Articles of interest about higher ed - Nov 23
/***THE VIRUS
Puzzling, often debilitating after-effects plaguing COVID-19 "long-haulers"
COVID Symptoms Usually Appear in This Order, Study Finds
Nurses, doctors use social media to plead for public to take COVID-19 seriously as cases surge
***HIGHER ED & THE VIRUS
Coronavirus cases on college campuses spike, linked to parties
Contact Tracers Are On Front Lines Of Fight Against COVID-19 On Campus
Many colleges are now announcing new shifts to online learning
***THE VIRUS AT SPECIFIC SCHOOLS
University of Alabama considers requiring all staff, students to return to campus in January
Innovative coronavirus testing let Duke keep its doors open
University of Wyoming to move classes online starting Monday
Columbia University bans 70 students for Covid-19 travel violations
As coronavirus cases surge, Cal Poly students head home
***LAYOFFS & FURLOUGHS
Layoffs could continue during second phase of cuts, George Washington University officials say
New Mexico State University delivers update on budgeting and potential employee cuts
Marquette University employees protest potential layoffs amid COVID-19 pandemic
The lowest-paid workers in higher education are suffering the highest job losses ($)
University job losses mirror pain of unequal recession ($)
***COLLEGE FINANCES
College Temporarily Suspends Employee Retirement Contributions
Virginia Tech loses $60 million as pandemic hits budget
Is College Worth It? Decoding New Approaches to Calculating ROI
Top USF faculty question budget cuts. ‘You’ve got to be kidding me.’
***HIGHER ED & POLITICS
What Jill Biden’s Dissertation Reveals About Her Approach to Higher Education
Biden wants to scrap Betsy DeVos' rules on sexual assault in schools. It won't be easy.
Biden’s Education Department Will Move Fast to Reverse Betsy DeVos’s Policies
***HIGHER ED
Many colleges and universities not returning to class after Thanksgiving
University of Arizona plans to acquire Ashford University moves forward
***HUMANITIES
Humanities tell us we were made for times like these
***TEACHING
Homework Is Bad, Research Confirms
***ONLINE CHEATING
Colleges Say They Don’t Need Exam Surveillance Tools to Stop Cheating
How Do I Deal With Cheating in the Age of Zoom? ($)
Students Have To Jump Through Absurd Hoops To Use Exam Monitoring Software
Students rebel over remote test monitoring during the pandemic ($)
Student surveillance and online proctoring
***ACADEMIC LIFE
Academic Senate Votes to Censure Eugenics Professor at California State University, East Bay
Faculty pandemic stress is now chronic
Virginia professor resigns after Facebook post calls Biden supporters 'anti-Christian'
Dear Professor, how honest are you?
***ADMINISTRATORS
Larry Dietz to retire as Illinois State University president in June
Deep Budget and Program Cuts Roil Guilford
State college board announces new president for Jackson State University
TCC Provost Madeline Pumariega named president of Miami
***CHRISTIAN SCHOOLS
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court to take up Gordon College discrimination suit
Fewer International Students at Christian Colleges
What Poetry Taught Wheaton’s New Provost About Leadership
Facebook post by Virginia Wesleyan dean asks Biden voters to “unfriend” him, causes an uproar at university
Developer shows plans for Moody Bible property
336 quarantine at Indiana Wesleyan
Following end of federal oversight, a Catholic University will no longer recognize faculty union
Surfing course at Point Loma Nazarene University
***RESEARCH
Biomedical observations are often misrepresented in the scientific literature
The expert crowd review solution
Only 24% of the 266 Carnegie R1 and R2 Universities had publicly available authorship policies
Researcher photoshops his name onto a Nature Communications paper
Journals flag concerns in three dozen papers by nutrition researchers
Pharmaceutical advertising biases media reports on drug safety
Author blames “multitasking dementia” for duplicated cancer paper
***STUDENT LIFE
Report: Student Satisfaction Down, but They Still Plan to Enroll
Harvard graduate students demand a ban on Trump officials, Then the pushback began
Many college students adhere to COVID rules, but some are 'reckless' and 'irresponsible'
College kids are going hungry — states can help
Academics, video game makers team up in rare collaboration
***STUDENTS & THANKSGIVING
College students urged not to travel home for Thanksgiving amid COVID-19
How Can My College Student Come Home Safely for Thanksgiving?
Indiana officials emphasize caution for students headed home
***STUDENT APPLICATIONS
College applicants are down, especially among low-income students, Common App says
Pandemic pushes steep drop in foreign college students
***FREE SPEECH
GOP student group's tweets don't violate university policy, Iowa State says
Why Charges Against Protesters Are Being Dismissed by the Thousand
***SEXUAL HARASSMENT & ASSAULT
LSU mishandled sexual misconduct complaints against students, including top athletes
***RACIAL ISSUES ON CAMPUS
A Maryland college honors the lives of enslaved people
California State University faculty, administrators remain at odds over ethnic studies requirement
Appeals Court Rules Harvard Can Use Race-Based ‘Tips’ During Admissions Process
UC Berkeley removed the names of 'racist' figures from two of its buildings
Alexandria turns Controversy into Opportunity by Teaching the history of Confederate Namesakes