As Classes Move Online What Happens to Students Without Internet or Computers?
In the chaotic days before and after all public schools in the Washington region shut down for at least two weeks, school systems scrambled to prepare for teaching students from afar.
Why Coronavirus Looks Like a ‘Black Swan’ Moment for Higher Ed
Coronavirus could be the “black swan” moment for higher education as we know it. Colleges by the dozen are canceling in-person classes and scrambling to create remote-teaching alternatives. Is it crazy to think that a new virus could be more of a catalyst for online education and other ed-tech tools than decades of punditry and […]
When Coronavirus Closes Colleges, Some Students Lose Hot Meals, Health Care, and a Place to Sleep
When Berea College sent out a campuswide email at midday on Tuesday, announcing that it would end in-person instruction and send students home for the rest of the semester because of concerns about the coronavirus, the dining hall erupted in cheers.
James Baldwin vs William F Buckley: A legendary debate from 1965
In 1965 at the University of Cambridge, two of the foremost American intellectuals were challenged with the question: ‘Has the American Dream been achieved at the expense of the American Negro?’