Online University Opens Up Courses to Colleges Struggling With Remote Education

by Sara Weissman | March 30, 2020 University of the People – a tuition-free, non-profit online university – has offered to op Read more

Universities Struggle to Respond to the Diverse Needs of Low-Income Students Amidst Coronavirus Shutdowns

by Sara Weissman | March 26, 2020
As the coronavirus shuts down campuses, low-income students face a lot of uncertainty and a sle [...] Read more

by Sara Weissman | March 24, 2020
The University of California Irvine (UC Irvine) just launched its first Online Learning Researc [...] Read more

by Sara Weissman | March 23, 2020
Do test optional policies work? Are universities that practice it actually enrolling – and gr [...] Read more

by Sara Weissman | March 22, 2020
Four years ago, at George Mason University, Black students in the honors college started asking [...] Read more

by Sara Weissman | March 19, 2020
As colleges and universities hastily prepare to shift their courses online in response to the c [...] Read more

by Sara Weissman |
An organization started by Brigham Young University alumni has raised nearly $40,000 to help LG [...] Read more

by Sara Weissman | March 17, 2020
After Brigham Young University leadership reiterated a campus ban on “same-sex romantic behav [...] Read more

by Sara Weissman | March 16, 2020
Democrats in Congress are trying to limit the impact of the coronavirus on students, as K-12 sc [...] Read more

by Sara Weissman | March 15, 2020
Campuses across the country are temporarily closing in response to the coronavirus, encouraging [...] Read more

by Sara Weissman | March 11, 2020
About 50 students and faculty at the University of Colorado Boulder protested last month in sup [...] Read more

by Sara Weissman | March 4, 2020
Shikera Chamndany, a Black alumnus in biomedical engineering at UC Irvine, went to campus to co [...] Read more

by Sara Weissman |
When Harvard University denied tenure to renowned Latinx scholar Dr. Lorgia García Peña, a sm [...] Read more

by Sara Weissman | March 3, 2020
One could argue it’s been a victorious year for historically Black colleges and universities. [...] Read more

by Sara Weissman | March 2, 2020
A new study shows cause for optimism about college completion trends, though racial gaps persis [...] Read more