Union Gen. Oliver Otis Howard saw education for former slaves as the best way to ensure they could be informed voters.
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Posted inLocal & State, Schools and Education
Bates College may house some students in area hotels
Lewiston college is scrambling to get ready for students’ return in a month to a transformed campus.
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Posted inNation & World, Schools and Education
Trump administration backs off plan to send foreign students home if schools go online
Bowdoin College was among many schools whose international students would have had to transfer schools or leave the country if their colleges hold classes entirely online this fall.
Posted inEditorials, Opinion
Our View: ICE order takes aim at higher education
Once again, the president chooses denial over working to help mitigate COVID’s impact.
Posted inLewiston-Auburn, Local & State, Schools and Education
Bates students demand lower tuition for squeezed semester
A diminished “college experience” ought to cost less, insist more than 500 signers of a petition that details concerns about Bates’ plans for the fall. The school, however, insists it has layed out adequate options for on- and off-campus education for its students.
Posted inNation & World, Schools and Education
ICE issues rules saying international students must leave U.S. if classes go online
The guidelines issued by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement add pressure for campuses to reopen even amid growing concerns about the recent spread of COVID-19 among young adults.
Posted inMaine Voices, Op-eds, Opinion
Maine Voices: Now is the time to start preparing for schools to reopen in the fall
Both K-12 and post-secondary institutions should develop screening, sanitizing, testing and technology strategies.
Posted inEditorials, Opinion
Another View: Suing over COVID college shutdown teaches the wrong lesson
Students need to understand that sometimes, you must sacrifice for the greater good.
Posted inMaine Voices, Op-eds, Opinion
Maine Voices: Higher-education pundits are drawing the wrong lesson from COVID-19
The pandemic has made clear the ways in which fully online learning is no substitute for the traditional campus-based experience for young adults.
Posted inLocal & State, News, Schools and Education
Maine colleges and universities receive $41 million in federal coronavirus aid
Half the money distributed under the federal relief package must go directly to students.