Eastern Michigan University has signed a multi-year contract with Gen.G to run competitions for both college and high school students and organize K-12 camps. The deal is intended to help the institution accelerate its esports activities, helping to drive fall 2020 enrollment and differentiate the school from others in the region.
According to the researchers who monitor college and university enrollment term-by-term, the continued enrollment decline has shown signs of slowing. Of course, that was pre-pandemic, as the latest enrollment report from the National Student Clearinghouse noted on its front page.
State University of New York Cobleskill intends to added varsity-level esports to its athletics program in the fall.
The University of Wyoming Libraries recently funded six faculty proposals to develop alternatives to traditional textbooks.
In a statement today from President Michael McRobbie, Indiana University announced its plans for resuming fall instruction.
Pennsylvania State University has acquired 500,000 masks in preparation for resuming work and classes.
Arizona's Prescott College will reopen on-campus classes this fall with a new risk-management strategy: using a flexible block-class schedule to minimize contacts among faculty, staff and students.
Education technology company Kahoot has added integration with Microsoft Teams, allowing users to play Kahoot games while collaborating remotely via Teams’ web conferencing and chat tools.
Upcoming events include TDWI Virtual Summit, SANSFIRE 2020, and OLC Innovate 2020.
Nearly half of high school seniors (45 percent) in a recently Encoura Eduventures survey are at least moderately concerned that COVID-19 will force them to change their college choices, and eight in 10 (81 percent) have some concerns that COVID-19 might delay their enrollment.
