Redeeming the Liberal Arts
Few subjects have suffered as much as the liberal arts from the numbing power of stale rhetoric, hollow appeals to tradition, and...
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The Future of the Physical Campus
As one university plans to sell or repurpose a million square feet of campus space, experts discuss the role of in-person education as...
How One Small College Exemplifies Higher Education’s Problems — And Potential Solutions
https://www.wgbh.org/news/local-news/2021/03/09/how-one-small-college-exemplifies-higher-educations-problems-and-potential-solutions
Why Haven’t More Colleges Closed?
Prognosticators predicted mass shutterings. That hasn’t happened, but other enormous changes are underway. https://www.chronicle.com/arti...
The Colleges That Took the Pandemic Seriously
Many colleges and universities have figured out how to diagnose their populations and control outbreaks—and offer a vision for more...
A California University Tries to Shield an Entire City From Coronavirus
The University of California, Davis, is providing free testing, masks and quarantine housing to tens of thousands of people who live...
Kenyon Receives $100 Million for Residence Halls
Kenyon College has announced a $100 million gift -- the largest it has ever received -- to build three apartment-style residence halls....
New Study Suggests That College Campuses Are COVID-19 Superspreaders
College campuses are at risk of becoming COVID-19 superspreaders for their entire county, according to a new vast study which shows the...
As pandemic wears on, colleges and universities grapple with how to survive
More than 397,000 people at American colleges and universities have contracted the coronavirus since March. As campuses nationwide look...
How the Pandemic Is Imperiling a Working-Class College
The coronavirus has hurt Indiana University of Pennsylvania, but its financial problems were planted years ago. The prospect of cuts to...
Learning Spaces Laboratory: Design Approaches That Meet the COVID-19 Challenge
The Learning Spaces Collaboratory (LSC) work is based on the premise that robust learning happens as students are: Actively engaged in...
‘Losing A Generation’: Fall College Enrollment Plummets For First-Year Students
All throughout high school, Brian Williams planned to go to college. But as the pandemic eroded the final moments of his senior year, the...
‘I Was Stunned’: Big Gifts to Small Colleges From an Unexpected Source
MacKenzie Scott’s donations to colleges serving often overlooked students were a surprise — and potentially transformational....
‘We’re Facing So Many Different Battles’
he coronavirus pandemic has upended the lives of many American families. Follow this weekly feature called "Family, Interrupted" to find...
Some Colleges Plan to Bring Back More Students in the Spring
College officials say they have learned important lessons about managing the pandemic on their campuses. Not everyone is so confident....
VCs Are Pouring Money Into the Wrong Education Startups
The pandemic has proven the need for new technologies that can radically change online learning models. But investors are more interested...
Repurposeability: The future of college campuses
With COVID-19 putting additional pressures on budgets and shutting down or restricting campus access, endless campus expansions are even...
As Occupancy Dwindles, College Dorms Go Beyond Students
Real estate developers are seeking opportunities to buy student housing from strapped universities and convert them into apartments for...
Amateur Hour in the College Classroom
Is it time to professionalize college teaching? https://www.insidehighered.com/blogs/higher-ed-gamma/amateur-hour-college-classroom
Is This the End of College as We Know It?
For millions of Americans, getting a four-year degree no longer makes sense. Here’s what could replace it. https://www.wsj.com/articles/i...
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