Columbia University has launched a loan fund to help small upper Manhattan businesses recover as other colleges around the country offer free counseling and other programs.

If the pandemic is eliminating the full college experience, should students continue to pay for it? questions UB guest columnist Mike Brown, of LendEDU.

The pandemic will compel institutions to continue selling applicants on the inherent value of a degree and focusing on innovation to get them in the door, says UB guest columnist Michael O'Connor.

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.