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Campus Zero

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By Nell Gluckman

Before the coronavirus shuttered universities nationwide, it turned Seattle’s college leaders into early responders. Their decisions shaped a nation’s reaction.

Students

Virtual Bingo and Minecraft Graduation: During the Pandemic, College Students Recreate Campus Life at Home

By Sarah Brown

Young adults are back in their childhood bedrooms, missing out on the social aspects of spring semester. That hasn’t stopped them from trying to preserve beloved traditions.

Teaching

‘On a Desert Island With Your Students’: Professors Compare Notes on Teaching Remotely in a Pandemic

By Beckie Supiano

Instructors shared the particular challenges they’re facing this semester — and their approach to meeting them — during a recent virtual discussion.

Advice

2 Principles Guiding My Reluctant Online Conversion

By Rob Jenkins

A professor is trying to do his best for his students in the Covid-19 crisis, even though remote teaching feels like the end of a way of life.

Online Obstacles

Disabled Students Already Faced Learning Barriers. Then Coronavirus Forced an Abrupt Shift to Online Classes.

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By Jonathan Custodio

As professors struggle to adapt to a whole new arena of teaching, advocates for the disabled have suggestions on how to make coursework accessible for all.

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The Coronavirus: Resources to Help You Adapt and Plan

Consider five recession myths and how they apply to higher education in a virtual forum featuring Lynn Pasquerella, president of the Association of American Colleges &and Universities. Register here to tune in live or watch on demand.
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