Fishy Financial Aid Week in Higher Education

MIKE LACHANCE APR 25, 2020 8:00 AM

The big story of the week was Harvard temporarily getting stimulus funds and Trump’s reaction.

• Harvard Getting $9 Million in Coronavirus Aid, While Sitting on $40 Billion Endowment
• VIDEO: President Trump Says Harvard Must Pay Back Coronavirus Stimulus Money
• Harvard Now Says it Won’t Accept Federal Coronavirus Stimulus Funds

But Harvard was in the news for other things too.

• Harvard Prof Worries Too Much Homeschooling Freedom is ‘Dangerous’
• Critics Slam Harvard Medical School for Asking Students to Volunteer to Help Fight Coronavirus

The Coronavirus crisis continues to wreak havoc on higher education.

• Vermont State Colleges May Close Three Campuses and Lay Off Hundreds
• University of Arizona Announcing Pay Cuts, $250 Million Loss Expected Due to Coronavirus
• Johns Hopkins University Announcing Pay Cuts and Laying Off Faculty

There are some things that haven’t changed.

• St. Olaf College Allegedly Giving Graduation Ceremony Priority to LGBT and Minority Students
• In Midst of Crisis While Paying Student Refunds, University Hires Diversity Administrator
• Conservative Student Group Denied Recognition at Santa Barbara City College

Compare and contrast.

• Betsy DeVos Advises Colleges Not to Give Stimulus Funds to Undocumented Students
• Researchers Estimate 450,000 Undocumented Immigrants are Enrolled in Higher Education

This is big.

• College Football Programs Stand to Lose Billions if Season is Canceled

Is he wrong?

• Prof’s Lawsuit Alleges He Was Fired for Calling Handout on Microaggressions ‘Garbage’

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