COVID-19 pandemic Archives

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Colleges to give back $390 million unspent COVID-19 funding

Of $76 billion distributed to colleges between 2020 and 2022, $390 million was either returned or unclaimed and will be rescinded.

Jun 6, 2023 By EdScoop Staff

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Colleges spent $1B on distance-learning tech at COVID-19 peak

Colleges received $76 billion in emergency funds during the COVID-19 pandemic and spent more than $1 billion on software and tech to support distance ed.

Jun 5, 2023 By EdScoop Staff

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University enrollment is crashing at decade-high rate, new report shows

Universities and colleges saw a nearly 5% drop in their undergraduate enrollment, according to new data from the National Student Clearinghouse.

Jun 11, 2021 By Colin Wood

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Low-income students dominate pandemic’s college enrollment decline

New data from the National Student Clearinghouse reinforces recent reports that fewer students are enrolling in higher education straight out of high school.

Mar 25, 2021 By Colin Wood

As enrollment crashes, universities are reinventing themselves

Professionals are turning to higher education in great numbers while those most vulnerable to the pandemic's vicissitudes are stopping out.

Mar 23, 2021 By Colin Wood

Texas A&M installs COVID-19 air purifiers in locker rooms

Texas A&M University-Commerce installed technology in its locker rooms to purify air and surfaces to slow the spread of COVID-19 and MRSA.

Mar 15, 2021 By Ryan Johnston

remote students watch professor — Remote students are shown on a screen behind UNLV Department of Criminal Justice chairman and professor Dr. Joel Lieberman as he teaches Jury Decision Making, a criminal justice class at UNLV, amid the spread of the coronavirus (COVID-19) on September 9, 2020 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Ethan Miller / Getty Images)

Online education gets positive reviews in recent college survey

Though drawing heavily from a pool of current and prospective students in online-only programs, new survey data yielded unusually positive reviews.

Mar 4, 2021 By Colin Wood