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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 embrace long-term changes that best serve our students and state," said a joint statement from the provost...

Seventy-four percent said people should have to get vaccinated in order to return to work or school. Of those not vaccinated, 66% said they would get their COVID-19 shots if mandated by their schools or employers. More than 100 universities and colleges across the U.S. have said they will require vaccinations for their students and/or staff, a tracker by the Chronicles of Higher Education shows. The survey involved 929 people ages 18-29 and was conducted from May 5 to May 8.  — Corrected from an earlier version that said the poll was of college students. The poll surveyed people ages 18-2...

Live Updates: Latest News on Coronavirus and Higher Education By Rowan Offers Incentives to Get Vaccinated May 7, 6:15 a.m. Rowan University has announced a vaccine requirement for students who live or study on campus, and some incentives for getting the vaccine, “Our message today is simple. We believe the path to normalcy is through widespread vaccination and we want our entire community to commit to reaching the goal of widespread vaccination,” Rowan president Ali A. Houshmand said in a letter. “If we work together, we can reach this goal and offer the Rowan University experience t...

/ As part of the UNC System, Western Carolina University in Cullowhee will not require students not to receive a COVID-19 vaccination before returning to classes in the 2021 fall semester. Most students who attend colleges and universities in the Charlotte area will not be required to be vaccinated against COVID-19 when they return to class this fall. A Queens University News Service survey of 13 North Carolina colleges and universities within 65 miles of Charlotte found that at least six of the institutions will not require a vaccination. Among the six that will not have a vaccination requi...

Live Updates: Latest News on Coronavirus and Higher Education By University of Chicago Converts All Undergraduate Courses to Online April 9, 6:16 a.m. The University of Chicago is converting all in-person undergraduate classes to online courses for a week and ordered students living in residence halls to stay there for a week. "Tests in recent days have detected more than 50 cases of COVID-19 involving students in the college, including many living in residence halls, and we expect this number to increase," said a memo on the changes from Michele Rasmussen, dean of students, and Eric Heath, ...