Today’s top stories regarding the COVID-19 outbreak and higher education. Also, see NAICU's Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19) Resources webpage.
 
What to Know in Washington: Stalemated Virus Relief Talks Resume
Bloomberg Government (August 3, 2020)
 
Discrimination Against Colleges Serving Minorities?
Inside Higher Ed (August 3, 2020)
 
Presidents Say Fall Semester Might Not Be So Bad. They Still Plan Cuts, Just in Case.
The Chronicle of Higher Education (August 3, 2020)
 
Covid Tests and Quarantines: Colleges Brace for an Uncertain Fall
The New York Times (August 2, 2020)
 
Four Colleges on the Fall Semester
Politico (July 31, 2020)
 
Colleges Seek Waivers From Risk-Taking Students
Inside Higher Ed (August 3, 2020)
 
COVID-19 Roundup: Study Recommends Testing Every 2 Days
Inside Higher Ed (August 3, 2020)
 
UNC System Faculty and Staff Prepare Lawsuit to Delay Opening
The Chronicle of Higher Education (August 3, 2020)
Colleges Try to Reunite Students With the Stuff They Left Behind
The Wall Street Journal (August 2, 2020)
 
Discount, Freeze or Increase? How Universities Are Handling Tuition This Fall.
The Washington Post (July 31, 2020)
 
Its Plan Is Risky, Its Community Is Vulnerable, and Cases Are Surging. Why Is This University Reopening?
The Chronicle of Higher Education (August 3, 2020)
 
‘I’d Be Nuts Not To Be Anxious’: Pa. College Administrators Prepare for Unpredictable Fall Semester
PaPost.com (August 3, 2020)
 
Colleges Reverse Course on Reopening as Pandemic Continues
The Boston Globe (August 3, 2020)
 
HBCU President: 'I Slept Better' After Deciding on All Online Classes in the Fall
WAMU/NPR (July 31, 2020)
 
Coronavirus Delivers Chaos for Students Applying for College: 'Everything Is Unknown"
Detroit Free Press (August 2, 2020)
 
Future Students Could Pay More After Pandemic Costs Universities Millions in Refunds and Safety Measures
PennLive.com (August 3, 2020)
 
 
More Colleges Revise Fall Plans. Among the Latest: American University, Penn, William & Mary, and Ohio University – Opinion
Forbes.com (August 2, 2020)
 
A Dry Run at a Socially Distanced Classroom - Opinion
Inside Higher Ed (August 3, 2020)
 
Academic Research Can’t End the Pandemic Without Private Backing – Opinion
The Coastland Times, Manteo, NC (August 3, 2020)
 
Want College Football? Wear a Mask. Socially Distance. And Empower Players. – Opinion
The Wall Street Journal (August 3, 2020)
 
Colleges Are Deeply Unequal Workplaces – Opinion
The Atlantic (August 1, 2020)