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Student Mental Health Is Worse During COVID-19 June 11, 6:17 a.m. Another study has found that student mental health worsened during the pandemic, The Washington Post reported. In the study, researchers tracked 217 students who were freshmen in 2017. Prior to the pandemic, students’ stress levels rose and fell, usually in tandem with midterm and final exams. Since the onset of

Live Updates: Latest News on Coronavirus and Higher Education By Washington State Public Four-Year Colleges Go Test Optional, Permanently May 21, 6:18 a.m. Public four-year colleges in Washington State have gone test optional, permanently. "The decision to move to permanent test-optional policies reaffirm our sector’s commitment to reduce barriers for students. Further, as we enter a period of post-COVID-19 recovery, we continue our commitment to learn from this historic challenge and embrac...

Maryland-College Park Announces Weeklong Sequester The University of Maryland's main campus in College Park on Saturday announced that all on-campus students would sequester in place for at least a week and that all instruction would move online beginning Monday. University officials cited a sharp rise in COVID-19 cases: Maryland's pandemic dashboard shows a total of 74 cases

UMass Issues Stay-at-Home Order for 2 Weeks Feb. 8, 6:24 a.m. The University of Massachusetts at Amherst ordered all students to "self-sequester" for two weeks. "Self-sequestration means that students must stay in their residences, both on and off campus, except to get meals, undergo twice-weekly COVID testing, or to attend medical appointments. In addition, to minimize

Michigan Community College Cancels Sports Seasons Kellogg Community College, in Michigan, on Wednesday became the fifth two-year college in the state to cease competition in several sports, given the impact of COVID-19 in its region. The college announced that it would opt out of league competition in men's and women's basketball and volleyball, joining several peers that have

Richmond, Charleston Warn About Parties Jan. 25, 6:15 a.m. The University of Richmond and the College of Charleston are warning students about the dangers of parties. The University of Richmond sent students a letter Friday that said students were endangering in-person learning, The Richmond Times-Dispatch reported. University officials said they were aware of two parties in

Cornell Adjusts Testing Procedures Jan. 28, 6:15 a.m. Cornell University on Wednesday announced changes in its COVID-19 testing procedures. University officials said they were pleased with the low rates of infection in the fall semester, but wanted to learn from them. During the fall, most test results were available within 24 hours. In the spring, 80 percent of test results

Craziness at evergreen state college. these things are actually happening. and they do really cast -- >> actually happening, but also young people who are first generation college students are going to college and having more opportunities than they ever would have had, but the right wing media is focussing on making a national story out of a speaker coming to campus. >> and free speech -- >> its a distortion. >> throughout the ivory league and elsewhere, and the elite schools, there are free sp...

>> its a distortion. >> throughout the ivory league and elsewhere, and the elite schools, there are free speech mandates really to permit these speakers. it is as heather points out, just the sort of outliers who get focus -- >> i want to go back to the issue, if this were simply a debate about conservatism versus populism, it would be one thing, but its trumps character, dan, that frankly complicates the debate for the right. >> well, it does, although, i think theres two problems with the preg...