Articles of Interest about the virus, higher ed, & fakes - May 11

***THE VIRUS 

An impressively clear explanation of how the virus often spreads inside confined spaces

Everything you need to know about a mysterious illness that could be linked to coronavirus in children

Why are so many people are convinced that they had covid-19 already

***THE VIRUS & WORK LIFE

A third of Americans experienced high levels of psychological distress during the coronavirus outbreak 

The 4 best posture exercises to help you stand a little taller

Zoom Security: You Need To Know About These 3 New Features Arriving Today

Why are some people better at working from home than others?

Bookcase Credibility (Twitter)

***FAKES & FRAUDS

How to Talk About the Coronavirus 

The Animal Fact Checker 

Deepfake Music Is So Good It Might Be Illegal

Statisticians win $20 million to address shoddy forensic science methods

Flattening the Propaganda Curve in the Age of Coronavirus

***THE PLANDEMIC VIDEO

I’m an Investigative Journalist. These Are the Questions I Asked About the Viral “Plandemic” Video

Why It’s Important To Push Back On ‘Plandemic’—And How To Do It 

Debunking “Plandemic”  

The anti-vaxx agenda of 'The Plandemic'

Fact-checking ‘Plandemic’ 

***HIGHER ED

Inside America's empty college towns 

The Secretive closed door search for new president  of OU  

Marian University enters articulation agreement with closing Manitowoc college

The CARES Act shortchanged two-year public colleges  

Paine College Loses Accreditation Appeal

 ***THE FALL SEMESTER

American College Health Association Issues Guidelines for Reopening 

Univ of San Diego will resume mostly in-person classes this fall while 3 community colleges stay online   

What will colleges do in the Fall? Here's what USC and Clemson are planning

Here’s how college students can return to campus in the fall

NCAA's Mark Emmert says fall sports likely a no-go if campuses aren't open

For inbound college students — and universities — fall semester presents new choices and dilemmas

Higher Education Mulls a Fall Semester without Lecture Halls

What might college in Colorado look like this fall? Mix of in-person and online, single dorm rooms, spread-out desks

Michigan, most Big Ten schools planning for in-person classes, a key variable in fall sports

The option of students returning to campus in the fall is not viable, regardless of the economic implications

***MASS VIRUS TESTING ON CAMPUSES

Even With Mass Coronavirus Testing, UC San Diego Officials Are Cautious About Fall Opening

UW System Working To Test All Students, Faculty, Staff For COVID-19

***HIGHER ED & FINANCE 

The Coming Disruption to College

Grand Canyon Education Stock Surged 60% 

The Crisis on Campus Is Here To Stay (opinion) 

Wells College may close if students can't return in fall 2020 

Lincoln University in Missouri Declaring Exigency 

Amid coronavirus pandemic, a growing list of colleges in financial peril ($)

NYU prof says college is about to change forever — and expensive schools could close for good

***FURLOUGHS & LAYOFFS

Northwestern University furloughs staff, cuts executive pay and taps endowment as it eyes ‘significant shortfall’

University of Kentucky furloughs 1,700 staff; 1,500 work in healthcare

Furloughs, possible staffing reductions on the way for University System of Georgia  

Even with furloughs, University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry faces $198 million budget gap due to COVID-19

West Virginia University furloughed approximately 875 staff members

University of Missouri furloughs hundreds to cut expenses

University of Idaho announces mandatory furloughs plan

Florida Tech cuts football program, announces layoffs due to coronavirus

***TEST-BLIND ADMISSIONS 

UAF to look at students’ core GPA rather than College Board aptitude tests

Washington and Lee to make SAT & ACT optional for 2021 applications

NU’s SAT/ACT requirements an obstacle for applicants

SAT, ACT and AP: What students need to know about testing during the pandemic 

Florida schools may be flexible with ACT/SAT for 2021 admissions

As elite colleges go remote, students revolt against the state of higher ed  

High school junior: It’s ridiculous for colleges to require SAT/ACT scores during the pandemic (opinion) 

***TEACHING 

The Limits of Online Education

$70k for Zoom classes? Virus crisis leaves US students miffed 

NYC schools lift ban on Zoom — even as hackers hit other ed online events with ‘horrendous’ material

***ONLINE CHEATING & PROCTORING

Online proctoring is surging during COVID-19

Georgia Tech warns physics students who cheated: Admit it or risk failing

Boston University Investigates Whether Students Cheated on Online Tests Amid Shutdown

AP Exams And Colleges Go Online, Cheating Follows

Fourteen Simple Strategies to Reduce Cheating on Online Examinations

***ACADEMIC LIFE 

Do Tenure and Promotion Policies Discourage Publications in Predatory Journals?

Chancellor affirms professor’s academic freedom after Arizona college panicked over test questions about Islamic terrorism

***CHRISTIAN SCHOOLS 

Coronavirus in Austin: St. Edward’s University sees revenue drop ahead 

Christians Need the Liberal Arts Now More Than Ever  

Court Weighs Whether Parochial Schools Are Exempt From Employment Laws

***RESEARCH 

Start-up co. says its AL tool can tell readers whether papers have been supported or contradicted by later academic work

A study finding no evidence of racial bias in police shootings earns a correction that critics call an “opaque half measure”

Two journals retract more than 40 papers: All of the articles were by co-authored by researchers in China

Teen gets in the New England Journal of Medicine: He’s the youngest principal author ever to have an article in the prestigious publication

Psychological Science is Not Yet a Crisis-Ready Discipline  

***STUDENT LIFE

Parking lot Wi-Fi is a way of life for many students

What Recent College Graduates Are Going Through During The Pandemic

Students Call College That Got Millions In Coronavirus Relief 'A Sham'

Challenges abound for students forced to take classes remotely

***STUDENTS IN COURT

Growing number of students suing colleges that moved classes online amid pandemic 

Students sue Pitt for refunds over 'sub-par' online instruction due to COVID-19

College Students Across the Country Are Demanding Schools Give Back Their Money

***SEXUAL HARASSMENT & ASSAULT

Ohio State Pays $40.9M in Sexual Abuse Settlement 

Title IX college sexual assault rules have changed. As a former dean, I have some concerns

Articles of interest about the virus and higher ed - May 7

***THE VIRUS 

Is It Safer To Visit A Coffee Shop Or A Gym? 

About Seven-in-Ten U.S. Adults Say They Need to Take Breaks From COVID-19 News 

Fed study ties 1918 flu pandemic to Nazi Party gains 

Virus hospitalization is new barrier to military enlistment

UC San Diego to mass test its students for the novel coronavirus

***HIGHER ED: WHAT’S AHEAD

As Students Put Off College, Anxious Universities Tap Wait Lists

Problems from pandemic could last for years: Global education expert offers 6 bold college predictions 

Disasters have shut down California colleges in the past: Here’s how they fared 

***UNIVERSITY CUTS & CLOSURES

University of Akron will be cutting six of its 11 academic colleges 

Professors at Ohio U say faculty cuts can't just be blamed on COVID-19

PSU employees furloughed after university’s loss in revenue

Are layoffs coming? Fresno-area community colleges face massive budget shortfalls

***HIGHER ED & FINANCE

Windfall for Small Colleges like God’s Bible School and College

Faculty, Staff Criticize System President's $200K Bonus

Forecasting the US Higher Education Market: A Primer

University-affiliated hospitals suffer huge revenue losses 

The University of Illinois made a prophetic insurance bet in 2017

The ‘Public’ in Public College Could Be Endangered

***HIGHER ED IN COURT

Students at more than 25 universities are filing lawsuits demanding partial refunds on tuition, campus fees 

Harvard Settles Federal Grant Overcharge Allegations for $1.3 Million; University And Professor Deny Wrongdoing

Grad student files class action lawsuit against Northeastern University over coronavirus campus shutdown 

Initial Considerations for Colleges and Universities Defending Class Action COVID-19 Refund Cases 

***TEST-BLIND ADMISSIONS 

UC will waive ACT and SAT requirements for most applicants starting next year 

Loyola University New Orleans Adopts Test-Blind Admission Process

UW campuses, except Madison, consider dropping SAT and ACT requirement due to COVID-19 pandemic 

Alabama colleges waive ACT & SAT scores for admission  

Texas Lutheran waives SAT/ACT requirements

Will the Coronavirus End the SAT?    

***TEACHING

Paranoia about cheating is making online education terrible for everyone

A college student asked for a project extension after her dad died from coronavirus and was told 'try to get it done in time'

Why I’m Learning More With Distance Learning Than I Do in School

***ACADEMIC LIFE  

Plans for fall assume professors will be willing to teach. Will they?

