Dive Brief: Six leading higher education organizations this week issued a set of principles to guide their members in accepting academic credit in light of the coronavirus’s impact on instruction. The eight principles include acknowledging that the situation is placing stress on students and intensifying historical inequities. Transparency about credit policies is critical, the groups […]
Dive Brief: Students at Drexel University and the University of Miami have sued their respective institutions for tuition and fee refunds, claiming they paid for services and in-person instruction, which are no longer being provided because of the coronavirus...
Most U.S. college campuses are empty of students and nonessential workers. But that doesn’t mean activity there has ground to a halt. In the last few weeks, several institutions nationwide have begun preparing their dormitories for a new group of residents:...
Michigan State University had general liability coverage from the same insurance company for nearly two decades. Then it was revealed that one of its sports doctors had sexually abused hundreds of women and that top administrators knew of and mishandled complaints...
Dive Brief: The U.S. Department of Education intends to immediately distribute about $6 billion in coronavirus relief funding to colleges, Education Secretary Betsy DeVos said Thursday. Institutions must use this money to provide emergency grants to students who have...
