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DeVry University Offers Complimentary Skills Development Courses

NAPERVILLE, Ill.–During these uncertain times, DeVry University is providing two skills development training programs to the general public at no charge for a limited time. Upon successful completion of three modules within a training track, participants will earn a certificate of completion. These training sessions have traditionally been offered to education partners through DeVry’s workforce More Info »

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This University Was Allotted More Cares Act Money Than Any Other. None of It Has Gone to Students. – The Chronicle of Higher Education

When Arizona State University transitioned to online-only classes in March, Ja’Mya Williams’s grades began to fall. Without a laptop, the campus library, and her after-class tutoring, the freshman biological-sciences major was forced to complete her assignments on her cellphone or at her friend’s house, and struggled to keep up with her honors-level courses. In order More Info »

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There’s No Simple Way to Reopen Universities – The Atlantic

How do you operate institutions designed to mix people and ideas without also mixing viruses? One of the few things we know for sure about COVID-19 is that breathing the same air as other people is an excellent way to transmit the disease. Another thing we know is that mixing events such as college classes—where More Info »

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Pima Medical Institute Provides Community Resources with Weekly Television Segments

PHOENIX (July 23, 2020) – Pima Medical Institute was founded in Tucson in 1972 and is one of the leading medical career colleges in the Western United States. Throughout the Phoenix metro area, Pima Medical has three campuses, its Phoenix, Mesa and the East Valley locations. Throughout the uncertainty of the COVID-19 pandemic, Pima Medical More Info »

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University of Phoenix Pledges to Use Every CARES Act Dollar for Direct Financial Assistance to Students; Urges Other Higher Ed Institutions to Prioritize Direct Assistance to Students

PHOENIX, April 9, 2020 — Today, University of Phoenix announced its intention to commit every federal dollar that it receives from the CARES Act to providing direct financial assistance to students who were not exclusively studying online before the COVID-19 pandemic. The Education Stabilization Fund included in the recently passed CARES Act legislation requires colleges More Info »

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Tracking Coronavirus Cases at U.S. Colleges and Universities – The New York Times

26,000+ Cases | 750+ Colleges As college students and professors return to campus in the midst of a pandemic, coronavirus cases are turning up by the thousands. A New York Times survey of more than 1,500 American colleges and universities — including every four-year public institution, every private college that competes in N.C.A.A. sports and More Info »

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Higher Education Emergency Relief Fund (HEERF) Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) Rollup Document

Issued October 14, 2020 Rollup of all five previously-released HEERF FAQ documents in one document A.General Questions 1. Question: Which previously-issued FAQ documents are included in this Rollup Document? Answer: The following five FAQ documents are included in this Rollup Document: CARES Act HEERF Round 3 FAQs (October 2, 2020) CARES Act HEERF Supplemental FAQs More Info »

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Monroe College Transitions On-Campus Classes to Online Format

While there are no reported cases of coronavirus at Monroe, the decision to move on-site classes online for at least the next two weeks was made out of an abundance of caution. Monroe College, a national leader in educating urban and international students, today announced that on-campus classes have been transitioned to the online learning More Info »

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Former student suing SNHU for difference between on-campus and online tuition; suit could be class action – Union Leader

A Southern New Hampshire University graduate has filed a lawsuit against the university, saying SNHU did not refund differences between online and on-campus tuition after the campus closed in March. SNHU, along with every other college in New Hampshire, suspended in-person classes in mid-March to slow the spread of COVID-19, and moved classes online for More Info »

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Proposal: $1,200 Stimulus Checks To Low Income College Students – Forbes

Representative Bobby Rush (D-IL) has proposed the Student Recovery Eligibility for Low-Income Individuals to Exact Funds (RELIEF) Act of 2020 that would give $1,200 stimulus checks to all students who received Pell Grants. The Federal Pell Grant Program is a need-based financial aid program that is given to low-income undergraduate and some postbaccalaureate students to More Info »

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