Reported by The Chronicle of Higher Education, as of late June, a whopping 65% of colleges are optimistically planning for in-person learning come fall.

But will students show up if they do? Whether for health concerns, experience concerns, or value concerns, students may be much more hesitant than we are to try and return to whatever on-campus learning might look like come fall.

Reported by The Chronicle of Higher Education, despite our best efforts, many of our students may not have received the full education experience of our traditional courses this spring. And our rising freshman may have had a difficult last semester as well. So, are they ready to move on come fall?

Reported by Education Dive, our students have undergone significant trauma in these past few months. Prior to the pandemic, our mental health departments were likely overwhelmed and underfunded. How much worse today? And what can we do to better serve these students?

Reported by Education Dive, our career services departments are trying to help our new graduates land a new job during all-time high unemployment rates.

Reported by Education Dive, new international student enrollment declined 10% between fall of 2015 and 2018, partially due to un-friendly immigration policies.

Reported by EdSurge, many teachers are “hedging” with the current advice of education experts. That students learn best differently, so how can we serve both through compromise?

Reported by Inside Higher Ed, with a nation in outrage over police brutality and anti-black racism, the focus on institutional relationships with campus and noncampus police is already coming into view, with protest calls for defunding and disbanding campus police departments altogether.

Reported by Education Dive, the colleges most prepared for this coronavirus reality have been the ones catering to the remote online learner the longest. Many institutions with the largest post-traditional student focus, with an avg. student age in their 30s, may very well find themselves top of the consideration set with this newest crop of graduating high school seniors now looking for the best online experience possible.

Reported by Education Dive, while free tuition policies have been gaining both popularity and policy across the country over the last several years, will states be able to afford them now?

Reported by Education Dive, while free tuition policies have been gaining both popularity and policy across the country over the last several years, will states be able to afford them now?