A lack of documentation of the 1918 flu pandemic motivated University of North Georgia librarians to ensure the campus' coronavirus experiences were preserved for future generations.
San Jacinto College, a community college near Houston, has brought small groups of students back to campus to complete courses that require hands-on learning.
Temple University launched an online business course that used virtual reality technology right before the coronavirus began affecting schools across the U.S.
In his final greeting as president of Excelsior College, UB guest columnist James N. Baldwin will celebrate graduates as originally planned on July 10, but will use technology—the institution's platform every other day of the year—to create a memorable event.
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.
UB guest columnists John Katzman and Stephen M. Kosslyn address six challenges higher ed faces in preparing for the fall. Ideally, they say, campuses will create a single ecosystem that allows faculty, staff and students to move between physical and virtual environments.
In-person fall semesters are taking shape across the country as colleges plan to reopen with terms that start anytime from mid-summer to early October.
The final Title IX regulations recently released by the U.S. Education Department put more of a burden on administrators to identify their investigative processes, to provide an impartial report, and to ensure all employees who witness sexual harassment or assault file incident reports.
If college and university campuses remain closed in fall 2020 in favor of online learning, a significant number of students may not attend, according to a survey.
Facing its own budget cuts, Eastern Michigan University offers an online list of coronavirus-related financial impacts at other colleges and universities.
