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Breaking Stories in Higher Ed 3/25/2020

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  • Remote Learning on the Fly: Notes from China

    While university instructors around the world scramble to implement delivery of their courses online — a medium with which they may have only limited experience — they can learn from the field notes of their counterparts at the largest international joint-venture university in China.

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  • Online Forum to Discuss Coronavirus, Higher Education and Ed Tech

    Tomorrow, Campus Technology is teaming up with Future Trends Forum for an online discussion on the coronavirus pandemic, higher education and technology. CT Executive Editor Rhea Kelly and FTF host Bryan Alexander will explore the latest news, resources and ideas with a panel of experts and practitioners in the trenches of higher ed's response to the COVID-19 crisis. Hear best practices and share your own experiences, challenges and successes in this collaborative event.

    Register here to join us this Thursday, March 26, 11 a.m. – 1 p.m. (PDT).

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  • Colleges, Universities Struggle with Commencement Decisions

    In the face of coronavirus concerns, Monmouth College in Illinois has sent out word that it plans to delay its graduation, which was scheduled for May 17, 2020. And universities and colleges in Connecticut, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Iowa, Massachusetts, Mississippi, North Carolina, Ohio, Minnesota, Texas, Utah and most other states have made similar decisions.

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  • New Tool Assesses Impact of Education Policies on Degree Completion

    Every state wants to boost the number of college graduates it has. Now, education and arts consultancy Ithaka S+R has produced a new forecasting tool to help people understand what impact changes in state education policy could have on degree attainment rates.

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