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Admissions & Student Aid
By Eric Hoover

An admissions officer braced for tough questions about college in the pandemic. But the Class of 2024 wanted to talk about other things. (PREMIUM)

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By Danielle McLean

Borrowers with commercially held federal student loans have options. But forcing them to make difficult decisions during a public-health crisis could put them at risk financially.
Nontraditional Students
By Emma Dill

The pandemic poses additional challenges to students juggling coursework with full-time jobs, child care, and elder care.
Teaching
By Beckie Supiano

Now that it’s clear the move to emergency online teaching will last more than a couple of weeks, professors may have to readjust their plans.
Advice
By Allison M. Vaillancourt

For HR administrators and staff, the new coronavirus has meant long, crazed hours — but the real work is just beginning.
Administration
By Maura Mahoney

Medical masks, ventilator designs, food pantries. Even as the pandemic has closed campuses, it has renewed many faculty and staff members’ sense of purpose about their role in the community. Please share your efforts with us.
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In Case You Missed It
By Flower Darby

It’s only natural to feel a letdown once the initial frenzy of moving courses into a virtual classroom passes.

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Special Reports

As colleges and universities have struggled to devise policies to respond to the quickly evolving situation, here are links to The Chronicle’s key coverage of how this worldwide health crisis is affecting campuses.
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