(Thursday Market Open) Some welcome news on the jobs front might give stocks just enough support today to push them toward another test of record highs. Initial jobless claims last week totaled 963,000, the government said. That’s the first time they’ve been under one million since this crisis began. The […]
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Here are some of the best back-to-school products you can get at HP. —Recommendations are independently chosen by Reviewed’s editors. Purchases you make through our links may earn us a commission. Many schools around the U.S. are bringing students back to school digitally this fall, and with transitioning to an […]
Best games of 2020 The digital escapism of video games has become ever more important in 2020, as people search for entertainment, distraction and challenge in their vastly altered reality. Even as we look forward to new games consoles in the form of Xbox Series X and PS5, developers have not let […]
When the state issued its stay-at-home order in March, Gina LaMonica, 39, a partner with Chicago law firm Perkins Coie, had just returned from a work trip. Overnight, the COVID-19 pandemic turned her Park Ridge home into an office and a school as she and her husband juggled their careers […]
With its clear, cool, humidity-free days, gorgeous golden palette and emphasis on eating all the baked goods, fall is unequivocally, indisputably the greatest season ever. (Sorry, summer lovers.) Here, your epic bucket list of 51 fall activities—grab your flannel and get excited, folks. RELATED: 31 Quick and Easy Recipes for […]
Most Americans have likely accepted that the coronavirus pandemic will make this fall much different from past years, with most expecting their home to be a place of work and learning when the school year starts. More than 6 out of 10 Americans (61%) said it is likely they will […]
UC Merced plans to open campus for the fall semester on Aug. 26 with a hybrid mode — with some classes being offered on-campus and while others will be online. How do to that safely, however, remains a work in progress, as coronavirus case numbers surge statewide and the central […]
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 […]
Every Tuesday and Thursday morning, Gomi Zou signs onto her computer to virtually attend her communications class: a recorded lecture voiced by her professor against the backdrop of a black screen. “I spend five hours each weekday watching lectures on my computer, which doesn’t include prep and doing assignments for […]
A graduate gets ready to pose for a picture at the empty campus of San Diego State University, after the California State University system announced the fall 2020 semester will be online, May 13, 2020. Mike Blake/Reuters Harvard University announced Monday that it will only conduct classes online for the […]
The Trump administration on Monday unveiled new fall semester rules for foreign students, including a requirement that they take in-person classes to remain in the U.S., a condition that raised concerns as certain colleges and universities are planning to use online instruction because of the coronavirus pandemic. Under the new […]
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 […]
Miranda Cyr, Las Cruces Sun-News Published 2:56 p.m. MT March 19, 2021 | Updated 4:08 p.m. MT March 19, 2021 CLOSE Buy Photo Much of the New Mexico State University campus sits quiet after all classes were transitioned to fully online due to the COVID-19 pandemic in this Sun-News file […]
LOS ANGELES (AP) — The University of Southern California expects to reopen campuses this fall, joining the state’s major public universities in planning to resume on-campus life that was curtailed by the coronavirus outbreak. “With conditions improving and vaccine distribution now being ramped up, many of us are feeling a […]
October 6, 2020—My physics professor spilled his coffee today. A few comments popped up in the chat—Apparently today’s topic is fluid dynamics, kids—and the professor was smiling. I was smiling, too, but nobody knew; in a Zoom class of 30 students, there’s no nodding to a friend across the room. […]
The University of Missouri delivered on its promise of an on-campus experience for the fall semester, students and officials said, but they also acknowledged a need for adjustments during the pandemic and room for improvement. The semester ends this coming Friday. Professors have shown a lot of flexibility with students, said Frannie […]
This summer, MarketWatch spoke to four college students as they prepared for a fall semester unlike any other. We recently checked back in to see how the pandemic has affected their studies and the way they’re thinking about their futures. The fall semester has been busy for Luz Chavez. The […]
This summer, MarketWatch spoke to four college students as they prepared for a fall semester unlike any other. We recently checked back in to see how the pandemic has affected their studies and the way they’re thinking about their futures. The fall semester has been busy for Luz Chavez. The […]
Consider this your guide to healthier baking. Chef Mia Rigden and Jenny Dorsey team up to show you how to revamp some of your favorite baked goods to make them healthier and loaded with better-for-you ingredients—without skimping on flavor. See All This gluten-free sweet potato tart is guaranteed to be […]
The poster for Goshen College’s production of “Cymbeline: Interrupted.” GOSHEN — The Goshen College Theater Department has produced an interactive web adventure or its fall mainstage, titled “Cymbeline: Interrupted,” based on Shakespeare’s “Cymbeline.” The production was originally slated for the stage last March, but was postponed due to COVID-19. The […]
Short lines, coronavirus precautions greet visitors to Germany’s largest theme park for the fall season As the coronavirus resurges in Europe, the last thing many families are thinking about is a theme park vacation. But this might be a good time to visit Europa Park in Germany. […]
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