Report details gaps for women and minority professionals in higher ed

***CHRISTIAN SCHOOLS 

Christian college president urge Calif. to reopen churches  

Holy Family College to close this summer 

Liberty University surpasses 100k online students

***RESEARCH 

The dangers of sharing unpublished medical articles during a pandemic

Chinese state censorship of COVID-19 research represents a looming crisis for academic publishers 

Why are journals so obsessed by theory? If contributing to knowledge is the name of the game, what is wrong with description?

Three ways to turn the page after your first paper rejection

***STUDENTS & THE GAP 

Coronavirus fears may lead to big gap year for college students 

College Students Are Considering Gap Years If Classes Are Still Remote In the Fall

***STUDENTS & GRADUATION  

A principle and a group of teachers went to the homes of all 220 seniors on graduation day to celebrate with them 

Daytona, Texas to host high school graduations, NASCAR style 

****STUDENT PROTESTS

University of Chicago students refuse to pay spring quarter bills until the school cuts tuition 

College protests go digital, distant 

****STUDENT LIFE 

San Diego college students adjust to online job interviews

Gallup/Knight Foundation survey shows students conflicted about free speech

Chinese students who remain on American college campuses during the pandemic adjust to quieter lives

Students face restricted access to open records and meetings due to COVID-19  

***SEXUAL HARASSMENT & ASSAULT

The new regulations governing campus sexual assault under Title IX 

The New Federal Rules Will Better Protect Students Accused Of Sexual Assault

ACE: The Education Department "is not living in the real world" 

What Colleges Need to Know About the New Title IX Rules

Articles of interest about the virus & higher ed - May 1

***THE VIRUS

Poop may tell us when the coronavirus lockdown will end 

How the COVID-19 Pandemic Could End

Florida medical examiners were releasing coronavirus death data. The state made them stop.  

Texas Still Won’t Say Which Nursing Homes Have COVID-19 Cases. Families Are Demanding Answers.

***FAKES & FRAUDS 

Cue the debunking: Two California doctors go viral with dubious COVID test conclusions

Groups sow doubt about COVID vaccine before one even exists

An infectious disease expert on Covid-19, misinformation and 'bullshit'

Covid hoaxes are using a loophole to stay alive—even after content is deleted

***WORKING FROM HOME: ZOOM 

Google Meet tackles Zoom by going completely free for all

When Mom’s Zoom Meeting Is the One That Has to Wait

Is video conferencing draining our productivity?

***WORKING FROM HOME

Tips to settle into your new work-from-home routine

Should I run with a mask? Experts share coronavirus mask guidance

What Expenses Can I Write Off Working From Home During the Pandemic? 

Bad WiFi is slowing you down. Fix yours without spending a dime

Managers turn to surveillance software, always-on webcams to ensure employees are (really) working from home

***HIGHER ED & THE VIRUS

Higher Education in the Age of Coronavirus 

Colleges and universities could see more interest in nursing

What are some of the key decision points colleges face? 

***HIGHER ED & FALL CLASSES

What Do US Universities Risk If They Reopen This Fall?

Anxiety builds as California colleges consider how and when to resume on-campus fall courses

These universities say their students will return to campus in the fall

Colleges Are Weighing the Costs of Reopening in the Fall

There's No Simple Way to Reopen Universities

Even if California college campuses reopen, will most students still come?

Brown University President On Why Universities Need To Reopen By Fall

Community colleges offer summer discounts to help struggling students and enrollments 

***HIGHER ED & FINANCE

Coronavirus pandemic brings staggering losses to colleges and universities

Colleges could lose up to 20 percent of students, analysis says  

Colleges are facing a cash crunch and it could alter campus life

***EDUCATION IN COURT 

How Colleges and Universities Should Prepare for the Wave of Tuition Reimbursement Class Action Litigation   

Students sue California’s university systems demanding coronavirus-related refunds

Court Rules Detroit Students Have Constitutional Right To An Education  

***STUDENTS & THE VIRUS

One in 6 students who have put down money to attend a 4-year colleges full-time no longer plan to do so

Some students are considering dropping out of college because of coronavirus 

Gap Years To Financial Aid: A College Decision Day Colored By Coronavirus

This College Student's Viral Tweet About The Stress Of Online School Shows How Education Is Being Impacted By The Coronavirus

***STUDENT LIFE

Millennials outnumbered Boomers in 2019 

Students in off-campus housing struggle to make rent

An all-star virtual graduation awaits college students

Uncertain Job Market Awaits Soon-to-Be Graduates 

Who qualifies for a stimulus check? Not most college students or adults under 24

***TEACHING 

From Wuhan to Brooklyn, educators are rethinking what students really need

Synchronous instruction is trending, but experts say a more intentional mix of live and asynchronous classwork is necessary for future remote terms 

5 Traps That Will Kill Online Learning (and Strategies to Avoid Them)

21 Times Zoom University Was Truly Out Of Control

***ACADEMIC LIFE 

Who’s Laughing Now? (A Letter from Henry David Thoreau) 

University of Miami professor resigns after reportedly sharing porn bookmark on Zoom

***CHRISTIAN SCHOOLS 

Wheaton College offers a full room/board refund instead of a prorated refund

Beyond Cedarville: Why Do Pastors Keep Getting Rehired After Abuse?

The Promise & Paradox of Christian Higher Ed 

Faith-based colleges face challenges even bigger than coronavirus

Point Loma Nazarene 3D Prints Over 300 Face Shields for Tijuana General

***SEXUAL HARASSMENT & ASSAULT

NCAA sued by 7 women for failure to protect in alleged sexual assaults

Harvard Law School Students Come Together To Demand The School Stop Harassing Three Students 

NC Supreme Court orders UNC-CH to turn over sex assault info

Articles of Interest about the virus, higher ed, research, student life, etc. - April 27

***HIGHER ED IN THE FALL

Will students show up for college in fall 2020? Community colleges offer a hint. It isn't pretty

Higher education's 'to-do' list — the consequences of coronavirus 

Nothing is firm, but some colleges are telegraphing their intentions 

Beloit College moves from traditional semesters to two-course modules to allow for flexibility next fall

Will Colleges Keep All Virtual Classes For Fall Semester? 

College students want answers about fall, but schools may not have them for months

What If Colleges Don’t Reopen Until 2021?

Brown University president argues that colleges must reopen this fall from coronavirus closures

***HIGHER ED

Coursera to give unemployed workers free access to 3,800 online courses 

SAT, ACT Policies May Improve Diversity At Colleges And Universities

Colleges and universities offer virtual campus tours

***HIGHER ED & FINANCE

Downward price pressure: Tuition freezes and cuts  

Why coronavirus-battered universities may not be able to use their endowments 

Boise State is furloughing for all employees paid more than $40,000 

Private colleges brace for downturn amid pandemic fallout 

Community colleges could see a surge in popularity amid Covid-19

Coronavirus sends colleges and universities over a cliff  

Rutgers Freezes Hiring, Cuts Leaders’ Pay to Weather Budget Woes By Janet Lorin 

***HIGHER ED

Will the Coronavirus Forever Alter the College Experience 

Public Universities Censor Social Media Speech 

***HIGHER ED IN COURT

Why universities may face lawsuits related to the coronavirus

Students in NY file class-action lawsuits against 3 universities: claim failure to adequately refund fees

***TEACHING

African American students at University of South Carolina 'Zoom-bombed' by racist images, language 

Zoombomber crashes Fresno State session with child porn, professor confirms 

Teaching Literature in the Time of COVID-19

How lenient, or not, should professors be with students right now? 

6 Reasons Students Aren't Showing Up for Virtual Learning

***TEACHING: ONLINE EXAM MONITORING  

Are Schools Forcing Students To Install Spyware That Invades Their Privacy As A Result Of The Coronavirus Lockdown?

Fordham Opts Out of Using Exam Monitoring Software

Online classes lead to claims of privacy invasions

***ACADEMIC LIFE 

Exhausted and Grieving: Teaching During the Coronavirus Crisis 

***CHRISTIAN SCHOOLS 

Cedarville professor fired over allegations of misconduct

A Former Cedarville Prof Describes Disturbing Response to a Latina Author’s Description of Her Sexual Abuse As a Child

Fire Cedarville University President Thomas White NOW  

***RESEARCH 

A Number Of Coronavirus Studies Are Now Being Released. How Do We Gauge Their Validity?” (podcast)  

Scientists Now Say No, They Weren’t Reporting The First Case Of A Dead Body Spreading The Coronavirus

Coronavirus Is Forcing Medical Research to Speed Up 

People are dying from coronavirus because we’re not fast enough at clinical research

A Stanford University professor’s wife made false claims about her husband’s study to recruit subjects

Small studies routinely generate signals of promise that are not confirmed in subsequent trials  

Early journal submission data suggest COVID-19 is tanking women's research productivity

COVID-19 misinformation: pay close attention to four major communication challenges  

How to tell whether you’re the victim of a bad peer review 

 ***STUDENT LIFE 

San Diego College students shudder at thought of starting freshman year with online classes 

Coronavirus is changing the way universities connect with potential students 

5 things college students should include in a plan for their wellness

‘My World Is Shattering’: Foreign Students Stranded by Coronavirus  

How a College Final Became a Lesson in Survival

What we know about disabled students in the U.S. 

