Today's Clips (5/26/20)
CORONAVIRUS

It is a moral question in which important principles are in tension.

The coronavirus forced a shift to virtual classes, but their continuation could be beneficial even after the pandemic ends.

The pioneering online learning networks offer hard-earned lessons for what works and what doesn’t with online education.

The University of Michigan won’t have a football season this fall unless all students are able to be back on campus for classes. And, according to President Mark Schlissel, that isn’t a sure thing.

The spring interview season, a rite of passage for college students and recent grads, has gone virtual. In the midst of coronavirus lockdowns, companies are leaning on a host of digital tools to interview, vet and host internees and new hires.

Family breakdown causes serious disadvantages when it comes to college.

We have a responsibility to reopen.

The College Board deserves credit, not lawsuits, for administering tests during a pandemic.

Even if they don't know it, they carry the 1960s in their souls.

Colleges might be able to reopen their campuses if they're able to frequently test their students. But can they get tests --- and with budgets already squeezed, will they be able to afford it?

While it's hard to know what college will look like this fall, college decision day is almost here. So what can students do to make a sound choice during this uncertain time? Education reporter Elissa Nadworny gives an update on what incoming college students need to know about appealing financial aid, changing plans and thinking through a gap year.

IN OTHER NEWS

The University of California will no longer use SAT and ACT scores in admissions decisions. Critics say the tests put less wealthy students at a disadvantage.

TRADES

More than half of college presidents (53 percent) said it was “very likely” their institutions would resume in-person classes this fall, and another 31 percent said it was “somewhat likely,” according to a survey of 310 presidents conducted by the American Council on Education. Presidents at public two-year colleges were less likely (38 percent) than presidents of four-year

Colleges prepare for big declines in new international student enrollments due to the coronavirus pandemic. But survey data show that about 90 percent of current students remain in the U.S.

The Chronicle interviewed the director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases about the coronavirus and higher education.

Students at or destined for four-year universities are signing up at or considering going to community college for the summer and fall.

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