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A view of the NCAA logo during the first round of March Madness on March 21, 2019, at XL Center in Hartford, Conn. The NCAA announced it plans to hold the 2021 Men's Division I tournament in a single geographic location.

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NCAA Takes A Shot At Hosting 2021 Men's March Madness Tournament In One Area

The NCAA said hosting a tournament across 13 U.S. cities "would be very difficult to execute." Talks are underway to try to hold all 67 games of the tournament in Indianapolis in March and April.

November 16, 2020
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  • Brakkton Booker
The UC Berkeley campus sits empty on July 22.The University of California admitted at least 64 students over more qualified applicants due to the students' connections to university staff or donors, according to a California state audit released Tuesday.

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Audit: University Of California Admitted 64 Students Over More Qualified Applicants

The students admitted were well-connected to staff or donors and took spots from more qualified applicants.

September 23, 2020
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  • Reese Oxner
A group of University of Georgia freshmen play basketball behind the high rise dormitories on Baxter Street a few days before the start of the fall 2020 term.

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Lack Of Contact Tracing At UGA Poses Threat To Students

The University of Georgia trained contact tracers in the summer. Why aren't they at work on campus now?

September 10, 2020
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  • Grant Blankenship
Matt Nowling, a senior at Denison University and interim president of College Democrats of America, is one of many campus activists adjusting to virtual organizing during the pandemic.

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College Political Activists Trade Door-Knocking For Apps To Register Voters

College campuses are traditionally a big venue for voter registration, but during the pandemic, political mobilization efforts are going virtual.

September 03, 2020
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By:
  • Shannon Bond
Mercer University students pledging the Phi Mu sorority pose for a group photo outside Willingham Hall on the Macon campus recently.

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Mercer University Logs 103 Student Coronavirus Cases

Mandatory testing at Mercer University has identified 103 students, out of 4,229 tested, who have contracted the coronavirus.

August 21, 2020
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  • Grant Blankenship

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How The Coronavirus Has Upended College Admissions

Because of the pandemic, many students will be applying without standardized test scores and several other metrics selective schools have long relied on to make admissions decisions.

August 12, 2020
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  • Tovia Smith

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