With news changing so quickly due to the Coronavirus Pandemic, I have started to post weekly news round-ups. These posts are here to catch the highlights from the world of college admissions over the past week.
Although this is not the end-all-be-all for higher education news, I hope that it’s a nice resource for you moving forward. As always, for more specific information about what a college or university is doing check directly with that institution. Here are the updates that caught my eye last week:
More than Half of All US Four-Year Colleges and Universities Will Be Test-Optional for Fall 2021 Admission - FairTest.org
To Reopen Campus, Colleges Prepare To Take On Contagious Students - WBUR Boston
Harvard Tells Faculty Most Teaching This Fall Will Likely Be Online - WBUR Boston
Historically black colleges fight for survival, reopening amid coronavirus pandemic - Safiya Charles and Byron Dobson, USA TODAY
Public Research Universities' OK Year on Admissions - Inside Higher Ed, Scott Jaschik
UW drops SAT, ACT requirement, extending coronavirus accommodation - Katherine Long, Seattle Times
Updated Testing Policies For Top 20 Colleges During The 2020-2021 Application Cycle - Christopher Rim, Forbes
Tracking how the coronavirus is impacting colleges - Education Dive
Fall Comes Into View - Lilah Burke, Inside Higher Ed
What college admissions will look like next year in light of COVID-19 - Allison Slater Tate, Today
Coronavirus News Roundup for June 8 - Madeline St. Amour, Inside Higher Ed
The Week in Admissions News - Scott Jaschik, Inside Higher Ed
Amid virus, US students look to colleges closer to home - Collin Binkley, The Associated Press for Mojave Daily News