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The Next Casualty of the Coronavirus Crisis May Be the Academic Calendar

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By Beth McMurtrie

With so many variables in play, academic leaders are struggling to determine when to reopen their campuses and whether to move fall courses online. (PREMIUM)

Federal Relief

Colleges Are Handing Out Billions in Coronavirus Stimulus Funding to Students. Can They Do It Fairly?

By Francie Diep and Danielle McLean

Institutions seem to be relying on one of two methods to distribute the emergency student aid. Both have their detractors.

Finance

How Colleges That Serve More Part-Timers Ended Up With Less Coronavirus-Relief Aid

By Eric Kelderman

Congress calculated disbursements based on only full-time students. Community-college leaders say that leaves them without enough money to help students stay afloat.

Cash Aid

In Pandemic, Some Students Turn to Crowdfunding for Help. What Does That Say About How Colleges Gauge Need?

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By Vimal Patel

The funds allocate money with less red tape than colleges’ emergency funds.

The Coronavirus: Resources to Help You Adapt and Plan

Consider how the crisis has exacerbated inequities in the student body and the professoriate and what faculty members can do about it. Join a conversation with Anthony Abraham Jack, an assistant professor of education at Harvard University, and Sara Goldrick-Rab, a professor of higher-education policy and sociology at Temple University. Sign up here for our virtual forum today.
Prepare a reasonable budget for the coming year with strategic modifications of academic and administrative investments. Sign up here for our virtual forum next week.
Hear from admissions leaders and college counselors on how the pandemic and recession will affect fall enrollment, and how institutions can adjust. Sign up here to watch our virtual forum on demand.

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