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...
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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...
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...
‘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...
Covid Is the Big Story on Campus. College Reporters Have the Scoop.
University outbreaks are significant contributors to the pandemic. And the campus paper might be the only one left to cover them....
After the Pandemic, a Revolution in Education and Work Awaits
Providing more Americans with portable health care, portable pensions and opportunities for lifelong learning is what politics needs to be a
This School Was Built for Idealists. It Could Use Some Rich Alumni.
For the past century, the New School produced iconoclastic thinkers. Now it is finding that idealism is very expensive....
As Covid-19 Lingers On, Universities Are Adjusting Their Spring Semester Plans
As Covid-19 Lingers On, Universities Are Adjusting Their Spring Semester Plans, Often Eliminating Spring Break...
The colleges that are getting reopening right
Universities that brought students back to campus have already seen a rough start to the fall, with more than 50,000 infections across...
Rapid Community Innovation: a Small Urban Liberal Arts Community Response to COVID-19
Stories of community resilience and rapid innovation have emerged during the global pandemic caused by COVID-19. As communities,...
A New Front in America’s Pandemic: College Towns
The coronavirus is spiking around campuses from Texas to Iowa to North Carolina as students return. https://www.nytimes.com/2020/09/06/us...
Despite Mass Testing, University Of Illinois Sees Coronavirus Cases Rise
https://www.npr.org/sections/coronavirus-live-updates/2020/09/03/909137658/university-with-model-testing-regime-doubles-down-on-disciplin...
Expecting Students to Play It Safe if Colleges Reopen Is a Fantasy
Safety plans border on delusional and could lead to outbreaks of Covid-19 among students, faculty and staff. https://www.nytimes.com/2020...
Masks required and fewer parties (allegedly): What college will look like this fall
Virginia Tech’s campus in Blacksburg, Va., will open to students this fall, but students will not arrive to the college life they once...
How Architecture Could Help Us Adapt to the Pandemic
The virus isn’t simply a health crisis; it is also a design problem. https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2020/06/09/magazine/architecture...