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Higher Ed Institutions Grapple With Public Health Implications of In-Person Instruction

by Sara Weissman | September 22, 2020 At the end of June, 97% of college presidents reported that their universities planned to offer Read more

Fauci: Colleges With COVID-19 Outbreaks Should Not Send Infected Students Back Home

by Jessica Ruf | September 4, 2020
Dr. Anthony Fauci, a leading infectious disease expert, has advice for colleges trying to contr [...] Read more

Northwestern Abruptly Changes Re-Opening Plans, Prompting Apology From President

by Jessica Ruf | September 2, 2020
As Northwestern University’s president Morton Schapiro watched COVID-19 cases rising in C [...] Read more

As UK Reports Hundreds of COVID-19 Cases, Officials Await More Data Before Making Major Decisions

by Jessica Ruf |
The University of Kentucky (UK) has reported hundreds of positive coronavirus cases three weeks [...] Read more

With Fall Semester Approaching, Opinions Clash Over the Safety of U of Michigan’s Hybrid Model

by Jessica Ruf | August 19, 2020
As the University of Michigan prepares for classes to start on Aug. 31, differing opinions have [...] Read more

Most Americans Don’t Believe It’s Safe for K-12 Students To Return to In-Person Classes, Finds Survey

by Jessica Ruf |
Most Americans do not believe it is safe for K-12 students to return to in-person classes this [...] Read more

Opening Up? Taking a Look at Fall Reopening Decisions at HBCUs

by B. Denise Hawkins | August 16, 2020
Since COVID-19 forced schools to shutter in March, HBCU campus leaders said they’ve faced dif [...] Read more

New Jersey Gives College Computer Labs Permission to Reopen

by Jessica Ruf | August 11, 2020
After being closed for months due to the COVID-19 pandemic, computer labs at New Jersey college [...] Read more

At Least 6,300 COVID-19 Cases Linked to 270 U.S. Colleges, Reveals a NYTimes Survey

by Jessica Ruf | July 29, 2020
Over the course of the COVID-19 pandemic, at least 6,300 cases have been linked to a group of r [...] Read more

TMCF, UNCF Partner With Testing for America to Help Safely Reopen HBCUs

by Jessica Ruf | July 28, 2020
The Thurgood Marshall College Fund (TMCF) and The United Negro College Fund (UNCF) will partner [...] Read more

How to Infuse Trans-Inclusive Housing in Your University-Wide Changes

by Consuelo A. Grier and Anna Morrison | July 9, 2020
For colleges and universities that will hold brick-and-mortar classes in the fall, and amidst t [...] Read more

Howard Cancels Its Homecoming Citing COVID-19 Concerns

by Jessica Ruf | July 6, 2020
Howard University’s Howard Homecoming — an historic and annual event which typically at [...] Read more

Roger Williams University Reopening Plan Includes Mix of In-Person, Remote Instruction

by Sarah Wood | July 2, 2020
With higher education institutions choosing whether to continue online learning for another sem [...] Read more

Stepping Away from The Brink: COVID-19 Pushed

by Edward Summers, Lessie Branch & Adriel Hilton | June 21, 2020
COVID-19 has exacerbated and accelerated for many colleges and universities the challenges they [...] Read more

Survey: More Than Half of Universities Plan to Reopen in the Fall

by Jessica Ruf | May 31, 2020
More than half of university presidents are “very likely” to allow in-person classes for at [...] Read more

Live Panel Discussion Ensuring Equitable Access and Inclusion During a Pandemic

Recorded on October 22, 2020

The Fight for Tenure: An Uphill Battle for Minoritized Faculty

Recorded on July 1, 2020

Addressing Racism and Structural Inequity in America— What Role Does Higher Education have to play?

Recorded on June 19, 2020

Live Panel Discussion
Ensuring Equitable Access and Inclusion During a Pandemic

Addressing Racism and Structural Inequity in America—
What Role Does Higher Education have to play?