COVID-19 Archives - Higher Education Today https://www.higheredtoday.org/topic/covid-19/ A Blog by ACE Mon, 03 Feb 2025 20:59:33 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.7.1 https://www.higheredtoday.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/apple-touch-icon-150x150.png COVID-19 Archives - Higher Education Today https://www.higheredtoday.org/topic/covid-19/ 32 32 Enrollment Trending Upward After COVID-19 https://www.higheredtoday.org/2025/02/03/enrollment-trending-upward-after-covid-19/ Mon, 03 Feb 2025 20:59:33 +0000 https://www.higheredtoday.org/?p=28984 Title: Current Term Enrollment Estimates: Fall 2024 Source: National Student Clearinghouse Research Center Total fall 2024 enrollment rose across multiple factors—including sector, selectivity, and urban-rural classification—bringing it closer to pre-pandemic levels, according to a new report from the National Student Clearinghouse Research Service. Compared to fall 2019, overall enrollment increased by 0.4 percent, and compared to fall 2023, it grew by ...

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]]> A Close Look at Higher Education Enrollment in Fall 2023 https://www.higheredtoday.org/2023/11/20/a-close-look-at-higher-education-enrollment-in-fall-2023-2/ Mon, 20 Nov 2023 15:41:22 +0000 https://www.higheredtoday.org/?p=18040 Title: National Student Clearinghouse Research Center’s Regular Updates on Higher Education Enrollment Source: National Student Clearinghouse The National Student Clearinghouse (NSC) continues to provide up-to-date enrollment trends to highlight disparities in pandemic recovery across differing student and institutional characteristics. The NSC’s latest report encapsulates comprehensive data concerning 9.6 million students, both undergraduate and graduate, reported by approximately 1,500 academic institutions. The data ...

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]]> What Should Institutions Be Focusing On to Recruit “Generation Pandemic”? https://www.higheredtoday.org/2023/07/10/what-should-institutions-be-focusing-on-to-recruit-generation-pandemic/ Mon, 10 Jul 2023 15:06:05 +0000 https://higher-ed-today.local/?p=17982 Title: Recruiting ‘Gen P’ Authors: Lizzy Donaher, Anne Dodson, Michael Koppenheffer, Pamela Kiecker Royall Source: EAB The Education Advisory Board (EAB) has released a new paper that provides insights on how the pandemic has changed college searches and recruitment for “Gen P,” the generation of students whose college decisions were impacted by their pandemic experience. Using data from more than 20,000 ...

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]]> The Impact of COVID-19 Higher Education Emergency Relief Funds https://www.higheredtoday.org/2023/02/13/the-impact-of-covid-19-higher-education-emergency-relief-funds/ Mon, 13 Feb 2023 17:21:51 +0000 https://higher-ed-today.local/?p=17898 Title: Higher Education Emergency Relief Fund: 2021 Annual Performance Report Authors: U.S. Department of Education; Office of Planning, Evaluation, and Policy Development; and the Office of Postsecondary Education Source: U.S. Department of Education Over the course of the COVID-19 pandemic, Congress passed three pieces of legislation that granted a total of $76 million to the Higher Education Emergency Relief Fund (HEERF). ...

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]]> New Report Shows Student and Institutional Benefits of Emergency Grant Programs https://www.higheredtoday.org/2022/12/10/new-report-shows-student-and-institutional-benefits-of-emergency-grant-programs/ Sat, 10 Dec 2022 00:21:57 +0000 https://higher-ed-today.local/?p=17882 Title: Increasing College Persistence Through Emergency Grant Programs Source: Sage Education Advisors and Heckscher Foundation for Children Emergencies, such as the loss of a family member, unemployment, eviction, health concerns, and others, often derail students’ academic progress and ability to persist to graduation. With the increase in emergencies and basic needs insecurity brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic, higher education institutions ...

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]]> Guidelines for Continuing or Changing Campus Vaccine Requirements https://www.higheredtoday.org/2022/12/10/guidelines-for-continuing-or-changing-campus-vaccine-requirements/ Sat, 10 Dec 2022 00:13:48 +0000 https://higher-ed-today.local/?p=17881 Title: Considerations for Campus Decisionmakers Announcing Continuation of or Changes to Vaccine Requirements Author: American College Health Association The American College Health Association (ACHA) recently released a brief on what colleges and universities might consider when continuing or revising their campus vaccine requirements. The ACHA noted that vaccine requirements have long been in use for campuses across the country and are ...

