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Weekly Higher Ed Roundup
In this week’s roundup:
The Common App removed the question about disciplinary history, the CDC released new guidance on testing for colleges and universities and students face extra hurdles as they prepare to vote in the presidential election.
Stay tuned for our weekly roundup on what trends we're seeing across institutions, how individual colleges and universities are responding to them and what national policy changes are affecting higher ed.
Ashley Northington Joins RW Jones Agency
The RW Jones Agency is excited to announce that Ashley Northington has joined the firm as Vice President and Managing Director. Northington will be tasked with helping to manage agency relationships with current and new partner institutions.
Weekly Higher Ed Roundup
In this week’s roundup:
What President Trump’s Supreme Court nomination could mean for higher education, Appalachian State University confirmed their first student death and the financial effects of the pandemic have been worse than originally predicted for higher education institutions.
Stay tuned for our weekly roundup on what trends we're seeing across institutions, how individual colleges and universities are responding to them and what national policy changes are affecting higher ed.
Weekly Higher Ed Roundup
In this week’s roundup:
Princeton University is facing a U.S. Department of Education investigation as a result of addressing systemic racism, COVID-19 continues to affect college finances and enrollment, and COVID-19 dashboards might be failing to provide true transparency.
Stay tuned for our weekly roundup on what trends we're seeing across institutions, how individual colleges and universities are responding to them and what national policy changes are affecting higher ed.
Weekly Higher Ed Roundup
In this week’s roundup:
The U.S. News College and University Rankings were released, the Big Ten will play football this year after all and experts claim that campus reopenings have actually been successful.
Stay tuned for our weekly roundup on what trends we're seeing across institutions, how individual colleges and universities are responding to them and what national policy changes are affecting higher ed.
Weekly Higher Ed Roundup
In this week’s roundup:
Colleges and universities navigate privacy laws while reporting positive COVID-19 cases, institutions’ external community relationships prove difficult to manage during the pandemic and a new research paper shows that reducing the weight of standardized test scores when considering college applicants tends to improve the diversity of an incoming class.
Stay tuned for our weekly roundup on what trends we're seeing across institutions, how individual colleges and universities are responding to them and what national policy changes are affecting higher ed.
Weekly Higher Ed Roundup
In this week’s roundup:
The American College Health Association released guidance for protecting vulnerable campus populations during the pandemic, NY State Governor Andrew Cuomo released guidance to NY higher education institutions for determining when to shift from in-person to remote, and more than 600 scholars have committed to a #ScholarStrike against police violence in America.
Stay tuned for our weekly roundup on what trends we're seeing across institutions, how individual colleges and universities are responding to them and what national policy changes are affecting higher ed.
Weekly Higher Ed Roundup
In this week’s roundup:
Colleges and universities threaten to send students home amid rising case counts, signs point to growing anxiety and depression among students during the pandemic, and the University of Pittsburgh requires a new course for first-year students on anti-Black racism.
Stay tuned for our weekly roundup on what trends we're seeing across institutions, how individual colleges and universities are responding to them and what national policy changes are affecting higher ed.
CEO Sean Rossall Featured in Hechinger Report
Sean Rossall, RW Jones’s CEO and managing partner, was quoted in a Hechinger Report article about colleges’ and universities’ quick walk backs on fall plans after bringing students back to campus.