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This University Had Innovative Plans to Protect Students From COVID-19 —They Had an Outbreak Anyway
Mariah Guzman, a graduate student at the University of Illinois, and Chancellor Robert Jones gave NBC Chicago an inside look at their high-tech efforts to keep students on the Urbana-Champaign campus safe from COVID-19, including twice a week saliva tests and contact tracing via Bluetooth. One week after opening its doors, the school had an outbreak anyway.
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Feds Say US Colleges ‘Massively' Underreport Foreign Funding
A scathing report from the Trump administration on Tuesday concluded that top U.S. universities have “massively underreported” funding they accept from China, Russia and other nations described as “foreign adversaries.”
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Side Effect of the Coronavirus Pandemic Benefits Virginia Colleges and Universities
Northern Virginia Bureau Reporter Drew Wilder reports on Virginia colleges and universities saving money by refinancing debt because interest rates are low.
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UMD System Chancellor Cuts Pay, Warns of Layoffs
The University System of Maryland’s chancellor announced he’s taking a 10% pay cut and warned that employees could face pay reductions or layoffs as the system struggles to close a budget shortfall caused by the coronavirus pandemic
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Students Rally for HBCU Funding
Students who attend HBCUs are calling for more school funding. News4’s Darcy Spencer has more on their demands.
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College Towns Growing Alarmed Over Outbreaks Among Students
As waves of schools and businesses around the country get the OK to reopen, some college towns are moving in the opposite direction because of too much partying and too many COVID-19 infections among students
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Marymount University Students Return to Campus After Virtual Learning
News4’s Derrick Ward reports on the covid-19 safety measures Marymount University has adopted as they welcome students students back on campus.