Latitudes Fears about safety are a major concern for international students and parents When international students die violently in the United States, the reverberations are global. Karin FischerJanuary 18, 2021
Pittsburgh Five ways COVID-19 will continue to change college life in Pittsburgh this spring January 13, 2021 Colleges are readjusting schedules, expanding COVID-19 testing, and asking for student input on the fall.
Cleveland Northeast Ohio advocates applaud move to simplify FAFSA January 10, 2021 Tucked into the latest lengthy congressional relief package is language that will simplify financial aid.
Santa Cruz UCSC releases campus plan, staking out ambitious vision of growth by 2040 January 8, 2021 The controversial framework would prepare the physical campus to meet an anticipated 44 percent growth in enrollment.
Santa Cruz ‘Opting out’: Why Cabrillo College’s unprecedented enrollment dip might be just the beginning January 5, 2021 The community college saw an 18-percent drop this fall, and spring registration rates lag even further behind.
Latitudes Brexit’s impact on study abroad, plus a look ahead at 2021 Instead of continuing to take part in the EU’s signature academic-exchange program, the UK will start its own. Karin FischerJanuary 4, 2021
Santa Cruz With strict protocols, Santa Cruz students tested positive at lower rates than the community December 23, 2020 There was regular testing and very little social interaction for the more than 900 students who lived on the UC campus.
Cleveland Ohio college leaders look to lessons of the fall to navigate the spring December 21, 2020 Frequent testing makes a difference. Students need mental breaks — and more support of many kinds.
Santa Cruz ‘I feel like I’m the scapegoat’ December 18, 2020 Carlos Cruz, a doctoral student, was suspended for his role in a strike. His peers, his union, and a civil rights attorney are crying foul.
The Weekly Dispatch A terrible, horrible, no good, very bad year December 17, 2020 What 2020 taught us about the role of higher ed in society
Latitudes International students will be able to keep the flexibility to learn remotely By extending emergency pandemic guidance through the spring, the government resolves one source of uncertainty. Karin FischerDecember 14, 2020