As some American states and European nations reenter a lockdown due to rising cases of the coronavirus, international travel remains in limbo. While college classes have largely been shifted online, the world of academic field work cannot be so easily altered, according to Penn State researchers. Travel shutdowns and rising […]
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Students in Bay Area Children’s Theatre’s Advanced Performers program triumphed over the constraints of the pandemic to wow the judges at this year’s Junior Theatre Festival Australia. BACT’s Advanced Performers-6th to 12th graders from Alameda, Berkeley, Livermore, Oakland, Orinda, Pleasanton, and San Ramon-learned their routines online, recorded their parts individually […]
KALAMAZOO, MI — Students at Western Michigan, who will now pivot to online learning a few days earlier than they planned, are hopeful they will be able to return to campus in January. On Monday, Nov. 16, as a line of cars grew at a drive-thru COVID-19 testing site set […]
After several state officials saw a spike in COVID-19 cases tied to Halloween gatherings, health experts are urging students in higher education to either remain on campus or follow specific protocols in an attempt to stay safe from infection as the Thanksgiving holiday approaches. On Sept. 29, the Centers for […]
WICHITA — In just a week, thousands of college students in Kansas will board planes and hop into cars, daydreaming of sweet potatoes and turkey legs. Most of those students won’t return to campus for the rest of the semester. To cut the risk of spreading the coronavirus, the majority […]
Every year, the Office of Global Engagement alongside International Club host International Week, a celebration and recognition of international students. This event is celebrated worldwide for all students who travel abroad to study. This past week, Slippery Rock University hosted their International Week, with some adjustments in order to make […]
n less than two weeks, thousands of college students in Kansas will board planes and hop into cars daydreaming of sweet potatoes and turkey legs. Most of those students won’t return to campus for the rest of the semester. To cut the risk of spreading the coronavirus, the majority of […]
Sandy Kretschmer imagines her son Henry returning home from college, dropping his bags and then giving her a big hug. But she knows the reality of this homecoming may be a lot different. I’ll probably have a mask on and he’ll have a mask on when I hug him,” she […]
DENVER — From online classes to in-person learning and back, this year, college students’ patience has been put to the ultimate test. Now, with remote learning on the agenda for the remainder of the semester, some students are packing up and heading home. Sarah Watamura, a psychology professor and COVID-19 […]
More University of California, Davis students and employees who don’t have coronavirus symptoms can now get tested after a rapid saliva-based COVID-19 test developed by UC Davis was officially validated, campus officials said. About 6,000 more students, faculty and staff members have been invited by email to schedule their first […]
Universities have faced coronavirus outbreaks on campus this term (AFP via Getty Images) Government plans for students to return home for Christmas are “riddled with holes”, a union has said, while the promised mass-testing programme does not yet exist. One student told The Independent he was “very angry” at being […]
Plans to create a travel window for students to return home for Christmas are “riddled with holes”, the Government has been told. © Joe Giddens Plans for students returning home over Christmas are to be announced on Wednesday (Joe Giddens/PA) Universities in England have been told to switch from in-person […]
A look into Butler’s COVID-19 record throughout the fall semester. Photo by Josa Kerns. KATIE DEAN | STAFF REPORTER | [email protected] Nov. 6 marked the 9th week of in-person classes at Butler. After a semester of hybrid and in-person classes, canceled sporting events and lots of mask-wearing, there is much […]
Photo courtesy of The Butler Collegian. JOE KRISKO | ASSISTANT NEWS EDITOR | [email protected] I’m starting to write this article in the same way I have every other during my last couple of years with the Collegian — later than I should and questioning how I got myself into writing […]
Students will be allowed to go home for Christmas during a “travel window” in early December. Under new plans, universities will organise staggered departures for students from December 3-9 once England’s national lockdown lifts. All lectures will move online by 9 December so students can study until the end of term […]
Students are to be sent straight home from university after lockdown so they can spend Christmas with their families, official guidance will say. The long-awaited advice, which will be published on Wednesday by the Department for Education will say that all lectures and classes should move online by December 9 […]
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (WIAT) — This school year, the classroom has been the kitchen table for most children. In low-income schools in Birmingham, the pandemic has exposed longstanding issues and created new challenges with technology access and equity. Sheila Tyson worked to get technology into the hands of students who needed […]
For others, however, the restrictions and lockdowns have significantly impacted their mental well being. A survey of 144 colleges conducted by the Association for University and College Counseling Center Directors this fall reported a 57-percent increase in anxiety among students and an 81-percent increase in loneliness, compared to the first […]
Signs on a window at Manchester Metropolitan University’s Birley campus where hundreds of students were told to self-isolate The “mass exodus” of university students is expected ahead of lockdown, despite pleas from ministers to remain on campus. Students want to spend the next month where they feel “safest and most […]
Auburn, NY – The Auburn city school district has decided two students who are taking classes remotely while out of state with their father can continue to do so. Auburn School Superintendent Jeffrey Pirozzolo sent parent Jeffrey Emmette an email today saying his two sons can continue with remote instruction […]
The coronavirus pandemic has thrown Michigan’s colleges and universities for a loop this semester. As many schools canceled fall break and told their students to finish the semester virtually after Thanksgiving, administrators have begun planning schedules for the winter 2021 semester. At schools like Central Michigan University, Grand Valley State […]
HARRISON — Students at the new Kennedy School in Harrison will have a wealth of technology at the tips of their tiny fingers when they finally get into the classrooms. Town and district officials held a ribbon cutting last week for the school — which will be home to the […]