Student Mental Health Is Worse During COVID-19 June 11, 6:17 a.m. Another study has found that student mental health worsened during the pandemic, The Washington Post reported. In the study, researchers tracked 217 students who were freshmen in 2017. Prior to the pandemic, students’ stress levels rose and fell, usually in tandem with midterm and final exams. Since the onset of
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Russell Group, a group of 24 leading research-intensive UK universities, has set out areas of agreement with options put forward by Universities UK (UUK) in its consultation on ways of addressing the contested 2020 valuation of the £68bn (€79bn) Universities Superannuation Scheme (USS).
The areas of agreement are indicated in what the group described as a statement of principles it believes are key to any future discussions about the pension scheme.
Russell Group’s statement comes shortly after USS told heads of participating institutions it believed “there are grounds for cautious optimism”.
“A way forward is emerging that could address affordability concerns and put the scheme on a more sustainable footing, but which could also see members continue to build up a meaningful level of inflation-protected income for life in retirement,” USS wrote in a note to heads of employers on Friday.
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Washington State Public Four-Year Colleges Go Test Optional, Permanently
May 21, 6:18 a.m. Public four-year colleges in Washington State have gone test optional, permanently. The decision to move to permanent test-optional policies reaffirm our sector’s commitment to reduce barriers for students. Further, as we enter a period of post-COVID-19 recovery, we continue our commitment to learn from this historic challenge and embrace long-term changes that best serve our students and state, said a joint statement from the provosts or vice president of academic affairs of the eight universities.
They are Central Washington, Eastern Washington, Washington State and Western Washington Universities, Evergreen State College and the Universities of Washington at Bothell, Seattle and Tacoma.
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