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Tag: Residence Halls
News Roundup
‘Case for Campus Housing’ Study Finds Benefits to Living on Campus
First-year students who live on campus are 2% more likely to continue on to their second year than those who do not, according to a new report, “The Case for Campus Housing,” from the Association of College and University Housing Officers – International (ACUHO-I). ACUHO-I says that difference could be due to the proximity of […]
July 15, 2021
News Roundup
Students Can’t Hold U of Iowa Responsible for COVID-19 Spread in Residence Halls
The University of Iowa’s updated 2020-2021 housing contract ensures that students can’t hold it liable for the spread of COVID-19 in the residence halls when the college reopens in the fall, reported The Gazette. The university’s fall semester will begin Aug. 24 with hybrid and in-person instruction. While many students’ plans remain unclear, the university […]
July 1, 2020
Students
Colleges Make Plans for Safe On-Campus Student Move Out
With spring semester coming to an end, universities and colleges have put protocols in place to ensure the safety of students who are returning to campus housing to pack up their belongings after the COVID-19 outbreak forced early closures.
May 19, 2020
News Roundup
Gov. Andrew Cuomo Calls for Investigation Into Racist Incident at Syracuse University
Nearly a week after racist slurs against Black and Asian students were discovered at a Syracuse University (SU) residence hall, New York’s Gov. Andrew Cuomo called on the New York State Police Hate Crimes Task Force and the State Division of Human Rights to investigate the incident. According to the student newspaper The Daily Orange, […]
November 12, 2019
Students
Yes Virginia, There is a Choice
Like many other students of color who receive messages that they’re not good enough, I had resigned myself to believing that I was either unready or unprepared for college. As a first-generation student, I couldn’t rely on legacy status to give me a leg up in the admissions process and my family certainly couldn’t rely on making donations to athletic booster clubs or local alumni groups.
April 16, 2019
Campus Climate
University of Delaware to Close Christiana Towers Residence Halls
The University of Delaware (UD)’s two 17-story Christiana Towers residence halls will be closed at the end of the 2018-19 academic year, the university recently announced. The announcement comes as a surprise to the UD community, as the institution’s original plan was to destroy the Towers in 2023-24, after building a new residence hall, according […]
November 20, 2018
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