35% of Summer Internships Have Already Been Canceled, New Yello Study Reveals

How to score an internship during the COVID-19 pandemic 

Why are so many college seniors in influential Trump admin posts?

PLNU’s Zack Noll: Pandemic like a 2-0 curveball, ‘I wasn’t expecting this’

Articles of Interest about the virus, fakes, and higher ed - April 21

***THE VIRUS

Health care workers took a stand against protestors opposing the coronavirus lockdown in Colorado

Why Did The World Shut Down For COVID-19 But Not Ebola, SARS Or Swine Flu?

COVID-19 is changing potential terror targets; grocery stores, even testing sites should be vigilant

Coronavirus and the Future of Telemedicine

A Doctor’s Warning From the Rural South

Wisconsin sheriff threatened to arrest girl over coronavirus photo, lawsuit says 

***THE VIRUS & TREATMENTS 

More deaths, no benefit from malaria drug (hydroxychloroquine) in VA virus study 

Stanford coronavirus study triggers feud over methodology and motives 

***LIFE AT HOME  

Why You Feel So Tired While Working from Home

Pick up a new skill with these deals from Coursera, Udemy, Rosetta Stone and more

How to Help Your Relationship Survive a Lockdown

***HIGHER ED: CLASSES & CUTS

Cal State Fullerton to hold fall classes online. Will others follow?

U.S. Colleges Brace for a Devastating Summer and Fall

College Furloughs Have Begun

Universities begin considering the possibility of canceling in-person classes until 2021

For some colleges, missing the fall semester may be just the tip of the iceberg

College Librarians brace for budget cuts 

Crisis to Hit Higher Education Without Stimulus Funding

University of Louisville to make more cuts to employee pay, benefits

***HIGHER ED

Editorial: Coronavirus outbreak gives colleges a chance to revive a system already breaking

This is the Navy’s plan for launching its new community college

Universities are making decisions that could alter higher education for years

***STUDENT LIFE: FALL CLASSES

Nearly 40% of graduating seniors may delay college due to COVID-19, survey says  

Colleges Are Handing Out Billions in Coronavirus Stimulus Funding to Students. Can They Do It Fairly? 

First-Year College Students Worry What Fall Will Bring   

A twenty-year professor on starting college this fall: Don’t. 

A look at the challenges deaf and hard of hearing college students face with COVID-19

***STUDENTS & TUITION

College students rebel against full tuition 

University of Minnesota to freeze tuition next academic year

Michigan State University students file lawsuit against university seeking tuition, room and board refunds

***STUDENT LIFE: JOBS & INTERNSHIPS

Here’s what’s happening to all those summer newsroom internships 

Coronavirus upends college students' future jobs

Students are pressing colleges to keep paying campus workers. Colleges are listening (for now)  

***FAKES & FRAUDS  

This Harvard Epidemiologist Is Very Popular on Twitter. But Does He Know What He’s Talking About? 

Speed limits for Coronavirus testing 

A Video Accusing Dr. Fauci Of Being Part Of The Deep State Has Been Viewed Over 6 Million Times

Study: Nearly a third of Americans believe a conspiracy theory about the origins of the coronavirus

Why smart people believe coronavirus myths

No, Bill Gates did not engineer the covid-19 pandemic — and other lessons on fake news

***TEACHING

Distance Learning Isn’t Working (opinion)

Watch: Netflix puts documentaries on YouTube to help teachers during Covid-19 lockdown

How Has Grading Changed Since Coronavirus Forced Classes Online? Often, It Depends on the Professor

A history professor gave students an unusual assignment. Here are the results.

For Students With Disabilities, Teachers Must Think Creatively

8 non-awkward ways to leave a Zoom hangout

***CHRISTIAN SCHOOLS 

Indiana Wesleyan student suspended for sexual assault is suing the university for bias and defamation 

Private Christian university will open this fall in Chula Vista 

New alliance unites seminaries, Christian colleges and schools

Manitoba's Christian colleges go online and lay off staff 

A Major Seminary Just Shut Down Its Biblical Archaeology Program

Bob Jones University will begin furloughing staff as coronavirus pandemic continues

Valparaiso University furloughs 200 employees; president to take 30% pay cut in COVID-19 reductions 

***LIBERTY UNIVERSITY

Coronavirus Spreads Around Liberty University

Falwell’s Liberty University Pockets Fees After Pretending To Open Dorms, Suit Alleges 

Two Liberty University employees test positive for coronavirus

Jerry Falwell Jr. Leaves Ominous Midnight Warning On Reporter's Voicemail

***RESEARCH 

“We thank Big Bird from Sesame Street for comments on the manuscript. Several trained monkeys transcribed videos” (A predatory journal sting involving birds)

This YouTuber Made Up A Name For A Body Part. It Ended Up In A Peer-Reviewed Medical Journal

COVID-19 and the future of open access 

Research integrity even more important for research during a pandemic 

Peer review is not good when you need to confront diff bodies of knowledge with and against each other 

Michigan proposes changes to dismissal policies for tenured faculty  

if you come second your study will most likely be rejected from your journal of choice for not being deemed novel

Articles of Interest about Higher Ed - April 14

***HIGHER ED & THE VIRUS

How a small university team built a COVID-19 data site that draws 1 billion clicks a day

A Japanese University used remote-controlled robots to hold a virtual graduation

US's digital divide 'is going to kill people' as Covid-19 exposes inequalities

The Case for Escape Hatches from Higher Education Accreditation (opinion)

***FALL CLASSES

About one in six prospective students are near the point of giving up on attending in the fall

Coronavirus could change where students go to college, if they go at all

We're on the edge of the precipice': How the pandemic could shatter college dreams  

Colleges Experiment With Stay-at-Home ‘Study Abroad’ Programs  

Boston Univ planning for the possibility that the start of the fall term might be delayed until Jan 2021 

***HIGHER ED & FINANCE

Students File Class Action Seeking Tuition Reimbursement 

Colleges announce furloughs and layoffs as financial challenges mount 

Harvard University Taps Credit Market for Up to $1.1 Billion

Public colleges face looming financial blow from state budget cuts

Outbreak Hurts Higher Ed Worldwide for Next Year, Moody's Says  

Schools Accepting COVID-19 Loans Must Be Aware Of Workplace Law Consequences 

Univ of Oregon lays off 282, other universities also consider steep cuts

***UNIVERSITY PRESIDENTS 

UT-Austin President Greg Fenves leaving Texas flagship for Emory University, source says

Angelo State University President Brian May abruptly resigns without explanation

***TEACHING

 Coursera Makes Courses & Certificates Free During Coronavirus Quarantine 

Teaching lab sciences and the fine arts during COVID-19

Pandemic Forces Summer Classes to Move Online 

Please, Professors: Stop Pretending the Dying Isn’t Happening 

A veteran teacher realizes that less is more with online learning

Adjusting to Remote Instruction at Community Colleges 

It's hard to teach writing online

How to Prevent ‘Zoombombing’ in a Few Easy Steps

***ACADEMIC LIFE 

Non-tenure-track professors are used to uncertainty about contract renewals 

Professor Pay Is Flat -- Again 

Fired professor’s lawsuit doesn’t make the grade 

The Naval Academy’s War With a Prof Who Sends Shirtless Pics, Offends Women and Minorities—and Somehow Came Out on Top

***CHRISTIAN SCHOOLS 

Liberty University student sues school for not refunding fees after campus 'effectively closed'

Supreme Court tackles whether teachers at religious schools are ‘ministers’

Wheaton College provides free apartments for police, firefighters under self-quarantine  

Southwestern Seminary cuts programs and spending 

Canceled prison debate teacher from Wheaton can proceed with free-speech suit

***RESEARCH  

Should a scientist facing criminal charges and whose COVID-19 models have been highly accurate, get a reprieve?

From honest mistakes to fake news – approaches to correcting the scientific literature

***STUDENT LIFE

Spring Breakers Viciously Defend Themselves Online After COVID-19 Outbreak 

Students say online classes aren't what they paid for 

How will pass/fail affect students' future?

