Today’s top stories regarding the COVID-19 outbreak and higher education. Also, see NAICU's Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19) Resources webpage.
 
Tuition Rises at Historically Low Rate Amid Pandemic
Inside Higher Ed (October 26, 2020)
 
Colleges Slash Budgets in the Pandemic, With ‘Nothing Off-Limits’
The New York Times (October 26, 2020)
 
Pelosi: COVID Relief Deal Could Still Happen Before Election Day
Politico (October 25, 2020)
 
Leading the Pack
Inside Higher Ed (October 26, 2020)
 
University President: COVID-19 Part of 'Powerful Punch' to Higher Education
WBUR/NPR, Boston, MA (October 22, 2020)
 
PROOF POINTS: COVID Has Been Bad for College Enrollment — But Awful for Community College Students
The Hechinger Report (October 26, 2020)
 
Assessing the Impact of COVID-19 on Study Abroad, Student Exchange Programs
Diverse (October 26, 2020)
 
Student Loan Debt Forgiveness or Forbearance: What’s Likely To Be Included in the Next Stimulus Package?
Forbes.com (October 23, 2020)
 
Left Out: How the Federal COVID-19 Formula Hurt Some of Wisconsin’s Most Vulnerable College Students
The State Journal, Madison, WI (October 26, 2020)
 
Why More Colleges Are Testing Off-Campus Students for Covid-19
The Chronicle of Higher Education (October 26, 2020)
 
Colleges Turn to Wastewater Testing in an Effort to Flush Out the Coronavirus
WAMU / NPR, Washington, DC (October 26, 2020)
 
Students Who Counted On Work-Study Jobs Now Struggle to Pay Their Bills
The Hechinger Report (October 26, 2020)
 
Coronavirus Leaves Oregon's Colleges Facing Steep Enrollment Declines
The Register-Guard, Euguene, OR (October 26, 2020)
 
Northeastern U. Orders Faculty Back to the Campus in the Spring
The Chronicle of Higher Education (October 26, 2020)
 
COVID-19 Didn't Stop These Wisconsin Colleges From Having Large Freshman Classes. How Did They Do It?
Journal Sentinel, Milwaukee, WI (October 23, 2020)
 
Bellarmine University Had to Adjust Budget With Furloughs, Pay Cuts to Balance Budget
Business First, Louisville, KY (October 23, 2020)
 
Louisiana College Campuses Are Tracking COVID-19 Cases. Here's How Many Have Been Reported.
Daily Advertiser, Lafayette, LA (October 23, 2020)

Oregon’s Small Colleges, Universities Managing COVID-19 Successfully - So Far – Presidential Opinion
OregonLive.com (October 26, 2020)
 
A Financial Framework for the COVID Crisis – Opinion
Inside Higher Ed (October 26, 2020)