Students were given the option to attend in-person or virtually this fall. She chose to attend virtually. “Not entirely because of the COVID-19 outbreak,” she says, “but because I am afraid of being targeted.”

Colleges are rolling out a dizzying diversity of Covid-19 containment plans for students and staff. Some have no plans for routine testing, while others aim to test everyone on campus twice a week.

In partnership with USA Today, "CBS This Morning's" School Matters series looks at the challenges facing America's colleges and universities during a pandemic, with many incoming freshmen opting to defer attending for a year.

2020 will be a year like no other on college campuses, as every institution makes its own rules. Some have no plans to routinely test students for the coronavirus; others aim to test every student and staff member twice a week.

Universities have suffered staggering losses in revenue due to the pandemic, and they know that bringing students back would at least help alleviate the financial pressure. But many are struggling with how to safely bring students, faculty and staff back to campus. 

A trio of Democratic senators is requesting top federal health officials develop a national strategy for collecting and publicly reporting data on coronavirus outbreaks linked to college campuses.

Devin Meyrer has the same feelings as many athletes in conferences that have seen their fall seasons postponed due to the coronavirus pandemic. He understands why the decision was made, but he isn't sure whether it will be feasible to conduct a season in the spring.

At the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, where 91 students tested positive on Wednesday, school officials canceled classes Monday and Tuesday to give students time to move off campus.

We cannot wait years to resume students’ education.

Cal State was one of the first universities to put its fall semester online. Many students are struggling to find a way to find the best way to learn.

College classes haven't even started yet and already there are problems with students partying on campus in violation of coronavirus protocols.

NC State follows UNC-Chapel Hill in shifting classes online after “significant infections” and numerous students in quarantine and isolation.

UNC System schools and Duke are tracking coronavirus cases among students and employees. Bookmark this for updated data as cases are reported.

North Carolina State University Chancellor Randy Woodson said large parties may be to blame as undergraduate classes move to all-online.

As North Carolina college students return to campuses to resume in-person classes, universities are providing infrequent coronavirus updates with wildly different levels of transparency.

The suspensions come as a number of other schools have had to roll back plans for in-person classes after outbreaks of COVID-19.

The dashboard includes cumulative data about the number of cases and tests since March 8.

The pandemic is forcing university classes and lectures online, but teaching staff are worried that, as their work goes digital, universities could claim the copyright. That could open the door to replacing teachers with prerecorded lectures during strikes or cuts.

Who’s really responsible for Covid-19 outbreaks when university campuses reopen?

The N.B.A. star has long been a critic of President Trump’s, but he had previously expressed reluctance to involve himself in a presidential campaign.

The University of Mississippi has put up a barrier to partially obstruct a Confederate monument after football players said they didn't want to see the rebel soldier statue while they practice.

"Full House" actress Lori Loughlin and her husband face sentencing on Friday after admitting they participated in a vast U.S. college admissions fraud scheme to secure spots for their daughters at the University of Southern California.

Drew Pescaro also wrote about what the UNC Charlotte shooter whispered in his ear

Colleges are planning a wide range of COVID-19 testing strategies, ranging from frequent universal testing to no campus-based testing at all. Variation of approaches raises questions about equity.

Shame and fear aren't the best motivators for public health campaigns, experts say. But colleges take that approach amid COVID-19 outbreaks as campuses reopen.

Inside the 24 hours that followed a student’s demand to cut ties with the Minneapolis Police Department.