Articles of Interest about the virus & schools - July 27

***THE VIRUS

***VACCINES

Every Single COVID-19 Vaccine In Development, Tracked

Confusion spreads over selection of priority groups for Covid-19 vaccines

***HIGHER ED SPORTS & THE VIRUS

Rutgers quarantines football team after six more positive tests for coronavirus

Entire Michigan State football team in quarantine after positive COVID-19 tests

***THE FALL SEMESTER

‘I see a disaster in the making.’ Professors slam reopening plans at Illinois colleges amid COVID-19 crisis, prompting some schools to reverse course

Legal Expert: Don’t sign COVID-19 liability waivers

Colleges are walking back reopening plans — but can they keep campus employees safe?

Database shows the plans for the fall of about 2,000 colleges

Colleges Spent Months Planning For Fall, But A COVID-19 Surge Is Changing Everything

***FALL PLANS AT SPECIFIC SCHOOLS

Historically Black public college in St. Louis, has shut down its campus after eight administrative employees tested positive for COVID-19

Pepperdine University To Conduct All Fall Classes Online

California colleges, fearing enrollment loss this fall, are trying hard to bond with students this summer

Clemson University said that it, too, would begin the fall term online Aug. 19 but planned to bring students back to campus a month later, on Sept. 21.

New Mexico governor asks colleges to postpone fall sports

UC Berkeley fall semester will be online for all students

Clark Atlanta University, Morehouse College, Spelman College move to virtual learning for fall semester

Wash State moves classes online for fall due to coronavirus

***LIVING ON CAMPUS THIS FALL

Concerns are growing among students and faculty members about plans by some colleges to keep residence halls at full capacity this fall

Some colleges invite a fraction of their students to live on campus this fall. But is that approach truly safer?

***K-12

Gallop Survey of what teachers think about returing to the classroom

Schools are moving toward closing for the fall. That is not their fault. ($)

Some Countries Reopened Schools. What Did They Learn About Kids and Covid?

We asked 20 medical experts whether they're sending their own kids back to school. Here's what they had to say

Florida lawyers offering free living wills to teachers returning to school during the pandemic

Face it. Most kids are not going to school next month

Here's What Science Says About How Safe it Really is to Reopen Schools in the Pandemic

Parents turn to "pods" as a schooling solution

Here’s what dozens of educators across Illinois say about schools reopening

***LAYOFFS & FURLOUGHS

Colleges Move to Lay Off Faculty as COVID-19 Decimates Budgets

Cal State Univ system chancellor expects future furloughs because of revenue reductions

***HIGHER ED

Cal State Approves Ethnic Studies Requirement

Cal Poly ethnic studies experts oppose new CSU course requirements. Here’s why

***COLLEGE FINANCE

Higher ed faces pressure from students to cut tuition

This Chart Predicts Which Colleges Will Survive the Coronavirus

***HIGHER ED IN COURT

Parents Of Special Education Students File Lawsuits Over Poor Remote Education

Judge orders Lincoln University president reinstated

***TEACHING ONLINE

Just add blank slides: a simple remote teaching idea

Higher ed institutions are using Otter's AI technology to transfer lectures into notes

Survey hints at long-term impact of spring pivot to remote learning

***WORKING FROM HOME

How to ask your boss to let you work from home: Advice from experts ($)

***ONLINE CHEATING

200 students accused of cheating on Statistics final at NC State University

Is technology the best way to stop online cheating? No, experts say: better teaching is.

Chegg's Biggest Challenge: How To Clamp Down On Cheating And Account Sharing

Don't underestimate cheating in online courses (letter)

***ACADEMIC LIFE

Edgewood College reinstates 6 laid-off professors

Two teens charged with murder in death of missing U.S. professor

Former University of North Carolina Wilmington professor who resigned amid controversy found dead in his home

Adjunct Professors: Jobs Are Low on Pay and Health Benefits With High COVID Risk

COVID Crisis Endangers Adjunct Professors

San Diego State considers a policy on revoking emeritus status when retired professors hurt the university's reputation

***CHRISTIAN SCHOOLS

PacWest, Point Loma Nazarene postpone fall sports to 2021

Cal Lutheran University will not play contact sports in the fall

Southwest Baptist University announces blueprint for fall classes

Azusa Pacific will conduct fall semesters online

Tennessee Christian college revokes student’s admission after learning he’s gay

***RESEARCH

Are replication rates the same across academic fields?

The best time to argue about what a replication means? Before you do it

***RESEARCH FRAUD

Time to address Wiki-Plagiarism

It’s Time to Get Serious About Research Fraud

Fake journals in the age of fake news: the dangers of predatory publishing

How to Identify Flawed Research Before It Becomes Dangerous

***COVID-19 RESEARCH

Validate the integrity of research data on COVID 19

An immunization program against the COVID-19 infodemic

Retracted coronavirus papers

COVID-19 pandemic shakes up the world of scientific publishing

***STUDENT LIFE

Colleges Are Getting Ready to Blame Their Students

NC college requires COVID-19 tests for $129. Students could get stuck with the bill

Fraternity chapter suspended for a statement on ties to Confederacy

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