Academic Pandemic Dynamic: Don't Panic
We've been asked many times over the past several months: How do you think the pandemic will affect my college admissions chances? It was...
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Beth & Tim Manners
Oct 26, 20201 min read
A Place Beyond: Gap Year in the Wild
The Student Life: "A startup that seeks to provide an in-person, community-focused academic experience for college students in the...
Beth & Tim Manners
Sep 30, 20201 min read
The Phoenix Still Rises at Elon
Elon News Network: "The Phoenix, whose identity remains a secret to the Elon community, serves as Elon University’s mascot. While The...
Beth & Tim Manners
Sep 10, 20202 min read
The Bright Side of Digital College
Vox: "The pandemic, says Kevin Carey, the director of the Education Policy Program at the New America Foundation, is hastening what he...
Beth & Tim Manners
Aug 30, 20201 min read
Colleges Innovate Novel Virus Solutions
The New York Times: "The fall of 2020 will go down as a period of profound experimentation at colleges and universities transformed into...
Beth & Tim Manners
Jul 29, 20202 min read
How Coronavirus Maps Across Campuses
"A New York Times survey of every public four-year college in the country, as well as every private institution that competes in Division...
Beth & Tim Manners
Jul 20, 20202 min read
What is the Cost:Benefit of a Gap Year?
CBS News: "Delaying college for a year now, during the coronavirus pandemic, could cost members of the class of 2024 about $90,000 in...
Beth & Tim Manners
Jul 15, 20201 min read
College Food & 'The 6-Foot Kitchen'
The New York Times: "At campuses across the country, self-serve stations, where students can make their own salads or taco bowls, will be...
Beth & Tim Manners
Jul 14, 20201 min read
Tulane threatens expulsion for partygoers
CNBC: "Tulane is banning all parties or gatherings of more than 15 people as the private college tries to protect students and staff...
Beth & Tim Manners
Jun 30, 20202 min read
Williams Cuts Tuition by 15 Percent
Bloomberg: "Williams College, the richest liberal arts school in the U.S., is reducing its cost by 15% for families on a one-time basis...
Beth & Tim Manners
Jun 29, 20202 min read
Sweet Briar: Small is the New Big
The Washington Post: "Sweet Briar, a private college in rural Virginia ... is marketing itself as a safe haven in the midst of a pandemic...
Beth & Tim Manners
Jun 22, 20202 min read
State Schools Reverse 'Brain Drain'
The New York Times: "State-funded universities have always striven to keep their states’ brightest students at home, knowing that many of...
Beth & Tim Manners
Jun 11, 20201 min read
College-19: A Dose of Inconvenience
The Washington Post: "The University of Virginia, with 24,000 students, will distribute 'Welcome Back Kits' in drawstring bags to those...
Beth & Tim Manners
May 26, 20202 min read
College Presidents Plot Pandemic Plans
American Council on Education: A survey of 310 college and university presidents has 53% saying "it is 'very likely' that their...
Beth & Tim Manners
May 19, 20202 min read
Schools Map the Covid College Experience
The New York Times: "Fever checkpoints at the entrances to academic buildings. One-way paths across the grassy quad. Face masks required...
Beth & Tim Manners
May 15, 20201 min read
Students Itching to Return to Campus
Axios: "Nearly two thirds of college students say they would attend in-person classes if colleges reopen in the fall, even if there is no...
Beth & Tim Manners
May 14, 20201 min read
Some Scholarships Extend Deadlines
US News: "Financial aid experts encourage students to start the scholarship search as early as possible. But for those who got a late...
Beth & Tim Manners
May 13, 20201 min read
California System May Go Test-Blind
The Washington Post: "University of California President Janet Napolitano is urging a suspension of admission testing requirements until...
Beth & Tim Manners
May 8, 20201 min read
Update on Emergency Financial Aid
US News: "For students across the country still waiting on emergency financial aid grants, the delay may be a result of colleges waiting...
Beth & Tim Manners
May 7, 20202 min read
Prestigious Universities Flex Their Offers
The Washington Post: "The imperative to fill seats is urgent for almost all colleges during the economic downturn. But for public...
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