President Speaks: 5 tips for small-college leaders to foster community amid coronavirus
Dennis Hanno is the president of Wheaton College, in Norton, Massachusetts. America’s smaller colleges and universities, particularly liberal arts colleges, foster a sense of community that is central to their mission. While the current coronavirus crisis...
Could coronavirus push more colleges to test-optional admissions?
2019 was a record year for advocates of the test-optional movement in college admissions. More than 50 institutions, the most in a single year, declared they would no longer require, or in some cases even review, applicants’ SAT and ACT scores. Administrators...
Librarians helping teachers, parents find resources during coronavirus school closures
Dive Brief: School libraries may be closed, but librarians are continuing their work online. Jessamyn West, an educational technician who runs the librarian.net blog, shares her online library experiences with EdSurge. In a fast pivot, West said libraries are looking...