Higher Education
e-Digest


Volume 8 / Issue 5
July 24, 2020

In This Issue:
SPOTLIGHT: Countering COVID-19 Risks
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SPOTLIGHT: Community College Student Success
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FROM FEDERAL PARTNERS
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NEW RESOURCES
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LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES
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IN THE NEWS
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SPOTLIGHT: Countering COVID-19 Risks

As the COVID-19 pandemic continues, there is still great uncertainty and stress among students. Many Institutes of Higher Education (IHEs) are making adjustments to respond to safety concerns. The news clips and resources below present information for IHEs and their students as they adapt to the evolving landscape of education.

RESOURCES

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
 
CDC

U.S. Department of Education (ED)
 
Johns Hopkins University Center for Health Security, the Council for Higher Education Accreditation, and Tuscany Strategy Consulting
 
American College Health Association
 
The Hope Center for College, Community, and Justice
 
Ithaka S+R

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

MDRC

Council for Opportunity in Education

NEWS CLIPS

Inside Higher Education, July 13, 2020

Washington Post, July 6, 2020

The EvoLLLution, June 17, 2020

Public Policy Institute of California, June 17, 2020

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education, May 26, 2020

SPOTLIGHT: Community College Student Success
 Community colleges  play an important role  in higher education. They can provide students with career training or credentials that may help them transition to a four-year college. The links below provide information about how community colleges are contributing to student success.

RESOURCES

 
 
Ready Education

CCRC

CCRC
FROM FEDERAL PARTNERS

Federal Mandates

ED, Office of Civil Rights
 
U.S. Government General Accountability Office

Health and Wellness

Campus Drug Prevention and Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA)
 
Campus Drug Prevention and DEA
 
National Institute of Justice

Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration
NEW RESOURCES

Health and Wellness

Hope Center for College, Community, and Justice
 
City University of New York Urban Food Policy Institute

The Chronicle of Higher Education

Student Engagement

National Student Clearinghouse Research Center
 
Pell Institute for the Study of Opportunity in Higher Education
 
Greater Texas Foundation and Jobs for the Future
 
MDRC
 
Inside Higher Education
 
EduCause

Collaboration Across Campus

theRPgroup and College Futures Foundation
LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES

Sustaining Momentum

White House Initiative on Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs), Executive Office of the President, and U.S. Department of Education
IN THE NEWS

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