With the projected decline in high school seniors attending college in the fall of 2021, it opens a host of opportunities for these students to attend colleges that may have been a reach for them in the past because of the enrollment decline. The goal...
College administrators have a tough balancing act as they deal with Covid-19. If they are too strict, their policies could backfire with students fearing repercussions during contract tracing or for reporting cases. This is the model Northeastern University has taken with their 50 million dollar...
Summer is usually a period of relative calm for most colleges, but this summer is vastly different. Whether colleges are willing to admit it or not chaos will be reigning in the coming weeks and wishful thinking will not be enough to avoid the unexpected...
College faculty members at the University of Notre Dame and many others across the nation argue that their safety is at stake and that their impact on these monumental decisions has been marginalized. Faculty members are saying that they need to make their own decision...
“My child will get some type of merit scholarship.” Spoiler: According to a survey by the Wall Street Journal, 92 percent of financial aid counselors say parents overestimate the availability of scholarship money. The average is about $15K per year. “My child will borrow the amount needed...
The reopening of college campuses in the fall will be challenging and it will not be a one size fits all approach. It will depend on the location of the college and the demographics of the students. The key will be for the college to...
Based on the volumes of articles from the Chronicle of Higher Education and other major news organizations these are my seven reasons why there will not be students on campus in September 2020. Politicians and public health officials and not college presidents will decide. If Mayor...
College students are striking, demanding that college reduce their tuition by 50% for this semester because they are required to do online classes thus “not allowing them what the colleges advertised as an interactive cultural classroom experience” In addition, they are requesting refunds of fees,...
Plan your Coursework Carefully! What do American’s value in their education? Based on a survey of more than $340,000 individuals who graduated from college since 2000, graduates are clear that relevant courses, not wages, have the strongest link to how they value their education experience. This...
The college application process for the senior class of Covid-19 is clearly an adult research project. Too many seniors are rushing head first into early decision or early action to get the process over with. They don’t realize the problem is not getting into college...