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Some small colleges are closing their doors for good amid pandemic

by Sasha Aslanian
Aug 20, 2020
By one estimate, about 200 private liberal-arts institutions are on the verge of going under.
Students on a North Carolina college campus. Smaller institutions are having a tougher time financially.
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Fury over COVID-19 changes to university admittance in England

by Victoria Craig
Aug 18, 2020
At first, a new COVID-19 system caused hundreds of thousands of entrance exam grades to be deflated.
Students hold signs as they take part in a protest march from Codsall Community High School to the office of Gavin Williamson, Britain's current education secretary, to demonstrate against the downgrading of university entrance exam results.
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Reimagining the Economy

Could reforming student loan debt provide a long-term U.S. economic boost?

by Victoria Craig
Aug 10, 2020
U.S. policymakers may look to Europe for inspiration on reforming the higher education finance system.
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College students and businesses unsure what the fall semester will look like

by Andy Uhler
Aug 4, 2020
A look at how businesses on the campus of the University of Texas at Austin will be affected.
Students walk on Havard University's campus in July.
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Gap year not on horizon for students as most plan to head back to college

by Mitchell Hartman
Jul 29, 2020
A Sallie Mae survey finds most students will return to college in the fall — online or in person.
The campus of Columbia University in New York City. Few college students are planning to take the next school year off.
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Historically Black colleges and universities face new financial hurdles

by Kristin Schwab
Jul 24, 2020
The pandemic has reduced HBCUs' enrollment, affecting tuition revenue. Even before this year, many struggled financially.
Pictured: Graduates of Bowie State University, an HBCU in Maryland, attended ceremonies with messages on their mortarboard hats in 2013.
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Higher education could see big revenue losses from a sports shutdown

by Kristin Schwab
Jul 10, 2020
College sports bring TV contracts, corporate donations and other income that could be lost this year due to COVID-19.
Fans cheer the Ohio State University Buckeyes at a 2008 game. In one year, sports brought in $209 million to the school.
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Colleges worry about loss of foreign student cash and skills with visa decision

by Jasmine Garsd
Jul 7, 2020
International students are being given the option to transfer to a university that is holding in-person classes.
Georgetown University, above, is one of the U.S. colleges planning on offering hybrid classes in the fall — some in-person and some online.
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How one college is planning to reopen campus in the fall, amid COVID-19

by David Brancaccio and Rose Conlon
Jun 9, 2020
Beloit College's pandemic response includes overhauling the academic calendar.
Along with changing its academic calendar, Beloit College is planning to give students single rooms and limit class sizes to 10.
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Which colleges say they'll reopen in the fall? And which ones are keeping classes online?

by David Brancaccio , Jasmine Garsd and Alex Schroeder
May 20, 2020
Location is a big factor. And closing down this semester cost universities billions.
Notre Dame University said it will be resuming in-person classes this fall.
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