Reported by Higher Ed Dive, in New York, Oklahoma and Arkansas, college staff are already included in priority groups and currently eligible to receive the vaccine.

Reported by Higher Ed Dive, New York University for instance has already received more than 100,000 applications from first-year students for next fall, a 20% increase from last year, of which NYU will enroll no more than 6,500 of.

Reported by Higher Ed Dive, while all high school groups declined this year, urban, low-income and minority student schools sent even fewer graduates to college, widening already existent enrollment gaps.

Reported by Higher Ed Dive, a recent paper published by Stanford University’s Center for Education Policy Analysis shows a 20% enrollment increase by first-time black college students at HBCUs in states where hate crime reports have increased since 2016.

Reported by Higher Ed Dive, five participating rural community colleges will be working with Educational Design Lab over the next five years to determine new educational models and pathways for rural student success through the help of a $1.9 million grant from the Ascendium Education Group. Some presenting challenges include access to technology, high-speed internet, and knowledge about participating pathway programs.

Reported by Higher Ed Dive, Workcred has partnered with several higher education associations to develop one. This 6-step framework includes creating a common language around credentialing, aligning curriculum with certification content, and identifying how students can share their credentials with employers.

Reported by The Institute for College Access & Success, since the passage of the CARES Act last March, which provided $30.8 billion through its Education Relief Fund, colleges have requested an additional $120 billion in federal aid relief.

Reported by Inside Higher Ed, survey results from the American College Health Association show that only 37.2% of colleges tested students upon their arrival to campus last fall.

Reported by Inside Higher Ed, Rice University’s COVID Community Court is a student-led judiciary responsible for sentencing on COVID non-compliance cases, including fines, community service, and education courses.

Reported by Inside Higher Ed, while the state of Alabama’s black population represents 26% of all citizens, Auburn University’s black population is only 5%. But despite a task force being assembled in 2015 to address these concerns, which did indeed provide recommendations including intentional recruitment strategies for students of color and more need-based financial support, total enrollment for black students has actually decreased from 1,935 to 1,624 since 2011.