AHIS 201 Scanning:James Donohue

James Donohue Professor Hochfelder AHIS 201 4/30/20 Title: College campuses must reopen in the fall. Here's how we do it. Date:4/26/20 URL: https://www.nytimes.com/2020/04/26/opinion/coronavirus-colleges-universities.html?searchResultPosition=4 Brief Description: Christina Paxson, President of Brown University, wrote an opinion piece in the New York Times detailing how she believes we can reopen college campuses in the fall. She advocates for not holding large lecture classes, having testing on a large scale, contact tracing, and avoiding having students share bathrooms. She also makes note of the fact that zoom learning won't work full time for many students. Many students don't have private spaces to do homework and have class. Plenty of others don't even have stable internet connections. Keywords: College Future Implications: College campuses are going to be a lot different until a vaccine can be mass manufactured. As such colleges are going to need to adju...

James Donohue Professor Hochfelder AHIS 201 4/27/20 Title: "Summer Melt" could be a flood as seniors shift college plans Date: 2/24/20 URL:  https://www.edweek.org/ew/articles/2020/04/24/summer-melt-could-be-a-flood-as.html Brief Description: The "summer melt" refers to the disparity between students who submit their deposit for college and students who actually attend those colleges. A high number of students will yearly pay their deposit but never attend the school. A poll of 1100 incoming college students revealed that 22% have already pushed back their college plans because of the COVID-19 outbreak. Another poll revealed that 87 percent of college admissions professionals expect that summer melt to be larger this summer than in previous summers. Keyword: College Future Implications: Short-term it appears that the COVID-19 pandemic will prevent a lot of college students from starting college normally. Whether it be because of health concerns, economic c...

James Donohue Professor Hochfelder AHIS 201 4/22/20 Title: While other colleges struggle, for-profits hope for revival Date:4/20/20 URL: https://www.edweek.org/ew/articles/2020/04/19/while-other-colleges-struggle-for-profits-hope_ap.html Brief Description: As colleges across the nation are financially struggling, for-profit colleges are ramping up spending. Most of this spending comes from marketing and this corresponds with the belief that many unemployed people will go back for more education. During the last economic recession, there was an uptick in people attending colleges. Keywords: College, Affordability Future Implications: For-profit colleges will probably be among the biggest beneficiaries from the impending boom in college attendance. They have the lowest requirements and it is easiest to get degrees from there so people out of work will pay for those educations over say a public university because they don't want the hassle of taking a standardized test, writ...

James Donohue Professor Hochfelder AHIS 201 4/19/20 Title: Virus doesn't care as students try to prepare for College Date:4/13/20 URL: https://www.edweek.org/ew/articles/2020/04/13/virus-doesnt-care-as-students-try_ap.html Brief Description: This article talks about the efforts of college students to determine where they are going to go for college while not being able to take in full-on college tours of campuses filled to the brim with students. Through the lens of high school seniors Serra and Lauren we see what it's like having to dump traditional college tours for zoom meetings. Keywords: College Affordability Future Implications: If college students can't get a good grasp on what being on a specific college campus is like they may opt to attend a college they've already visited. Likewise, they may opt to just not attend college next year and do a gap year till hopefully, the COVID-19 outbreak fades away. Impact(0-5):3 Timeliness(0-5):5 Plausibility(0-5)...

James Donohue Professor Hochfelder AHIS 201 4/15/20 Title:After Coronavirus, Colleges Worry: Will Students Come Back? Date:4/15/20 URL: https://www.nytimes.com/2020/04/15/us/coronavirus-colleges-universities-admissions.html?searchResultPosition=4 Brief Description: Colleges are worried whether their enrollment numbers will be the same after the coronavirus outbreak. Some colleges are projecting financial hits up to  $100 million for the spring semester. Nationwide, financial losses are expected to be about $23 billion. Colleges might also miss out on study abroad programs and international students for next semester, which brings in a lot of money for colleges. Keywords: College Future Implications: It's a mystery whether some colleges will be able to financially survive this crisis. In all likelihood, well endowed private institutions will survive along with public colleges and universities whereas smaller private institutions will suffer the most, to the point they...

James Donohue Professor Hochfelder AHIS 201 4/12/20 Title: The colleges getting the most money from the stimulus bill Date:4/12/20 URL: https://www.forbes.com/sites/wesleywhistle/2020/04/10/the-colleges-getting-the-most-money-from-the-stimulus-bill/#7a0469c33686 Brief Description: Congress recently passed the CARES act which among other things provided $14 billion in grants to higher education institutions. 3/4th of the formula for grants to be given to schools is based on Pell Student Enrollment and the other 1/4 is based on non-Pell undergrad and graduate students. Studies show that $8.9 billion will go to public colleges and universities, $2.5 billion to private non-profits and $1.1 to private for-profits. Keywords: College Future Implications: Public Colleges will benefit the most from the CARES act. What they will do with the money is a mystery for now. It is also a mystery in which specific colleges will get what from the grants. But colleges could theoretically use the...

James Donohue Professor Hochfelder AHIS 201 4/9/20 Title: The Roadblock to Nationwide Free College: Federalism Date:4/7/20 URL: https://www.forbes.com/sites/prestoncooper2/2020/04/07/the-roadblock-to-free-college-in-america-federalism/#531cd59a64cd Brief Description: The author of the article argues that a nationwide system of free college might be unattainable because of our system of federalism that divides powers between the state governments and federal governments. The federal government cannot force a system of free higher education on the states. The states themselves would have to approve of such a plan. Keywords: College Future Implications: In the near future states might implement their own systems of free higher education or expand on affordable college system plans they already have. If Congress creates its own system of free higher education for states then more liberal states that support free higher education like New York and California may opt into it wherea...

James Donohue Professor Hochfelder AHIS 201 4/5/20 Title: College made them feel equal. The virus exposed how unequal their lives are. Date:4/4/20 URL: https://www.nytimes.com/2020/04/04/us/politics/coronavirus-zoom-college-classes.html?searchResultPosition=2 Brief Description: In college, many students feel equal. They eat the same food, wear the same uniforms and live in the same dorms. But they are not all returning to the same conditions. Some life in luxury and others in squalor. Keywords:College, Affordability Future Implications:In the short term im sure home conditions will affect the grades of students. If home life isnt that great you may be stuck working and providing for your family or caring for a sick loved one instead of homework. This could cause students to drop out of college all together, all it takes is one bad semester. Impact(0-5):5 Plausibility(0-5):5 Timeliness(0-5):5 Novelty(0-5):5

James Donohue Professor Hochfelder AHIS 201 4/1/20 Title: Presidents fear financial, and human, the toll of coronavirus Date:3/27/20 URL: https://www.insidehighered.com/news/survey/college-presidents-fear-financial-and-human-toll-coronavirus-their-campuses Brief Description: A survey revealed that the majority of college presidents view their top short term priority as being the mental health of their students and faculty. only 20% of those surveyed have said they have increased mental health funding after the COVID-19 outbreak. The survey also revealed that their long term concerns were the financial future of the college. About 1/3rd of these college presidents believe there will be in-person classes this fall while 40% of them cant make a determination about that yet. Keywords: College, affordability Future Implications: If college presidents view mental health as such an important issue then it will be interesting to see if colleges better fund their mental health program...