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]]> Understanding Workers’ Professional and Educational Transitions During the Pandemic https://www.higheredtoday.org/2022/10/17/understanding-workers-professional-and-educational-transitions-during-the-pandemic/ Mon, 17 Oct 2022 15:18:01 +0000 https://higher-ed-today.local/?p=17856 Title: The Great Resignation: Workers’ Experiences With Job and Education Transitions Authors: Melissa Leavitt, Andrew Hanson, and Dave Clayton Source: Strada Education Network Prompted by the COVID-19 pandemic, approximately 50 percent of adults in the United States experienced some change in employment (e.g., job loss, reduced or increased hours, promotion, or voluntary resignation). Concurrently, 33 percent of adults changed their educational ...

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]]> New Report Evaluates Student and Campus Experiences With Federal COVID Relief Funding https://www.higheredtoday.org/2022/10/17/new-report-evaluates-student-and-campus-experiences-with-federal-covid-relief-funding/ Mon, 17 Oct 2022 15:10:58 +0000 https://higher-ed-today.local/?p=17855 Title: Evaluating Student and Institutional Experiences With HEERF Source: National Association of Student Financial Aid Administrators (NASFAA), NASPA: Student Affairs Administrators in Higher Education, and HCM Strategists A new report evaluates the administration of federal Higher Education Emergency Relief Fund (HEERF) dollars across three rounds of distribution during the COVID-19 pandemic. For their analysis, NASFAA, NASPA, and HCM Strategists surveyed both ...

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]]> COVID-19 and Self-Injury Among College Students: Risks and Mitigation Strategies https://www.higheredtoday.org/2022/05/25/the-impact-of-covid-19-on-college-and-university-students-who-self-injure-risks-and-strategies-for-mitigation/ Wed, 25 May 2022 17:34:50 +0000 https://higher-ed-today.local/?p=17807 Students’ college years coincide with their transition to adulthood, marking a period of intense identity exploration and a sense of endless possibilities. These years are also fraught with change—moving away from family and friends, the demands of college coursework, and the pressures of living on campus. Difficulty adapting to these transitions can increase potential for risky behaviors as well as mental ...

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]]> State of Higher Education Report Offers Insights on Pandemic-Related Disruptions to Higher Education https://www.higheredtoday.org/2022/04/25/state-of-higher-education-report-offers-insights-on-pandemic-related-disruptions-to-higher-education/ Mon, 25 Apr 2022 15:15:22 +0000 https://higher-ed-today.local/?p=17791 Title: The State of Higher Education 2022 Report Source: Gallup and the Lumina Foundation The COVID-19 pandemic has caused substantial disruption in higher education, creating challenges for both institutions and students. Gallup, in partnership with Lumina Foundation, has released its 2022 State of Higher Education Report, which demonstrates the impact of these challenges while informing how colleges and universities might leverage ...

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]]> Data Suggest a Possible Increase in Student Loan Delinquencies Once Forbearance Ends https://www.higheredtoday.org/2022/04/18/data-suggest-a-possible-increase-in-student-loan-delinquencies-once-forbearance-ends/ Mon, 18 Apr 2022 14:32:25 +0000 https://higher-ed-today.local/?p=17785 Title: Student Loan Repayment During the Pandemic Forbearance   Authors: Jacob Goss, Daniel Mangrum, and Joelle Scally Source: Liberty Street Economics – Federal Reserve Bank of New York The COVID-19 pandemic created financial uncertainty for many student borrowers. The Biden administration has postponed the repayment of federal loans multiple times throughout the pandemic for a subsection of borrowers, most recently through ...

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]]> NASPA Report Explores the Future of Student Affairs https://www.higheredtoday.org/2022/04/11/naspa-report-explores-the-future-of-student-affairs/ Mon, 11 Apr 2022 14:19:16 +0000 https://higher-ed-today.local/?p=17779 Title: The Compass Report:Charting the Future of Student Affairs Source: NASPA: Student Affairs Administrators in Higher Education NASPA assembled a task force to consider several “change drivers,” including enrollment changes, the collegiate mental health crisis, affordability, and the global pandemic, all of which have impacted the roles and responsibilities of student affairs practitioners and the field as a whole. The task ...

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