Universities store student items left in dorms over the summer: The process has not gone smoothly for students 

Not All College Students Have Been Able To Go Home After Classes Shifted Online

Undergraduates at George Washington violated plagiarism rules more than graduate students in 2019  

State Sends Out Fake Bar Results As Part Of Beta Test

Articles of Interest about the virus and higher ed - April 7

***HIGHER ED & THE VIRUS

Will Universities, Colleges, And Law School Campuses Be Open In Fall 2020? 

US Dept of Ed Provides Guidance for interruptions of study related to Coronavirus

Updated Guidance for interruptions of study related to the Coronavirus (COVID-19)

It’s the Dawning of a New Day in the Job Market. Here’s What That Means for Higher Ed 

Regulating bodies must pay closer attention to college and university financial health, a new report from a liberal think tank finds 

Campus is closed, so college students are rebuilding their schools in Minecraft

Accessibility Suffers During Pandemic 

Here are the states that will suffer the worst hospital bed shortages

***THE VIRUS & MENTAL HEALTH

COVID-19 could lead to an epidemic of clinical depression

Teletherapy: Connecting therapists and clients during a time of separation 

 ***THE VIRUS  & RELIGION

Thousand Oaks councilman, a pastor, resigns, says he’ll defy coronavirus order 

About One-Third Of Sacramento County Coronavirus Cases Linked To Church Gatherings

Louisiana pastor cited for defying coronavirus order hosts hundreds on Palm Sunday 

***CORONAVIRUS FRAUD

Scientists are racing to create a COVID-19 vaccine. Anti-vaxxers may soon complicate their efforts

Explained: the coronavirus 5G conspiracy theory that has people setting fire to phone masts  

Dr. Drew Pinsky Played Down COVID-19, Then Tries To Hide Away The Evidence 

Italian fact-checking organization bolsters its effort to fight coronavirus hoaxes 

Covid-19 Test Result Leak Spotlights Email Security Risks

***HIGHER ED & FINANCE

Coronavirus Pushes Higher Education to the Brink 

Coronavirus: Boston University lays off 1,600 student workers amid pandemic

Fitch Predicts Stimulus Won't Match Coronavirus Costs for Colleges 

Pay Cuts for University Presidents, Coaches

University of Alabama System approves $250 million line of credit as COVID-19 insurance

MacMurray College Will Close With No Severance for Faculty

What A Likely Recession Means For Higher Education

***ALTERING GRADING POLICIES

Colleges alter grading policies, but not all students are glad  

Law School Creates Worst Of All Possible Grading Policies For No Good Reason

College students want to change how they're graded as coronavirus pandemic disrupts everything

***TEACHING  

These Washington University faculty had rejected online classes -- until coronavirus. Here’s how they made the switch

Redefining What’s Fair in Your Transition to Online

What's lost in the rush to online learning

***ACADEMIC LIFE 

MIT puts professor on leave over new revelations about his ties to Jeffrey Epstein as it issues anticipated report

MLA members discuss professors' ethical responsibilities for training graduate students, as some propose shifts in admissions practices

What to do when professors can't teach? Some administrators and instructors are making plans for unprecedented illness and even death among faculty members 

***CHRISTIAN SCHOOLS 

Film explores controversy over ex-Wheaton College prof who wore hijab to support Muslims  

President of Central Baptist Theological Seminary resigns due to ‘ethical lapse’ 

Christian Colleges Should Interact With World, Not Oppose It (opinion)  

An authoritarian power structure brought coronavirus to Liberty University

The Unsettled Mood on Liberty University’s Campus as COVID-19 Advances

Nebraska Christian College in Papillion to close 

***LIBERTY UNIVERSITY 

'It is ungodly': students react to Liberty University reopening

Liberty University Demonstrates What Not To Do During A Pandemic

***RESEARCH 

A Quantitative and Qualitative Analysis of Sociology’s recent large-scale retraction

Retraction: The “Other Face” of Research Collaboration? 

Senior NHS scientist caught cheating bizarrely blames it on spellcheck software 

Strong caveats are lacking as news stories trumpet preliminary COVID-19 research 

***STUDENT LIFE

For the generation shaped by coronavirus, life may never fully return to ‘normal'

How coronavirus could edge low-income students out of college

Student parents are hit doubly hard by coronavirus 

College student makes masks for the deaf & hard of hearing

Finishing Out Your Academic Year During COVID-19 

“A Semester With an Asterisk”: Coronavirus Is Upending Life—And Grades—For College Students

***SEXUAL HARASSMENT & ASSAULT

University therapist records considered as Title IX violation evidence 

Articles about the Virus, Journalism, Higher Ed & more

***THE VIRUS

Interactive Coronavirus graphs 

China Concealed Coronavirus Outbreak Extent: U.S. Intelligence 

Corona Virus is sparking a new labor movement 

Pandemic Expert: 'I just assumed that the US system would be a little bit better...and I just couldn't have been more wrong’

Taxpayers Paid Millions to Design a Low-Cost Ventilator for a Pandemic—the Co. is Selling it Overseas 

"Walking Dead" actor Daniel Newman's coronavirus test wasn't processed, but he got billed $9,000 

9 charts showing what coronavirus is doing to the economy 

Hospitals Tell Doctors They’ll Be Fired If They Speak Out About Lack of Gear

The Medical News Site That Saw the Coronavirus Coming Months Ago 

What Is a Ventilator, Anyway? 

***STOPPING THE VIRUS

The race to find a coronavirus vaccine has one major obstacle: big pharma

Do Homemade Face Masks Help Stop the Spread of the Coronavirus?

***CORONAVIRUS & THE SOUTH

The Coronavirus’s Unique Threat to the South

Why is New Orleans' coronavirus death rate seven times New York's? Obesity is a factor  

The South, Sickest Part of a Sick America, Falls Prey to Virus

***THE VIRUS & HATE CRIMES 

Doctor kicked out of Ind. gas station for being Asian in coronavirus-related discrimination 

FBI warns of potential surge in hate crimes against Asian Americans amid coronavirus 

Stabbing Of Asian American Toddler And Family Deemed A Hate Crime: Report

***FAKES & FRAUDS

Coronavirus: Hackers are now launching dozens of email scams each day  

Why coronavirus scammers can send fake emails from real domains 

Coronavirus deniers take aim at hospitals as pandemic grows

***THE VIRUS & HIGHER ED

Hundreds of university staff made redundant due to coronavirus

Faculty discuss their quick transition to online instruction

How Much Did Coronavirus Disruptions Affect 2 Closing Colleges? 

Christian Colleges Get Creative with Chapel Requirements

UC suspends SAT/ACT requirements for 2021 applicants 

Scores of institutions announce faculty hiring freezes in response to the coronavirus

***THE VIRUS & RELIGION

Samaritan's Purse sets up emergency field hospital in New York's Central Park 

Pastor of Louisiana church charged, accused of disobeying governor’s order 

Texas pastors demand a “religious liberty” exemption to coronavirus stay-at-home orders

Bunch Of Pansies’: PA Pastor Slams Coronavirus Precautions, Planning ‘Woodstock’-Like Easter Gathering

Coronavirus social distancing leads to empty churches and a rise in apps 

***ISOLATION 

Mental health support systems for coping with pandemic 

China’s Divorce Spike Is a Warning to Rest of Locked-Down World 

7 things that polar explorers used to stay sane for months of isolation that work in quarantine

***WORKING AT HOME DURING THE VIRUS

Just because you’re working from home doesn’t mean your boss isn’t watching you  

Lockdown video: Making video conferencing and streaming work from home

Lockdown video: Making video conferencing and streaming work from home  

I’m a parent and a teacher. Remote learning should worry us all

New Orleans educator solves online teaching problem, catches Google's eye

***ZOOM

The internet is now rife with places where you can organize Zoom-bombing raids  

'Zoombombing' comes for houses of worship  

Zoom under scrutiny by NY attorney general’s office for data privacy & security practices

***WRITING & READING

Bookstores can be saved  

Coronavirus news is dominating readers’ attention 

Pandemic Literature: A Meta-List of the Books You Should Read in Coronavirus Quarantine 

Pandemics: An Essential Reading List

***JOURNALISM

Coronavirus is being used to suppress press freedoms globally

Gannett, responding to the coronavirus-related downturn, announces a series of cuts 

Coronavirus news is dominating readers’ attention

Fox News is worried about legal action after misleading viewers about coronavirus

San Fran: $369k to a freelance journalist raided by police trying to find a confidential source

***THE BUSINESS OF JOURNALISM 

Tomorrow’s life-or-death decisions for newspapers are suddenly today’s, thanks to coronavirus 

