Sean CoughlanEducation correspondent image copyrightPeter Byrne Getting university students home for the Christmas holidays has become a political priority – and the plans to make it possible are getting more complicated by the day. There are proposals for a mass testing programme for students and for stopping any in-person teaching […]
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Wake Forest University said president Nathan Hatch will step down after leading the school for 15 years. Hatch plans to retire in June. WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. — Wake Forest University announced Tuesday university president Nathan Hatch will step down in his role at the end of this school year. The university […]
Many Penn State students have been waiting to take a trip back to the gym as a part of their daily routine for the fall semester — and now they have the chance. The Intramural Building reopened to students on Sept. 25. The White Building and the Hepper Fitness Center […]
KALAMAZOO, MI — The Sindecuse Health Center at Western Michigan University reported 50 new cases of coronavirus on Tuesday, Sept. 29. The 50 new cases come from the results of WMU community members that were tested on Sept. 24-25. The university has been updating data on its online COVID-19 Dashboard […]
(Getty Images) Jack Miller will return to his second year at the University of Newcastle this month. The 19-year-old says ahead of his arrival, after a summer of lockdown, his primary feeling is confusion over the new coronavirus measures, which stop gatherings of more than six people, but do allow […]
West Virginia University announced Monday that it would suspend in-person classes at its main campus because of concerns over a recent spike in coronavirus infections. The university said in-person undergraduate classes would be canceled Tuesday at its main campus in Morgantown and then shift to online-only instruction through Sept. 25. […]
The Independent Design and style aside, most people can agree that a room isn’t quite complete without a little bit of decoration on the walls – wheter that’s in the form of prints, artwork or photographs. As you move into your new student halls or shared house, considering what you’re […]
Students prepare to start university amid coronavirus: iStock Many students applied to university before coronavirus and social distancing had entered the UK’s day-to-day vocabulary. Now, they are preparing to start courses as universities adapt to become as safe as possible during the Covid-19 pandemic. “It’s definitely not how I imagined […]
So you’ve made it through the coronavirus crisis (so far), you’ve survived the chaotic U-turn on A-level grades and the mad scramble for university places, and you’ve ruled out deferring for a year. You have secured a place for this autumn and you are going to uni. After navigating that […]
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has changed its COVID-19 testing guidelines and now says people without symptoms “do not necessarily need a test” – even if they’ve been exposed to COVID-19. The move comes a week after the CDC updated travel guidelines that no longer mandate a 14-day quarantine for […]
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has changed its COVID-19 testing guidelines. Now, the CDC says, people without symptoms “do not necessarily need a test” – even if they’ve been exposed to COVID-19. In Hawaii, its most populous island is returning to stay-at-home orders in its fight against COVID-19, while Massachusetts is […]
Jerry Falwell Jr. agreed to permanently leave his position as president of the evangelical Liberty University after reports about his sex life led him to take an indefinite leave of absence. The move on Monday, the first day of the new semester’s classes at Liberty, comes as the evangelical leader claims […]
Jerry Falwell Jr. has permanently left his position as president of the evangelical Liberty University after reports about his sex life led him to take an indefinite leave of absence. The move on Monday, the first day of the new semester’s classes at Liberty, comes as the evangelical leader claims he’s […]
Florida, one of the hardest hit states from the coronavirus, just registered its 10,000th death due to COVID-19. It came after the state recorded 174 new deaths Wednesday, giving it a total that’s fifth highest among states around the country. It has recorded more than 584,000 cases of COVID-19 so […]
First, the University of North Carolina. Now, North Carolina State University. A day after university officials in Chapel Hill decided to pivot to online classes after at least four clusters of outbreaks of COVID-19 in student living spaces, the Raleigh university reported its first cluster of positive cases that included some of […]
PA With results for A-level students in England, Wales and Northern Ireland published today, thousands of teenagers will find out if they’ve received a spot at a university. But with the continuing coronavirus pandemic, university is likely to be a bit different this year. There are many challenges facing UK […]
Welcome to Money Diaries — College Edition where we are tackling the ever-present taboo that is money. We’re asking real people how they spend their hard-earned money during a seven-day period — and we’re tracking every last dollar. Today: a public health major at a university that costs $30,000 per […]
University of California campuses will offer mostly online instruction this fall, but each school has the power to set its own rules and at least two of them are already revising early plans to account for new coronavirus outbreaks. Some schools plan to offer 30% of instruction in person, while […]
INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) – On Wednesday, Butler University students can start getting COVID-19 vaccines on campus. It’s part of an effort to get people on campus vaccinated before the end of the semester. This clinic is happening on Wednesday through Friday at Hinkle Fieldhouse from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. The second […]
Rutgers University will require students returning to campus this fall to prove they’ve been vaccinated against Covid-19, becoming one of the first institutions in the U.S. to mandate the immunizations. Rutgers President Jonathan Holloway announced the change Thursday, saying in a statement the university plans to update its immunization requirements […]
UNIVERSITY HEIGHTS, Ohio — The city’s Planning Commission has scheduled a special meeting for 7 p.m. Tuesday (March 23), during which it will again take up a matter that drew a large amount of interest when the commission last met, on March 4. During that March 4 Zoom meeting, about […]
For Penn State professor Jadrian Wooten, the popular TV show “Parks and Recreation” is more than a funny show — it’s a tool he uses to educate students. Wooten, an associate teaching professor of economics, uses popular culture and TV references in his classes to teach his students, which has […]