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Unlocking the Value of College Real Estate

While the pandemic has created significant financial challenges for many higher education institutions, the campus itself may be the solution, Grace Winters and Elizabeth Levin. https://www.insidehighered.com/views/2020/07/27/ideas-how-colleges-can-make-best-use-their-real-estate-financial-asset-opinion

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Companies Start to Think Remote Work Isn’t So Great After All

Projects take longer. Collaboration is harder. And training new workers is a struggle. ‘This is not going to be sustainable. https://www.wsj.com/articles/companies-start-to-think-remote-work-isnt-so-great-after-all-11595603397 https://www.wsj.com/articles/companies-start-to-think-remote-work-isnt-so-great-after-all-11595603397

By MICHAEL S. ROTH

Will the Pandemic Blow Up College in America?

Don’t count on it, despite the claims of the disruption industry. Campus higher ed will survive—but there are a few lessons it could stand to learn. https://www.politico.com/news/magazine/2020/07/18/will-the-pandemic-blow-up-college-in-america-368067

By Ginia Bellafante

Schools Beat Earlier Plagues With Outdoor Classes. We Should, Too.

A century ago, children in New York City attended classes during a pandemic. It seemed to work. https://www.nytimes.com/2020/07/17/nyregion/coronavirus-nyc-schools-reopening-outdoors.html

By Jennifer Senior

Dear Liberal Arts Students: Seize This Moment

The world needs you. Here’s your chance. https://www.nytimes.com/2020/07/12/opinion/liberal-arts-college-covid.html

By Masha Gessen

What Do College Students Think of Their Schools’ Reopening Plans?

After months of hemming, hawing, hand-wringing, and collecting student deposits, residential colleges and universities have started announcing their plans for the next academic year. https://www.newyorker.com/news/our-columnists/what-do-college-students-think-of-their-schools-reopening-plans

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U.S. to force out foreign students taking classes fully online

Foreign students in the United States, numbering in the hundreds of thousands, will have to leave the country if their classes are all taught online this fall. https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-immigration-visas-students-idUSKBN2472TT

A COVID-19 outbreak on UW’s Greek Row hints at how hard it may be to open colleges this fall

This week’s outbreak at several University of Washington fraternities has hinted at just how hard it’s going to be to keep COVID-19 from spreading when college students return to campus this fall. https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/education/a-covid-19-outbreak-on-uws-greek-row-hints-at-how-hard-it-may-be-to-open-colleges-this-fall/ #COVID19 #PANDEMIC #EDUCATION #BLENDEDLEARNING #BLENDEDCAMPUS

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The Chancellor Who Can Transform Rutgers-Newark

Nancy Cantor comes to Rutgers by way of Syracuse University, where she determinedly promoted diversity and built strong ties between school and community https://www.njspotlight.com/2013/07/13-07-02-op-ed-the-chancellor-who-can-transform-rutgers-newark/

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