Coronavirus presents existential threat for news media

***SOCIAL MEDIA  

Facebook, YouTube Warn Of More Mistakes As Machines Replace Moderators 

Facebook Offers $100 Million Lifeline To News Outlets During Coronavirus Crisis 

Articles of interest about the virus (& higher ed)

 ***THE VIRUS

Hospitals consider universal do-not-resuscitate orders for coronavirus patients 

Data visualizations break down the virus 

The pioneering doctor behind hand-washing 

The Social-Distancing Culture War Has Begun

SoCal doctor says key differences between Los Angeles, New York play factor in spread of COVID-19  

 ***SURVIVING THE VIRUS

How to tell if your nearest hospital is prepared to handle the coronavirus 

The Reason You're Exhausted Is 'Moral Fatigue'

***THE VIRUS & CHURCHES 

Pastor of Chicago Megachurch Tells Staff to Keep an Outbreak of COVID-19 Among Pastors & Staff Secret 

Florida Church Packed with Worshipers 

Coronavirus News: Some Megachurches Still Pack in Crowds 

About 500 worshippers in Louisiana church defy ban on gatherings 

Choir practice turns fatal. Airborne coronavirus strongly suspected 

43 people fall ill at Pentecostal church after revival, 10 test positive for coronavirus  

***HIGHER ED

Study Abroad Provider Cuts More Than 600 Jobs

For Higher Education, Nothing Matters More Than September 

SF City College Chancellor resigns 

MacMurray College Closing at End of Semester 

Law School Offers Pass/Fail But Only If You Tell Them A Good Enough Story About How COVID Hurt You

Colleges extend decision deadline due to coronavirus as new students reconsider

How a Pandemic Could Change Higher Education  

***HIGHER ED & FINANCE 

Higher Ed Institutions Lay Off Workers, Tighten Budgets Amid Coronavirus Crisis

College Fundraising and HR During the Crisis 

Are Colleges Dancing Around Issues That The Coronavirus Has Exposed?

Universities Shouldn’t Spend Their Endowments on Coronavirus Relief (opinion) 

Bay Area Private Catholic school: closure some fear is now inevitable 

***WORKING REMOTE

Cybersecurity Lawyer Who Flagged The WHO Hack Warns Of 'Massive' Remote Work Risks 

FBI investigating Zoombombing incident during faculty meeting 

***ONLINE TEACHING 

COVID-19 is forcing rapid tech adoption in higher ed 

Dean Responds With Dance Video TO NYU Tisch’s Students Wanting Tuition Back Over Remote Learning  

Sick of Zoom? Google Duo now supports video calls for up to 12 people 

Forced off campus by coronavirus, students aren't won over by online education

Live video should not be your default online learning experience

A trauma-informed approach to teaching through coronavirus — for students everywhere, online or not 

How to Video-Chat Between an iPhone and an Android Smartphone

When the Tide Goes Out: Identifying and Supporting Struggling Students in Online Courses 

***ACADEMIC LIFE 

Court holds University of Michigan administrators personally liable for violating student’s due process rights  

The rise of the remote Ph.D. defense 

***CHRISTIAN SCHOOLS 

Christian Colleges Should Interact With World, Not Oppose It (opinion) 

Trevecca releases documentary as church resource during pandemic 

***LIBERTY UNIVERSITY 

Liberty University Brings Back Its Students, and Coronavirus, Too

‘He’s Going to Do Whatever He Wants’

Liberty University Could Face Liability for Failure to Shut Down for Coronavirus

What’s It Like on One of the Only University Campuses Still Open in the U.S.? 

Liberty University offers $1K credit to those who don't return to on-campus residence 

***RESEARCH

We tried to reproduce our 2012 paper on how to make people report their income more honestly—and we ended up refuting it 

An unprecedented shutdown of academic research underway on many campuses  

***STUDENT LIFE

This could be worst job market for new college grads since the financial crisis

Attending Class From Home? Here Are 6 Tips For Success 

Coronavirus Drives Colleges to Test Optional 

***SEXUAL HARASSMENT & ASSAULT

The University of Rochester settled a long-running legal case over alleged sexual harassment 

Coronavirus creates Title IX obstacles

Articles of interest about the virus (& higher ed) - March 25

***THE VIRUS 

How to Handle Packages During the Coronavirus Pandemic  

The toilet paper calculator  

Coronavirus Sets the Stage for Hacking Mayhem

The psychological toll of coronavirus coverage

The Doctor Who Helped Defeat Smallpox Explains What's Coming

***WORKING DURING THE VIRUS

People Are Looping Videos to Fake Paying Attention in Zoom Meetings  

How To Work From Home Most Chaotically

What Employees Need to Know Amid the Coronavirus COVID-19 Outbreak 

***HIGHER ED

Department of Education Issues Guidance on Students with Disabilities, Privacy During COVID-19 Pandemic  

North Carolina College Investigates Use of Force by Officers

Small colleges were already on the brink. Now, coronavirus threatens their existence 

***TEACHING DURING THE VIRUS

Google and YouTube Launch Remote Learning Tools for Parents and Teachers

15 Moments That Perfectly And Hilariously Capture Online Classes In The Time Of The Coronavirus

From Zoom University to the Zoom Party 

All of Poynter's courses are now free

***ACADEMIC LIFE 

Working from home during COVID-19 proves challenging for faculty members 

MIT puts professor on leave over new revelations about his ties to Jeffrey Epstein as it issues anticipated report

MLA members discuss professors' ethical responsibilities for training graduate students, as some propose shifts in admissions practices

The Move to Online College is Hitting Adjunct Professors the Hardest

University of Memphis instructor dies in Wisconsin from COVID-19 Complications 

What happens when the anonymity of campus sexual harassment probes is weaponized against a professor? 

Will the coronavirus kill off the ‘dinosaur’ world of academic publishing?  

***CHRISTIAN SCHOOLS  

Liberty University students returning to campus dorms amid coronavirus shutdowns 

Christian Colleges Should Interact With World, Not Oppose It (opinion) 

How Christian higher education responded to a pandemic 

Students sue to stop Christian university from merging with art college in Tennessee

***STUDENT LIFE

As campus closures strain low-income students, undergrads at over a dozen universities have started large "mutual aid" networks and fundraisers to defray costs

Study abroad students caught by international border closures 

Students Are Scrambling After Universities Close. Churches Can Help   

Articles of Interest about the virus (and higher ed) - March 19

***THE VIRUS

How to Not Completely Hate the People You’re Quarantined With 

10 misconceptions about the 1918 flu, the 'greatest pandemic in history' 

Federal government in talks with tech groups to use phone location data to track coronavirus 

Inside the Pro-Trump Facebook Group Where First Responders Call Coronavirus a Hoax 

The Trump Administration Drove Him Back to China, Where He Invented a Fast Coronavirus Test 

Israeli Gov using phone tracking to alert people potentially exposed to the coronavirus

***FALSE INFO ABOUT  THE VIRUS 

National Enquirer blasted for coronavirus ‘cures’ fake news 

CVS sent false coronavirus information to staff 

Coronavirus in Africa: Facebook, Twitter fight misinformation 

***THE VIRUS & HIGHER ED

The Dept of Ed issues new guidelines to ensure internet accessibility for students with disabilities during the coronavirus pandemic 

The Dept of Ed issues new guidelines on accreditation in the time of the pandemic 

Amid Coronavirus, Some College Students Have Nowhere To Go 

What Is a College Education in the Time of Coronavirus?

A Perfect Time To End Our STEM Obsession: 3 Ideas For Teaching Critical Thinking At Home During (And After) The Coronavirus Pandemic

The virus and religious freedom 

College enrollment officers report concern filling fall classes  

***HIGHER ED FINANCES DURING THE VIRUS

Coronavirus could affect college enrollment and college’s bottom line 

Moody's lowers higher ed outlook to negative amid coronavirus crisis   

Pomona College students Refuse to Leave Campus   

***HIGHER ED

University of Michigan removes provost amid allegations of sexual misconduct 

Palomar College at high risk of insolvency so state assigns fiscal monitor 

Will Shift to Remote Teaching Be Boon or Bane for Online Learning? 

How will for-profit colleges fare in the recession? 

Federal judge dismisses Title IX lawsuit filed against the University of Arizona 

***TEACHING 

As classes move online, some colleges are choosing to go pass/fail to relieve student stress 

Five Ways to Promote Student Autonomy in Online Discussions 

Adobe is Giving Everyone 2 Months of Free Creative Cloud -- Here's How To Get It

***ACADEMIC LIFE 

MIT puts professor on leave over new revelations about his ties to Jeffrey Epstein as it issues anticipated report 

MLA members discuss professors' ethical responsibilities for training graduate students, as some propose shifts in admissions practices. 

