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Round-Up: Coronavirus Crisis - August 20, 2020

August 20, 2020

Today’s top stories regarding the COVID-19 outbreak and higher education. Also, see NAICU's Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19) Resources webpage.
 
On Private Call, White House’s Birx Recommends Robust Testing for Colleges
Center for Public Integrity (August 20, 2020)
 
Colleges Closing: University Outbreaks and Parental Angst
The New York Times (August 20, 2020)
 
Job Security, Health Fears Make for Uneasy Mix
Inside Higher Ed (August 20, 2020)
 
How Colleges Fared in the Paycheck Protection Program
EducationDive.com (August 20, 2020)
 
Flu Shot Now Required For All Mass. Students
WBUR.com (August 20, 2020)
 
How Covid-19 United the Higher-Ed Work Force
The Chronicle of Higher Education (August 20, 2020)
 
COVID-19 Roundup: More Pivots, Scrutiny From the Senate
Inside Higher Ed (August 20, 2020)
 
Chapel Hill and Notre Dame Are Just the Beginning
The Chronicle of Higher Education (August 20, 2020)
 
More US Universities Move Online After Increasing COVID-19 Cases
The College Post (August 20, 2020)
 
Colleges and Universities Learn How to Operate During the COVID-19 Pandemic
CBS-DFW-11, Dallas, TX (August 20, 2020)
 
Why Michigan State Reversed Course
Inside Higher Ed (August 20, 2020)
 
Anger, Confusion, and Resignation as Chapel Hill’s Campus Rapidly Empties
The Chronicle of Higher Education (August 20, 2020)
 
Why UNC's Plan to Reopen Its Flagship Campus Unraveled So Fast
EducationDive.com (August 20, 2020)
 
Mitch Daniels Addresses Off-Campus Purdue Parties, Signs Code Demanding Social Distance
Journal & Courier, Lafayette, IN (August 20, 2020)
 
Holy Cross Busts Large Off-Campus Party; 1 COVID-19 Case Confirmed
The Telegram, Worcester, MA (August 20, 2020)
 
University of Pittsburgh Changes In-Person Class Plans
GoErie.com (August 20, 2020)
 
Albion College to Track Students, Forbid Travel Off Campus
The Free Press, Detroit, MI (August 20, 2020)
 
Fearing Coronavirus, a Michigan College Is Tracking Its Students With a Flawed App
Yahoo Finance (August 20, 2020)
 
Transylvania University Counters Pandemic Learning Difficulties With Tuition-Free Options for Students
WDRB.com (August 20, 2020)
 
Another Problem With Shifting Education Online: Cheating
The Hechinger Report (August 7, 2020)
 
How Will the College Admissions Process Be Impacted This Fall?
Los Vegas Sun (August 20, 2020)
 
 
The College Covid-19 Mess: It Was All So Predictable – Opinion
The Washington Post / Hechinger Report (August 20, 2020)
 
Student Loans Missing From New Stimulus Bill—4 Reasons Why – Opinion
Forbes.com (August 20, 2020)
 

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