Unable to offer in-person tours and events to help newly admitted students make enrollment decisions, colleges are engaging families digitally—and some are even pushing back deposit deadlines.
Topics: Health
Displaced students turn to crowdfunding for unexpected expenses
Coronavirus-related campus closures have left low-income students nationwide facing last-minute moving and travel expenses. Peer networks and university communities are jumping in to offer support through digital organizing and crowdfunding.
Coronavirus pandemic exposes the digital divide
Colleges’ sudden switch to online learning is reinforcing the gap between students with stable access to the internet and devices and those without.
How will colleges’ coronavirus response affect underserved students?
Experts are cautioning that campus closures and the transition to online learning could be especially disruptive for students who can’t afford to relocate, rely on their colleges for food and shelter, and lack technological resources.
Coronavirus: Colleges working to prevent spread of infection and xenophobia
While the CDC says the risk to Americans is low, college administrators are working to safeguard public health and reduce discrimination against Asian and Asian-American students.
The ‘hidden costs’ of medical school straining low-income students
Medical education involves many expenses beyond tuition—a nearly constant stream of fees that can prove especially challenging for aspiring physicians from low-income families.