With the growing number of colleges moving to online learning, I have been asked: Can online learning incorporate trauma-responsive strategies? The short answer is yes. Before turning to specific pedagogical… Read more »
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Hello New England …
Becoming chancellor of the University of Massachusetts Boston is a humbling experience and a great responsibility for me—it is indeed the opportunity of a lifetime. As a kid who emigrated… Read more »
Is It Safe to Reopen Schools?
DC Shuttle … House Holds Hearing on Reopening Schools. The House Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Crisis held a hearing on the safety concerns of reopening K-12 school systems. Witnesses,… Read more »
Out of the Wreckage of COVID, the Rebirth of College Career Services
The COVID-19 pandemic has had a devastating impact on the labor market, with more than 40 million Americans who have filed for unemployment. Even as some states have attempted to… Read more »
Landscape Measure: Animating the University Campus to Promote Social Distancing
As many higher education institutions in New England grapple with how to safely reopen in the midst of the coronavirus pandemic, the physical setting of campuses becomes paramount. Indeed, NEJHE… Read more »
Govt Rescinds Controversial Directive to Strip Visas from International Students Who Go Online Only
DC Shuttle … Upcoming Hearings & Markups. The House Education and Labor Committee will hold a hearing on How to Overcome Obstacles to Safely Reopen Public Schools on Wednesday, July… Read more »
Colleges as Courtrooms? How Administrators Can Adjust to New Title IX Regs
The first formal changes to Title IX’s implementing regulations in 45 years are here, and they are significant. The federal statute, which prohibits sex discrimination in educational programs receiving federal… Read more »
ICE Rule Would Deport Students Who Opt for All Online this Fall
DC Shuttle … ICE Releases Rule on International Students. Immigrations and Customs Enforcement (ICE) released guidance which would not allow international students to remain on visas if they are taking… Read more »
The Rule of Law Under Siege
Thomas C. Jorling, former commissioner of the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation and former director of the Center for Environmental Studies at Williams College among other key posts,… Read more »
Leveraging Open Educational Resources During COVID-19
EOpen Educational Resources (OER) Thanks to everyone who joined our Leveraging OER During COVID-19: Helping students, faculty and institutions navigate the potential challenges and burdens imposed by traditional learning resources… Read more »