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Harvard University, which will require most of its undergraduates to take classes remotely this fall, joined a lawsuit against a directive that would have rescinded visas from international students unable to attend classes in person. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa, File)
Politics & SocietyShort Take
Drew Roberts
The Trump administration backed down from a move to strip visas from students taking classes online, but colleges must be vigilant in protecting their international guests, writes Drew Roberts of Santa Clara University.
 (CNS photo/Michael Falco, Fordham University)
Politics & SocietyNews
J.D. Long García
Institutions of higher learning in the United States had expected a drop in international enrollment this fall. Now, they may lose all international students who typically pay higher tuition rates, a source of funding many universities have come to depend on.
FaithFaith and Reason
David Albertson
Can the humanities help us find intellectual, emotional and spiritual shelter during our present time of crises?
Politics & SocietyShort Take
Firmin DeBrabander
Has the coronavirus revealed that a good college education can be obtained online? No, writes Firmin DeBrabander, there is no substitute for three-dimensional debate.
FaithFaith and Reason
Christopher Pramuk
Adolfo Nicolás, S.J., former superior general of the Society of Jesus, helped to recenter the role of imagination in Jesuit education and in the intellectual and spiritual formation of the whole person.
The statues in St Vincent's Circle on DePaul University's Chicago campus are decorated with protective face masks April 30, 2020, during the COVID-19 pandemic. School officials say extreme caution tops the checklists for Catholic colleges throughout the U.S. to reopen in the fall. (DePaul University/Jeff Carrion)
Politics & SocietyNews
Carol Zimmermann - Catholic News Service
The Chronicle of Higher Education reported May 18 that 68% of 600 colleges and universities were planning to reopen with in-person education in the fall, while 10% were waiting to decide. An online format was the choice for 7% of schools.