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Author: Chris Quintana, USA TODAY

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Biden’s Education Department looks to ditch accreditor of seemingly fake school

January 23, 2021January 23, 2021Chris Quintana, USA TODAYComments Off on Biden’s Education Department looks to ditch accreditor of seemingly fake school

Education Department staff recommends it cease recognition of an accreditor that approved a college that lacked students or faculty

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The pandemic is still raging. Colleges are reopening in-person. What comes next?

January 22, 2021January 22, 2021Chris Quintana, USA TODAYComments Off on The pandemic is still raging. Colleges are reopening in-person. What comes next?

The pandemic is still raging. Colleges are still opening for in-person classes. Is the nation in for a repeat of the fall semester?

Money

Student loan forgiveness: Biden to continue freeze of payments, ask Congress to erase debt

January 8, 2021Chris Quintana, USA TODAYComments Off on Student loan forgiveness: Biden to continue freeze of payments, ask Congress to erase debt

Joe Biden plans to continue the pause on federal student loan payments and accumulating interest, but ask Congress to pass student loan forgiveness.

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The namesake of Johns Hopkins University enslaved several. He was thought to be an abolitionist.

December 9, 2020Chris Quintana, USA TODAYComments Off on The namesake of Johns Hopkins University enslaved several. He was thought to be an abolitionist.

Johns Hopkins helped funded the university and medical school bearing his name. He also owned people despite being known as an abolitionist

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As COVID surges, college students are traveling for Thanksgiving. The CDC called them out in a warning.

November 19, 2020November 19, 2020Chris Quintana, USA TODAYComments Off on As COVID surges, college students are traveling for Thanksgiving. The CDC called them out in a warning.

After a semester of outbreaks and canceled classes, college leaders and the CDC worry Thanksgiving travel may spread COVID. Will students listen?

Tech

An online class by any other name? College students pay rent, enroll – then find courses aren’t in-person

September 1, 2020September 2, 2020Chris Quintana, USA TODAYComments Off on An online class by any other name? College students pay rent, enroll – then find courses aren’t in-person

As students return to college for the fall semester, they find online and in-person classes are starting to feel the same. Some feel cheated.

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UNC-Chapel Hill fall semester going online amid COVID-19 outbreaks, one week into classes

August 17, 2020Chris Quintana, USA TODAYComments Off on UNC-Chapel Hill fall semester going online amid COVID-19 outbreaks, one week into classes

UNC-Chapel Hill is the first major college to pivot to online classes after COVID-19 outbreaks. The North Carolina campus had opened a week ago.

Money

COVID-19 will hit colleges when students arrive for fall semester. So why open at all? Money is a factor.

August 17, 2020August 17, 2020Chris Quintana, USA TODAYComments Off on COVID-19 will hit colleges when students arrive for fall semester. So why open at all? Money is a factor.

While many colleges have switched to online classes, some still plan to reopen for fall semester. They’re almost certain to see coronavirus outbreaks.

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Ousted USC president received $7.7M payout in wake of sex-abuse, drug scandals

July 16, 2020Chris Quintana, USA TODAYComments Off on Ousted USC president received $7.7M payout in wake of sex-abuse, drug scandals

When USC President C.L. Max Nikias stepped down in August 2018, he walked away with a compensation package more than three times his normal pay.

Money

College students were promised aid in the coronavirus stimulus. It still hasn’t arrived.

April 21, 2020April 21, 2020Chris Quintana, USA TODAYComments Off on College students were promised aid in the coronavirus stimulus. It still hasn’t arrived.

The Education Dept. said coronavirus money was on its way. For nearly every student, it still hasn’t arrived. Some don’t even know they’re eligible.

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