Today's Clips (8/16/21)
CORONAVIRUS

University of Texas at San Antonio will begin with mostly remote classes, because of the city’s high infection rates. Other schools are trying to avoid that fate.

Rather than leaving college admission to chance, some applicants enter the school of their dreams by first studying in such places as Costa Rica and London.

"Remote work gives you the option to explore the world more," says intern Sophie Davis.

They will face many adjustments. Here is some expert-backed advice on how to deal with each one.

IN OTHER NEWS

A new report measures the “return on investment” offered by various higher education programs.

Red Ventures has turned very specific advice into very big business.

Darryll J Pines’s first year in office has been marked by a series of victories, but challenges remain as the campus continues to weather the pandemic and student demands.

TikTok has been overrun with videos from the University of Alabama's sorority recruitment, also known as rush. Users around the country say they're loving it.

TRADES

Florida universities are ordered to open in person; Stanislaus State will go online for six weeks; a few Texas institutions will start online; required vaccines in Philadelphia, no confidence vote at Penn State; clusters at Duke; and colleges scramble to get students vaccinated.

Some private colleges, without great fame, had a great admissions year. They used a variety of strategies, but one common theme: They stayed open in 2020-21. Another is discount rates that stayed high.

Will administrators stand behind faculty members told not to discuss “divisive” topics?

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