Survey: International graduate student enrollment drops amid pandemic and immigration restrictions
INSIDE HIGHER ED — A new survey of international enrollments at U.S. graduate schools found that first-time enrollment of international graduate students dropped 39 percent from fall 2019 to fall 2020, an unprecedented drop likely attributable to the COVID-19 pandemic. But, substantial numbers of students deferred admission.
Read More about Survey: International graduate student enrollment drops amid pandemic and immigration restrictionsKansas lawmakers want tuition refunds for college students moved onto online courses during the pandemic
THE KANSAS CITY STAR — Kansas lawmakers want to refund tuition to college students who lost class time or were forced into online courses as a result of the pandemic. The move is the latest in a string of actions taken by lawmakers to show their disdain for online learning in colleges and k-12 schools.
Read More about Kansas lawmakers want tuition refunds for college students moved onto online courses during the pandemicUniversity of San Diego professor Lisa M. Nunn publishes book on first-generation college students and belonging
INSIDE HIGHER ED — Colleges have encouraged new students to “find their place” in student organizations on campus. That’s bad advice, writes Lisa M. Nunn in College Belonging: How First-Year and First-Generation Students Navigate Campus Life. Nunn discusses her new book on first-generation students and how they navigate college life.
Read More about University of San Diego professor Lisa M. Nunn publishes book on first-generation college students and belongingUniversity of St. Thomas Law professor Jerry Organ provides analysis on law student transfer data
THE NATIONAL JURIST — If you’re contemplating transferring to a different law school, welcome to the club. In 2020, more than 1,600 students left one school for another, according to ABA data. Jerry Organ wrote about the transfer data. He compared the number of transfers and the percentage of transfers back to 2014.
Read More about University of St. Thomas Law professor Jerry Organ provides analysis on law student transfer dataTulane Law student Antonio Milton named first Black editor-in-chief of Tulane Law Review
DIVERSE ISSUES IN HIGHER EDUCATION — Tulane Law School student Antonio Milton has become the first Black editor-in-chief of the Tulane Law Review. The student-run publication is one of the most renowned legal journals in the U.S. Milton, who is interested in commercial and civil litigation, is part of Tulane’s 3+3 program.
Read More about Tulane Law student Antonio Milton named first Black editor-in-chief of Tulane Law ReviewWayne Law launches Master of Studies in Law program
WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY — In January, Wayne State University Law School launched a Master of Studies in Law program with a concentration in human resources. The inaugural cohort of 20 students is 86% female and 67% minority, with individuals ranging between 22 and 65 years old.
Read More about Wayne Law launches Master of Studies in Law programUS sees drop in number of FAFSA applications from traditionally underrepresented students
INSIDE HIGHER ED — Last spring, as college and university officials fretted about how the global pandemic and associated recession might affect enrollment in the fall, troubling news emerged in the form of data about declines in the number of current college students who had resubmitted their Free Application for Federal Student Aid.
Read More about US sees drop in number of FAFSA applications from traditionally underrepresented studentsPublic universities report fewer COVID-19 cases compared to the fall
INSIDE HIGHER ED — This semester, public institutions that put up the highest numbers for student case counts appear to be doing better. They have fewer cases and are performing more testing. Some of the numbers may still be worrisome, representing hundreds of students infected, but are not the record-breaking tallies from the fall.
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INSIDE HIGHER ED — The University of Michigan was the only major institution to have reported evidence of the new coronavirus variant B.1.1.7 on campus at the beginning of last week. Five additional universities have since joined that list. The B.1.1.7 variant of the virus transmits more rapidly and efficiently.
Read More about Six universities report COVID-19 variant casesCharitable donations to universities fall slightly amid pandemic
INSIDE HIGHER ED — Charitable giving to colleges and universities was essentially flat in the 2020 fiscal year despite the pandemic. For the first time in a decade, total giving to higher education institutions fell slightly, from $49.6 billion to $49.5 billion, according to the Council for Advancement and Support of Education’s latest annual giving survey.
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