Today’s top stories regarding the COVID-19 outbreak and higher education. Also, see NAICU's Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19) Resources webpage.
 
Lessons From Fall Reopenings Change Colleges’ Future Plans
The Wall Street Journal (December 8, 2020)
 
Some Colleges Plan to Bring Back More Students in the Spring
The New York Times (December 7, 2020)
 
How to Return to Campus Safely: Test, Then Test Again
The New York Times (December 8, 2020)
 
Campus COVID Testing Advocate Chosen to Head CDC
Inside Higher Ed (December 8, 2020)
 
‘They’re Not Ready’: Students Are About to Flood College Campuses. The Virus Could, Too.
Politico (December 7, 2020)
 
Biden’s Pick to Lead CDC Criticized College Reopenings
The Chronicle of Higher Education (December 8, 2020)
 
DeVos Extends Moratorium on Federal Student Loan Payments Through End of January
The Washington Post (December 4, 2020)
 
Small Colleges Landed More Than $1.2B in PPP Funds Amid Spring-Semester Swoon
Boston Business Journal (December 8, 2020)
 
Hit by Covid-19, Colleges Do the Unthinkable and Cut Tenure
The Wall Street Journal (December 6, 2020)
 
Not-So-Fait Accompli
Inside Higher Ed (December 7, 2020)
 
The Challenges—and Rewards—of Deferring College During Covid
The Wall Street Journal (December 6, 2020)
 
Fewer High School Seniors Seek College Financial Aid, Raising Concerns About Their Plans
The Wall Street Journal (December 5, 2020)
 
‘Our Students Live Here:’ The Challenges, and Successes, of Reopening Campuses in the Pandemic
MagicValley.com, Twin Falls, ID (December 7, 2020)
 
Vt. Colleges Post Some of the Nation’s Lowest COVID Numbers
Independent, Addison County, VT (December 8, 2020)
 
 
A Surprising Fruit of Our Pandemic Fall Semester – Presidential Opinion
Inside Higher Ed (December 7, 2020)