challenge them to rethink some of the basic assumptions and values of their institutions.
COVID-19 Resources: Lists ongoing news, resources, and events regarding COVID-19 and post-secondary education, provided by the American College Health Association’s COVID-19 Task Force.
Here's a List of Colleges That Require Students or Employees to Be Vaccinated Against Covid-19: Provides a map showing the locations of colleges that are requiring vaccines of at least some students or employees; a graphic showing the pace at which campuses have made their announcements; and a searchable list of those campuses. That list links to the actual announcements or statements issued by the institutions. The Chronicle of Higher Education is maintaining and updating this list, which had identified over 1,080 such campuses as of 10/19/21.
COVID-19 Guidance for Institutions of Higher Learning: Offers official CDC resources (July 2021) for administrators, faculty, staff, and students regarding operational considerations, when to quarantine, testing, contact tracing in higher education institutions, and student stress and travel guidelines.
COVID-19 Vaccine Toolkit for Institutions of Higher Education (IHE), Community Colleges, and Technical Schools: Provides official CDC materials to help administrators and staff at institutions of higher education (IHE) share clear, complete, and accurate messages about COVID-19 vaccines. These unified messages can help build confidence among students and staff and encourage COVID-19 vaccination among students.
COVID-19 Information and Resources: Presents an ongoing list of guidance and policies related to elementary and secondary education, special education, higher education, and other essential components of lifelong learning from the U.S. Department of Education. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) also continues to provide updated guidance for school settings. This information will help equip states, communities, educators, and families with resources and flexibilities that empower students to continue pursuing their education goals.
What Prevents Isolation and Dropout for Non-Traditional Students? Connection: Features interview with Melvin Hines (CEO, Upswing), describing lessons learned in engaging and supporting non-traditional (e.g. adult learners, on-line students) college students, whose isolation has been exacerbated by restrictions of the COVID-19 pandemic. This 29-minute podcast interview and transcript describes strategies including tutoring, advisement and on-line learning assistant (“Ana”) options to strengthen engagement. Hines indicates the strategies have increased graduation rates by 10-15%.
Asymptomatic Population COVID-19 Testing Guide: Explains the various approaches to serial COVID-19 testing, and offers considerations about how to determine which is best for a given organization (e.g. college/university). This guide was created by ThermoFisher Scientific for organizations interested in including asymptomatic population testing for SARS-CoV-2 as part of their mitigation strategy to keep people safe. The guide discusses how to evaluate different testing methods to determine which technology approach might best fit your circumstances and needs. Visitors must fill out an on-line form to access the guide, but there is no cost and no advertisement involved.
Your Guide to Creating a Contactless Campus: Offers a free downloadable guide that walks interested institutions of higher education [IHE] through a three-step process to resume classes while managing the safety of every one on campus: enabling Near Field Communication (NFC) technology, adding mobile capabilities, and switching to cloud-based administration. The free e-book from TouchNet Information Systems Inc., includes step-by-step ideas for transitioning everyday campus activities to low-or no-contact equivalents; a Contactless Campus checklist to help identify key elements of an IHE’s contactless strategy; and additional pandemic-related resources specific to higher education. TouchNet offers a more extensive suite of