URBANA – Urbana University is the first Ohio college to fold as a result of financial pressure from the coronavirus pandemic.
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Franklin University says in a statement that the decision to close the small, liberal arts campus will impact 350 students and more than 100 full-time faculty.
Urbana was acquired by Franklin University, a private nonprofit college, in 2014 and has operated under the school as a branch campus.
Close to 75 percent of the university’s students do not attend classes on campus and will therefore continue taking online classes at Franklin.
The remaining students will have the option to finish their programs online through Franklin University or transfer to other institutions.
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Ohio State has launched a new emergency grants program to help students facing financial challenges caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.
The Together As Buckeyes emergency grants program is funded primarily by the federal rescue package approved by Congress last month.
To apply for a grant, students need to complete a one-page Emergency Request form and provide any supporting documentation.
The Office of Student Financial Aid will process applications after determining eligibility based on each student’s circumstances and guidance from the U.S. Department of Education.
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A massive coronavirus outbreak that has sickened nearly 4,000 inmates in Ohio highlights the dangers lurking in U.S. correctional facilities during the pandemic and what system-wide testing reveals about the scope of infections behind prison walls.
The state ordered testing as infections began to streak through guards, and the spike sent Ohio’s broader tally of cases to nearly 14,000. Prisons have been a major concern since the virus first hit the country, which incarcerates more people, about 1.5 million, than any other nation.
With inmates housed in small cells and eating and exercising in large groups, conditions are ripe it to spread.