coronavirus and COVID-19 are making it onto the curriculum at a growing number of colleges and universities that will teach the economics of pandemics and community service.
Though sedentary behavior and screen time raise cause for concern, especially during the coronavirus pandemic, experts agree that setting too many boundaries for students can lead to negative outcomes.
We must keep our students and institutional missions at the core of our decisions, offering flexibility and accessibility to those who need it most, says UB guest columnist and Adelphi U Vice President Kristen Capezza. Here's how.
