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    Beth & Tim Manners
    • Jan 28, 2021
    • 3 min

    Academic Pandemic Dynamic: Don't Panic

    We've been asked many times over the past several months: How do you think the pandemic will affect my college admissions chances? It was...
    Beth & Tim Manners
    • Oct 26, 2020
    • 1 min

    A Place Beyond: Gap Year in the Wild

    The Student Life: "A startup that seeks to provide an in-person, community-focused academic experience for college students in the...
    Beth & Tim Manners
    • Sep 30, 2020
    • 1 min

    The Phoenix Still Rises at Elon

    Elon News Network: "The Phoenix, whose identity remains a secret to the Elon community, serves as Elon University’s mascot. While The...
    Beth & Tim Manners
    • Sep 10, 2020
    • 2 min

    The Bright Side of Digital College

    Vox: "The pandemic, says Kevin Carey, the director of the Education Policy Program at the New America Foundation, is hastening what he...
    Beth & Tim Manners
    • Aug 30, 2020
    • 1 min

    Colleges Innovate Novel Virus Solutions

    The New York Times: "The fall of 2020 will go down as a period of profound experimentation at colleges and universities transformed into...
    How Coronavirus Maps Across Campuses
    Beth & Tim Manners
    • Jul 29, 2020
    • 2 min

    How Coronavirus Maps Across Campuses

    "A New York Times survey of every public four-year college in the country, as well as every private institution that competes in Division...
    Beth & Tim Manners
    • Jul 20, 2020
    • 2 min

    What is the Cost:Benefit of a Gap Year?

    CBS News: "Delaying college for a year now, during the coronavirus pandemic, could cost members of the class of 2024 about $90,000 in...
    Beth & Tim Manners
    • Jul 15, 2020
    • 1 min

    College Food & 'The 6-Foot Kitchen'

    The New York Times: "At campuses across the country, self-serve stations, where students can make their own salads or taco bowls, will be...
    Beth & Tim Manners
    • Jul 14, 2020
    • 1 min

    Tulane threatens expulsion for partygoers

    CNBC: "Tulane is banning all parties or gatherings of more than 15 people as the private college tries to protect students and staff...
    Beth & Tim Manners
    • Jun 30, 2020
    • 2 min

    Williams Cuts Tuition by 15 Percent

    Bloomberg: "Williams College, the richest liberal arts school in the U.S., is reducing its cost by 15% for families on a one-time basis...
    Beth & Tim Manners
    • Jun 29, 2020
    • 2 min

    Sweet Briar: Small is the New Big

    The Washington Post: "Sweet Briar, a private college in rural Virginia ... is marketing itself as a safe haven in the midst of a pandemic...
    Beth & Tim Manners
    • Jun 22, 2020
    • 2 min

    State Schools Reverse 'Brain Drain'

    The New York Times: "State-funded universities have always striven to keep their states’ brightest students at home, knowing that many of...
    Beth & Tim Manners
    • Jun 11, 2020
    • 1 min

    College-19: A Dose of Inconvenience

    The Washington Post: "The University of Virginia, with 24,000 students, will distribute 'Welcome Back Kits' in drawstring bags to those...
    Beth & Tim Manners
    • May 26, 2020
    • 2 min

    College Presidents Plot Pandemic Plans

    American Council on Education: A survey of 310 college and university presidents has 53% saying "it is 'very likely' that their...
    Beth & Tim Manners
    • May 19, 2020
    • 2 min

    Schools Map the Covid College Experience

    The New York Times: "Fever checkpoints at the entrances to academic buildings. One-way paths across the grassy quad. Face masks required...
    Beth & Tim Manners
    • May 15, 2020
    • 1 min

    Students Itching to Return to Campus

    Axios: "Nearly two thirds of college students say they would attend in-person classes if colleges reopen in the fall, even if there is no...
    Beth & Tim Manners
    • May 14, 2020
    • 1 min

    Some Scholarships Extend Deadlines

    US News: "Financial aid experts encourage students to start the scholarship search as early as possible. But for those who got a late...
    Beth & Tim Manners
    • May 13, 2020
    • 1 min

    California System May Go Test-Blind

    The Washington Post: "University of California President Janet Napolitano is urging a suspension of admission testing requirements until...
    Beth & Tim Manners
    • May 8, 2020
    • 1 min

    Update on Emergency Financial Aid

    US News: "For students across the country still waiting on emergency financial aid grants, the delay may be a result of colleges waiting...
    Beth & Tim Manners
    • May 7, 2020
    • 2 min

    Prestigious Universities Flex Their Offers

    The Washington Post: "The imperative to fill seats is urgent for almost all colleges during the economic downturn. But for public...
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