Articles of interest about higher ed - Sept 14
/***THE VIRUS
14% of U.S. adults say they have tested positive for COVID-19 or are ‘pretty sure’ they have had it
Medical records suggest coronavirus was loose in L.A. before China even announced its outbreak
***HIGHER ED & THE VIRUS
Texas Tech addressing video of young woman at party saying she has COVID-19
'Astonishingly risky': COVID-19 cases at colleges are fueling the nation's hottest outbreaks
OU Installs PPE Vending Machines On Campus
***CLOSING COLLEGES
Experts Say Colleges Should Rethink Punishing Students For Partying
Despite Warnings, No Clear Advice on Closing Dorms
***OUTBREAKS AT SPECIFIC SCHOOLS
All Michigan State students asked to quarantine due to 'exponential growth' of COVID-19
Ole Miss sees an influx of COVID-19 cases since students returned
A University Had a Great Coronavirus Plan, but Students Partied On
WVU suspends in-person classes amid rising COVID-19 cases
Coronavirus cluster linked to a University of New Hampshire frat party, state says
Dartmouth quarantines 23 Tuck students after party in dorm
Coronavirus Spread At University Of Illinois Leads To Student Lockdown
At Georgia College and State University, one in 10 on-campus students has had COVID-19
***K-12
Volusia school district tries to stop teachers from talking with the media
The extremely weird story of a remote-learning company that’s making parents livid
Virginia's Largest School System Hit With Ransomware
Meet the students thriving in remote learning
***UNIVERSITY RANKINGS
University rankings don’t measure what matters
Here's what changed in this year's U.S. News college rankings
***HIGHER ED
UC Berkeley Fined $2.35M for Clery Violations
Martin Methodist may join the University of Tennessee system
Inside a private university's decision to create a 2-year college
***HIGHER ED AFTER 2020
How forcing colleges to go online could change higher education for the better
Cal State to Stay Virtual in Spring 2021
As colleges opt for hybrid and online-only classes, parents and students look for a cheaper Plan B
Ohio State cancels spring break, makes other changes amid COVID-19
***HUMANITIES
Liberal Arts Colleges Need an Overhaul or They Won’t Survive
Student debt and the end of the liberal arts dream
COVID crisis shows value of a liberal arts degree
***ONLINE CLASSES
Zoom Is Making a Major Change to Protect Security. What You Should know
The surprising traits of good remote leaders: good doers instead of good talkers
Report: Most educators aren't equipped for student-centered learning
***ONLINE CHEATING
Cheating during online class: Is it more common during virtual learning
***ACADEMIC LIFE
University puts white professor on paid leave for using n-word in class
Professor, can you take us through your theory in layman’s terms? … No.
***ADMINISTRATORS
College President Dies After COVID Battle
***CHRISTIAN SCHOOLS
Christian Colleges Are in Crisis. Here’s What That Means for the Church
Catholic college removed a statue of founder from campus following revelations of slave ownership
Education Department Finalizes Religious Freedom Rule
Houghton College ranks No. 1 in NYS for social mobility, No. 10 in nation no-10-in-nation
At Liberty University, an Evangelical spin on Black Lives Matter
***RESEARCH
Can we estimate a monetary value of scientific publications?
COVID-19 arrived on a meteorite, claims Elsevier book chapter
***PREDATORY JOURNALS
How reliable and useful is Cabell's Blacklist
Dozens of scientific journals have vanished from the internet, and no one preserved them
***STUDENT LIFE
Facebook returns to its roots with Campus, a college student-only social network
College students struggle with uncertain job market after graduation