***CHRISTIAN SCHOOLS 

How Christian Colleges Have Been Revising Student Handbooks Since Obergefell  

Christian Colleges Should Interact With World, Not Oppose It (opinion)  

Point Loma grad wins Miss Asia USA, becomes Global Ambassador  

Bob Jones University Regrets Not Telling Victim to Go to Police

***RESEARCH 

Want to do better science? Admit you’re not objective 

Why are hundreds of papers retracted every year? 

Hundreds of scientists have peer-reviewed for predatory journals 

Articles of Interest about Lit, Journ, Writing & Lang (plus the virus) – March 15

***THE VIRUS

A list of disinfectants and wipes to protect against spread of the coronavirus 

The most ridiculous ways companies are trying to profit from the coronavirus outbreak  

What Does “Exponential Growth” Mean? 

Apple Confirms That Cleaning Your Phone With a Disinfectant Wipe Is Totally Fine  

***EDUCATION & THE VIRUS

If you are going online, the #1 question is not 'what tech?', the #1 question is 'how will you support your most struggling students?'

How to Make College Decisions When Campuses Are Closed  

Amazon Educational Resources  

Your college closed early because of coronavirus. You might not get your money back

Liberty students react to decision to continue in-person classes 

What will happen to college food service and custodial workers when campuses are empty? 

As Coronavirus Fears Close Classes, Some Kids Are Left Behind

Why I stopped using my university-licensed Zoom account (Twitter thread)

 ***WORKING REMOTE 

How to hide your messy room for a Zoom video conference  

Not all tech employees can work from home 

Resources for teaching production courses online in case of emergency  

What are my rights if I stay home and miss work because of coronavirus? 

***GIVE ME SOMETHING TO DO 

List of Live Streaming Concerts 

19 Bizarre Wikipedia Pages You'll Want To Read Next Time You're Bored 

Making a Plan When Planning Is Impossible 

***WRITING & READING

Do Authors Write Where They Know? 

The era of fake writing is upon us

Top 10 Writing and Grammar Mistakes That Even Published Authors Make

Oprah admits to 'not looking for Latinx writers' as American Dirt controversy continues

***JOURNALISM 

18 journalism work-from-home tips

Illinois Gov’s office pressures newspaper to unpublish news story on progressive tax 

Journalists May Get Reprieve From California Contractor Law   

IPI launches new protocol for newsrooms to address online harassment 

A guideline for inclusion in sports and the wider media industry 

***STUDENT MEDIA 

Change to Clery investigation process helps student journalists get information faster 

Sacramento State's new campus media policy called unconstitutional 

Retraction and apology for racist op-ed illustration choice 

High school students fill gap in coverage of their Minneapolis neighborhood through community-driven newspaper 

Article Retraction: “Sexual harassment in English Department” at Mills College

***FAKES & FRAUDS

Elite Hackers Are Using Coronavirus Emails to Set Traps

The Nigerian prince scam is still fooling people. Here’s why

***LANGUAGE

From Uptalk to Vocal Fry, Women Are Prolific Language Innovators (podcast) 

***LITERATURE

Pete Buttigieg’s favorite author would maybe hate Pete Buttigieg

How to support your local indie bookstore without leaving your house 

***POETRY

Broadway Is Closed. Write Poems Instead 

Pulitzer Prize-Winning N. Scott Momaday Talks About His New Collection Of Poetry 

In Defense of Poetic Nonsense 

John Carey: ‘In my teens I fancied myself as a poet’ 

Poetry Challenge: Paint A Picture With Words 

***PRIVACY & SECURITY  

Why so many Americans don’t talk about money 

Google tracked his bike ride past a burglarized home. That made him a suspect.

Articles of Interest about Higher Ed (plus the virus)

***THE VIRUS  

What To Do If You Think You've Got Symptoms Of COVID-19 

A social media display of U.S. coronavirus coverage from CrowdTangle

Your legal rights in a quarantine, explained

Is it canceled yet? This site tracks events canceled due to the coronavirus disease 

***HIGHER ED & THE VIRUS 

Colleges Planning for Coronavirus With Fewer Resources 

Colleges leave students in a bind when they close for coronavirus 
 

***HIGHER ED

A group of students and faculty want the GW president removed 

UC San Diego accidentally overstated success of its MBA program in Financial Times rankings

California university fired 54 grad students who were striking for higher pay

Chapman University prospective students may opt out of submitting SAT, ACT scores 

Why public universities are chasing rich kids from out of state 

Small Colleges Are Lawyering Up. Here’s Why. 

***TEACHING (DURING THE VIRUS)

Google and Microsoft are giving away enterprise conferencing tools due to coronavirus 

Spreadsheet with links to remote teaching resources from more than 130 colleges and universities (created by DePaul University’s Center for Teaching and Learning)

Practical advice for instructors faced with an abrupt move to online teaching  

Understanding the Challenges Facing First-Generation College Students 

Best practices for Creating Accessible Microsoft Office Documents 

***ACADEMIC LIFE 

"It's Caused a Lot of Havoc": As CA Film Schools Reclassify Part-Time Professors, Wage Lawsuits Ramp Up 

MIT puts professor on leave over new revelations about his ties to Jeffrey Epstein as it issues anticipated report

MLA members discuss professors' ethical responsibilities for training graduate students, as some propose shifts in admissions practices 

***CHRISTIAN SCHOOLS 

Northwest Christian University in Eugene to change its name 

Mormon Church delivers stinging rebuke to BYU students with letter stating homosexual behavior is 'not compatible' with its principles

Despite Strict Baptist Doctrine, Baylor Takes Steps Toward a Gay-Tolerant Campus 

GW faculty and students want president's resignation

NNU renews President Joel Pearsall's contract for 4 more years  

Corban University Announces Nursing Partnership with George Fox University 

Point Loma Nazarene University tells students returning from Italy to stay away due to coronavirus

***RESEARCH  

Open Peer Review in the Humanities 

Academic research integrity: Exploring researchers’ perceptions of responsibilities and enablers 

Scientists reveal what they learnt from their biggest mistakes  How retractions can be a way forward. 

Sloppy science is often not intentional, but due to lack of knowledge.” 

A single ‘paper mill’ appears to have churned out 400 fake papers, sleuths find  

***THE COST OF COLLEGE

College students may be paying thousands in athletic fees and not know it 

Why Are Textbooks So Expensive?

What Does a Class Action Lawsuit Over College Textbooks Have to do with Designer Bags?  

***STUDENT LIFE

Some students do feel political pressure from their professors, but few change their views 

30 years after Americans with Disability Act, college students with disabilities say law is not enough

The Many Ways College Students May Be Tracked on Campus (sub req’d)

Some University of Minnesota students say F-you to SAFE-U alert 

***SEXUAL HARASSMENT & ASSAULT

MeToo era slow to arrive at Minnesota State campuses

Texas accepts recommendation to fire faculty and staff found guilty of sexual misconduct 

How the new DeVos rules on sexual assault will shock schools — and students

Articles of Interest about Higher Ed - Feb 28

***HIGHER ED

A growing list of US colleges are canceling study abroad programs because of the coronavirus https://www.cnn.com/2020/02/26/us/colleges-canceling-study-abroad-coronavirus-trnd/

Accusations Abound at a Community College https://www.insidehighered.com/news/2020/02/24/trustee-censured-inaccurate-email-johnson-county-community-college

UCLA drops plan to use facial recognition security surveillance, but other colleges may be using technology https://www.insidehighered.com/news/2020/02/21/ucla-drops-plan-use-facial-recognition-security-surveillance-other-colleges-may-be

Middle class heavily underrepresented at top private colleges, report finds https://www.insidehighered.com/news/2020/02/21/middle-class-heavily-underrepresented-top-private-colleges-report-finds

Could micro-credentials compete with traditional degrees?https://www.bbc.com/worklife/article/20200212-could-micro-credentials-compete-with-traditional-degrees

Editorial: SMU Puts its Reputation Before the Good of the Student Body  https://www.smudailycampus.com/opinion/editorial-smu-puts-its-reputation-before-the-good-of-the-student-body 

Education Accountability: When The Accreditation Agency Is Problematic https://www.npr.org/2020/02/22/808404844/education-accountability-when-the-accreditation-agency-is-problematic

Bellevue College apologizes after administrator alters display on Japanese American incarceration https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/eastside/bellevue-college-apologizes-after-administrator-alters-mural-depicting-japanese-american-internment/

Western accrediting agency will review colleges outside its region -- the first regional accreditor to make such a move https://www.insidehighered.com/news/2020/02/25/western-accreditor-will-consider-approving-colleges-outside-its-region

