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How Gates Foundation Helps Students Get Into College Amid COVID
With so much focus on schools’ plans surrounding reopening, safety precautions and virtual education, the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation cautions that Americans must also consider how the COVID-19 pandemic may impact students’ futures. Now, more than ever before, high school students are at severe risk of falling off of their paths to higher education… Read More
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Colleges Reconsider What It Takes to Reopen Safely
With cases of coronavirus spiking in many U.S. states, colleges and universities are reconsidering what it will take to safely reopen campuses and conduct in-person classes this fall. Despite continuous pressure from the White House to open schools, many colleges and universities see real reasons to be cautious. Some institutions have completely reversed their original… Read More
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COVID May be Severe for 1 In 3 Young Adults, Study Finds
In many U.S. states, reported rates of COVID-19 are rapidly increasing, and a high proportion of those contracting the disease are young adults. In Florida, for instance, the average age of those infected with COVID-19 is now 21. Similar trends can be found in other states, including Arizona, California and Texas. Partially due to the… Read More
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How to Prevent the Spread of False COVID-19 News on Social Media
Researchers from MIT and the University of Regina have determined a way to keep social media users from sharing fake news stories about COVID-19. Social media companies could use the researchers’ findings to limit the spread of false information on their platforms. Through a number of tests on social media users, the researchers found that,… Read More
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New Air Filter Can Kill COVID-19 Virus in Indoor Spaces
Researchers from the University of Houston and Medistar, a Houston-based medical real estate development firm, have created an air filter capable of catching and instantly killing the virus responsible for COVID-19. “This filter could be useful in airports and in airplanes, in office buildings, schools and cruise ships to stop the spread of COVID-19,” Zhifeng… Read More
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Most Students Applaud Their College’s Response to COVID-19
There was an uproar in March when U.S. colleges and universities closed their campuses in an effort to limit the spread of COVID-19. Students were asked to pack up quickly and leave. Stories flooded news feeds about the struggles students faced. Some lost their on-campus jobs. Others lost access to dining halls and dormitories and… Read More
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This Live Map Shows COVID-19 Community Resources Available to You
The GroundBreakers Network, a global network of civic innovators and community leaders, has launched a live “COVID-19 Community Resource Map” to highlight resources available to local communities impacted by the coronavirus pandemic. The map is currently used and shared by thousands of community leaders to bring resources to those most in need of help in… Read More
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How COVID-19 Has Impacted Teens
There has been a lot of speculation, over recent months, about how the COVID-19 pandemic has impacted America’s teens. Parents, teachers, counselors and health professionals have all stepped up to offer their opinions. Now, teens want the adults in their lives to listen. In a national survey of more than 1,000 students ages 13-18, the… Read More
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How COVID Has Impacted College Admissions
Summer is typically a time filled with excitement for students heading into their senior year of high school. But this year, amid the COVID-19 pandemic, things feel a bit different. Like everyone else, students graduating in 2021 are concerned about the health and safety of themselves and their loved ones. Many are dealing with heightened… Read More
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Student Emergency Aid Must be Equitably, Transparently and Expediently Disbursed
In mid-April, colleges and universities across the United States began to receive their share of the Higher Education Emergency Relief Fund (HEERF) — the government’s $14.25 billion care package to help institutions and their students get back on their feet. The Department of Education mandated that half of the money that each college or university… Read More
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Pros and Cons of Taking a Gap Year During COVID-19 Pandemic
As the COVID-19 pandemic continues to spread in the United States, many students doubt that college campuses will reopen this fall and are understandably underwhelmed about the prospect of paying full tuition for a year of virtual classes. As a result, some current college students are reconsidering their plans for the upcoming fall semester. And… Read More
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Will Current College Students Continue School in the Fall?
Amid the COVID-19 pandemic, there has been a lot of discussion on whether colleges and universities will be able to successfully recruit high school seniors to enroll this fall semester. But what about retaining the students that they already have? At this point, nearly one in 10 current college students are rethinking their plans for… Read More
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The Emergence of Increased Synergy in Higher Ed Amid COVID-19
That COVID-19 has thus far brought about a broad range of insights and performance shifts is no longer news. Practices that had been parked on the long-term horizon and considered near-impossible became instant realities, prompting awareness that the world as we knew it had overnight become a thing of the past, and that we’d better… Read More
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COVID-19’s Impact on College Enrollment
After the Great Recession of 2008, college enrollment increased by nearly 16 percent. But this year, amid the COVID-19 pandemic, we’re seeing an opposite reaction, at least so far. In fact, about 28 million American adults — 11 percent of those aged 18 and older — have canceled their education plans amid the COVID-19 pandemic,… Read More
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Will Colleges Reopen Campuses in the Fall?
Will campuses reopen for fall semester? Largely, that remains to be determined. But colleges and universities across the United States are beginning to outline their intentions. By way of a letter written by Provost Alan Garber, Harvard University announced it will reopen its campus in the fall, but classes may still be held online. So… Read More