***HIGHER ED & FINANCE

Democrats strongly favor tuition-free college, GOP divided by age and education https://www.pewresearch.org/fact-tank/2020/02/21/democrats-overwhelmingly-favor-free-college-tuition-while-republicans-are-divided-by-age-education/

***HIGHER ED IN COURT

California students sued because they were such poor readers. They just won $53 million to help them.https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2020-02-20/california-literacy-lawsuit-settlement-53-million

Google sued by New Mexico attorney general for collecting student data through Chromebooks https://www.theverge.com/2020/2/20/21145698/google-student-privacy-lawsuit-education-schools-chromebooks-new-mexico-balderas

***CRIME ON CAMPUS

Education Dept. Penalizes University of Southern California https://www.insidehighered.com/news/2020/02/28/education-department-investigation-finds-university-southern-california-violated

Student says Long Island professor sexually assaulted her in front of class, sues college https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/student-says-long-island-professor-sexually-assaulted-her-front-class-n1144281

Student murders prompt University of Utah to overhaul campus safety https://abcnews.go.com/US/student-murders-prompt-university-utah-overhaul-campus-safety/story?id=69060410

***THE COST OF COLLEGE

USC is waiving tuition for students whose families make less than $80,000 https://www.cnn.com/2020/02/20/us/university-of-southern-california-tuition-low-income-trnd/index.html

***HUMANITIES

Long Island University freezes enrollments in many liberal arts programs https://www.insidehighered.com/news/2020/02/25/long-island-university-freezes-enrollments-many-liberal-arts-programs

***TEACHING 

Online lectures mean fewer students are turning up – does it matter? https://theconversation.com/online-lectures-mean-fewer-students-are-turning-up-does-it-matter-131988

Why Finland's Schools Perform So Much Better Than The Rest Of The Developed World https://digg.com/video/why-does-finland-have-the-best-schools-in-the-developed-world

China's students will now study online because coronavirus has shut schools https://www.technologyreview.com/f/615240/chinas-students-will-now-study-online-because-coronavirus-has-shut-schools/

Why Americans are bad at math https://qz.com/1798617/why-americans-are-bad-at-math/

***ACADEMIC LIFE 

Teacher of the year suspended for showing students a picture of her fiancée wins $100,000 settlement https://www.cnn.com/2020/02/27/us/teacher-wins-lgbtq-school-settlement-trnd/

UCF Professor Reinstated After Ph.D. Fraud Allegations https://www.wmfe.org/ucf-professor-reinstated-after-ph-d-fraud-allegations/145241

An assistant professor from Simpson College is in jail, accused of murdering her husband https://www.weareiowa.com/article/news/local/woman-accused-of-killing-husband-in-west-des-moines/524-d3d9ff38-b777-4f43-8ab1-c941c8567d2f

MIT puts professor on leave over new revelations about his ties to Jeffrey Epstein as it issues anticipated report https://www.insidehighered.com/news/2020/01/13/mit-puts-professor-leave-over-new-revelations-about-his-ties-jeffrey-epstein

MLA members discuss professors' ethical responsibilities for training graduate students, as some propose shifts in admissions practices. https://www.insidehighered.com/news/2020/01/13/mla-discusses-professors-ethical-responsibilities-training-graduate-students

Humboldt State University investigates allegations a faculty member solicited paid sex with students https://www.mercurynews.com/2020/02/18/screenshots-of-suspected-hsu-faculty-soliciting-sex-for-money-prompted-investigation/

OU professor's use of racial slur may not be protected, First Amendment expert says www.oudaily.com/news/ou-professor-s-use-of-racial-slur-may-not-be/article_7f8f41d4-4f72-11ea-9037-6b21718bf7e5.html

***RELIGIOUS SCHOOLS 

Will Your (Christian) College Close? https://www.patheos.com/blogs/anxiousbench/2020/02/christian-college-closures/

Christian Colleges Should Interact With World, Not Oppose It (opinion) https://sojo.net/articles/christian-colleges-should-interact-world-not-oppose-it

Mormon-owned BYU eases rules on 'homosexual behavior' https://apnews.com/4a8d93a5fd3efabc2b2440e5a549c614

Bible school Olivet University pleads guilty in money-laundering case https://nypost.com/2020/02/20/bible-school-olivet-university-pleads-guilty-in-money-laundering-case/

Lubbock Christian University to announce 7th University President https://www.kcbd.com/2020/02/26/lubbock-christian-university-announce-th-university-president/

Liberty University launches conservative think tank called the Falkirk Center https://www.whsv.com/content/news/568216071.html  

***RESEARCH 

Working Scientist podcast: How to bounce back from a bruising peer-review or paper rejection https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-020-00381-1

Wikipedia Is the Last Best Place on the Internet https://www.wired.com/story/wikipedia-online-encyclopedia-best-place-internet/

Vaping study retracted: Scientists want probe of UCSF tobacco research  https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/health/2020/02/20/nyu-scientists-others-call-taxpayer-funded-ucsf-vaping-study-probe/4805323002/

How Universities Cover Up Scientific Fraud https://areomagazine.com/2020/02/20/how-universities-cover-up-scientific-fraud/

How can journals and peer reviewers detect manuscripts and publications from paper mills? https://febs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/1873-3468.13747

STEM Gender Equality Paradox Study Gets Correction https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/stephaniemlee/women-stem-gender-equality-paradox-correction

***STUDENT LIFE

Concordia Students say bias reports were met with silence https://www.insidehighered.com/news/2020/02/26/concordia-students-say-bias-reports-were-met-silence

Why Sitting For Long Periods Can Effect Teens' Mental Health https://www.npr.org/2020/02/17/806599794/why-sitting-for-long-periods-can-effect-teens-mental-health

Socratic is Google's new AI studying tool for students https://9to5google.com/2020/02/17/socratic-by-google/

Why We Should Be Talking About Reproducibility but not forget about fraud  https://www.slideshare.net/ivanoransky/why-we-should-be-talking-about-reproducibility-but-not-forget-about-fraud

Bowie State University to open free healthy food pantry for students https://wtop.com/prince-georges-county/2020/02/bowie-state-university-to-open-free-healthy-food-pantry-for-students/

***STUDENT PROTESTS

OU student protest calls for provost resignation, new multicultural center and Popeyes on campus  https://oklahoman.com/article/5655996/ou-students-protest-outside-presidents-office-call-for-resignation-of-provost

Protesters Show up at conference on campus free speech https://www.insidehighered.com/news/2020/02/28/students-protest-free-speech-conference 

Kent State 'gun girl' who walked campus with AR confronted by protesters at Ohio Universityhttps://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2020/02/18/kent-state-gun-girl-kaitlin-bennett-faces-protests-ohio-university/4792457002/

Syracuse University students renew protests following administration's response to racist incidents https://www.cnn.com/2020/02/19/us/syracuse-university-sit-in/ 

Kent State president to meet with student activists over ‘list of demands,’ including dispute over May 4 planninghttps://www.cleveland.com/news/2020/02/kent-state-president-to-meet-with-student-activists-over-list-of-demands-including-dispute-over-may-4-planning.html

Student activists push universities to stop investing in fossil fuel firms https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/students-push-universities-to-stop-investing-in-fossil-fuels/2020/02/19/de05a466-5340-11ea-80ce-37a8d4266c09_story.html

University responds to the student protestors who occupied a building by suspending them https://www.insidehighered.com/news/2020/02/19/syracuse-students-suspended-second-sit

***HIGHER ED & FREE SPEECH 

Students' arrest over slur prompts review of ridicule law https://apnews.com/aa0dbd038e22801cb3f5acc0c62bc82f

Wheaton College students allowed to preach in Millennium Park, judge says  https://chicago.suntimes.com/2020/2/20/21146320/wheaton-college-students-allowed-preach-in-millennium-park-judge

Articles of Interest about Higher Ed - Feb 15

***HIGHER ED

Northeast Minnesota colleges plan to merge http://www.timberjay.com/stories/northeast-minnesota-colleges-plan-to-merge,15954

 The 10 most politically conservative colleges in the country https://www.al.com/news/2020/02/alabama-college-named-one-of-the-most-conservative-in-the-country.html

Proposed Ed Dept rule has Higher Ed lobbyists worried about possible loss of federal grants for public colleges over barring recognition of religious groups with membership restrictions https://www.insidehighered.com/news/2020/02/07/colleges-worry-about-implications-religious-freedom-rule

After a complaint that many white students were using the University of Virginia's Multicultural Student Center, the administration emphasizes that all are allowed in the space. https://www.insidehighered.com/news/2020/02/14/university-virginia-clarifies-all-students-allowed-multicultural-center

Indiana University cuts short student-planned SexFest after paddling controversy https://www.thefire.org/indiana-university-cuts-short-student-planned-sexfest-after-paddling-controversy/

This college was accredited by a DeVos-sanctioned group--We couldn’t find evidence of students or faculty https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/education/2020/02/15/college-accreditation-department-education-betsy-devos-south-dakota-sioux-falls/4746906002/

UC finds problems with how it admits some students, including athletes and artistshttps://www.latimes.com/california/story/2020-02-14/uc-audit-finds-problems-in-how-it-admits-special-students-including-athletes-and-artists  

How one university is teaching through the coronavirus outbreak https://www.educationdive.com/news/how-one-university-is-teaching-through-the-coronavirus-outbreak/572385/

Education Department Unveils Fix For Troubled Student Loan Forgiveness Program https://www.npr.org/2020/01/31/801367031/education-dept-unveils-fix-for-student-loan-programs-bureaucratic-nightmare

***HIGHER ED & FINANCE

Loyola Chicago faculty group is pushing back against major cuts to its English language learning program https://www.insidehighered.com/news/2020/02/05/loyola-faculty-group-pushing-back-against-major-cuts-its-english-language-learning

Proposed Education Department rule has higher ed lobbyists worried about possible loss of federal grants for public colleges over barring recognition of religious groups with membership restrictions. https://www.insidehighered.com/news/2020/02/07/colleges-worry-about-implications-religious-freedom-rule 

Cal State San Marcos audit shows cross-country road trip, Guns N’ Roses show and phantom dinner guests https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2020-02-13/cal-state-san-marcos-audit

***HIGHER ED IN COURT

Religious Bias Lawsuit Against Louisiana College Settled https://www.insidehighered.com/quicktakes/2020/02/14/religious-bias-lawsuit-against-louisiana-college-settled

***TEACHING

New research finds male college students are more likely to ask for grade changes https://www.insidehighered.com/news/2020/02/05/study-male-students-ask-grade-changes-far-more-frequently-female-students

Research Shows Teaching Kids Digital Literacy Beats Limiting Screen Time: 5 Ways to Do It https://www.inc.com/jessica-stillman/research-shows-teaching-kids-digital-literacy-beats-limiting-screen-time-5-ways-to-do-it.html

***ACADEMIC LIFE 

University professor compares 'OK, boomer' to 'n-word,' students say https://www.cnn.com/2020/02/11/us/oklahoma-professor-n-word-ok-boomer/

MIT puts professor on leave over new revelations about his ties to Jeffrey Epstein as it issues anticipated report https://www.insidehighered.com/news/2020/01/13/mit-puts-professor-leave-over-new-revelations-about-his-ties-jeffrey-epstein

MLA members discuss professors' ethical responsibilities for training graduate students, as some propose shifts in admissions practices. https://www.insidehighered.com/news/2020/01/13/mla-discusses-professors-ethical-responsibilities-training-graduate-students

A former Montana State assistant professor is appealing to the State Supreme Court https://www.bozemandailychronicle.com/news/montana_state_university/ex-msu-professor-appeals-firing-to-supreme-court/article_a40e90f7-4ae3-5bc3-abf3-13bc123c5f5b.html

Faculty members at Lee College object to new annual contracts https://www.insidehighered.com/news/2020/02/10/faculty-members-lee-college-object-new-one-year-contracts

Federal court dismisses lawsuit from evangelical professor disciplined for misgendering trans student https://www.metroweekly.com/2020/02/federal-court-dismisses-lawsuit-from-shawnee-state-professor-disciplined-for-misgendering-trans-student/

Ball State University professor suspended after calling cops on Black student https://thegrio.com/2020/02/14/ball-state-university-professor-suspended-after-calling-cops-on-black-student/ 

UCF professors implicated in alleged cheating scandal say investigation was ‘sloppy and flawed’ https://www.wftv.com/news/local/orange-county/ucf-professors-implicated-alleged-cheating-scandal-say-investigation-was-sloppy-flawed/TARNDEKFRNCEXCDBOWMKLTSVPU/

Professors oppose use of peer review reports in tenure case https://www.timeshighereducation.com/news/professors-oppose-use-peer-review-reports-tenure-case

***CHRISTIAN SCHOOLS  

Christian Colleges Should Interact With World, Not Oppose It (opinion) https://sojo.net/articles/christian-colleges-should-interact-world-not-oppose-it

Abuse survivor and activist Rachael Denhollande urges Christian colleges to condemn sex abuse https://www.baptiststandard.com/news/faith-culture/denhollander-urges-christian-colleges-to-condemn-sex-abuse/

Christian colleges oppose Title IX due process reforms as ‘barrier’ to the truth  https://www.thecollegefix.com/christian-academic-organization-president-calls-new-title-ix-regulations-a-barrier-to-truth/ 

After Taking Over Art School, Belmont U. Will Fire Non-Christian Faculty Members https://friendlyatheist.patheos.com/2020/02/03/after-taking-over-art-school-belmont-u-will-fire-non-christian-faculty-members/

Christian College Grads Care More About Helping, Less About Money  https://www.christianitytoday.com/news/2020/february/cardus-study-christian-college-university-difference.html

Researchers study tattoos on Christian campus https://www.baptiststandard.com/news/faith-culture/researchers-study-tattoos-on-christian-campus/

Liberty University President Jerry Falwell Jr.: ‘We Treat Students Like Customers’ https://www.mediaite.com/tv/liberty-university-president-jerry-falwell-jr-we-treat-students-like-customers/

Baylor speaker’s prayer sparks campus controversy: offers prayer to "Mother Mystery"  https://www.kwtx.com/content/news/BU-speakers-prayer-to-Mother-Mystery-sparks-campus-controversy-567855401.html

Alice Walker brings warmth and wisdom to the Writer’s Symposium by the Sea in Point Loma  https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/columnists/story/2020-02-15/column-alice-walker-brings-warmth-and-wisdom-to-the-writers-symposium-by-the-sea-in-point-loma

PLNU women’s basketball team signs 15-year-old battling rare disorder https://fox5sandiego.com/sports/plnu-womens-basketball-team-signs-15-year-old-battling-rare-disorder/   

***RESEARCH

If articles about a Schrödinger equation are retracted, do they still exist? https://retractionwatch.com/2020/02/03/if-articles-about-a-schrodinger-equation-are-retracted-do-they-still-exist/ 

What Research Institutions Can Do to Foster Research Integrity https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s11948-020-00178-5

Preprints can fill a void in times of rapidly changing science https://www.statnews.com/2020/01/31/preprints-fill-void-rapidly-changing-science/

Impact Factor vs Integrity Factor: Which Siren Should Be Our Guide? https://aocs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1002/lipd.12214

The Research Literature Looks Too Good to Be True https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/meta-uncertainty/202002/the-research-literature-looks-too-good-be-true

***PLAGIARISM

Primer on plagiarism: Top tips for Editors when facing plagiarism issues https://www.wiley.com/network/journaleditors/editors/primer-on-plagiarism-top-tips-for-editors-when-facing-plagiarism-issues

A feudal approach to intellectual property has turned the academy into a modern police state https://www.timeshighereducation.com/opinion/plagiarism-hunters-please-lay-down-your-weapons

10 types of plagiarism in research https://www.wiley.com/network/researchers/submission-and-navigating-peer-review/10-types-of-plagiarism-in-research

***STUDENT LIFE

University of California report says UC should keep SATs https://apnews.com/c8513f954032cf4465c5b383ff9b36de

2020’s Best & Worst States for Singles https://wallethub.com/edu/best-states-for-singles/31667/ 

BuzzFeed News is recruiting teenagers to make election-themed TikTok and Instagram videos https://www.niemanlab.org/2020/02/teen-ambassadors-buzzfeed/

Student Loan Company Accidentally Sends Ohio Man 55,000 Copies of Same Letter About Daughter's Tuition   https://people.com/human-interest/student-loan-company-sends-ohio-man-thousands-copies-of-same-letter/

Editor in chief criticizes Radford’s newspaper theft investigation https://splc.org/2020/02/radford-university-student-paper-newspaper-theft-proposed-prior-review/

***SEXUAL HARASSMENT & ASSAULT

A federal appeals court's decision in California puts pressure on institutions to ensure Title IX policies and procedures effectively prevent sexual misconduct https://www.insidehighered.com/news/2020/01/31/appeals-court-holds-university-liable-ineffective-title-ix-policies

Dozens of woman now accuse prominent Columbia University Ob-Gyn of sexual assault https://boingboing.net/2020/02/14/dozens-of-woman-now-accuse-pro.html

Articles of Interest about Higher Ed - Feb 2

***HIGHER ED

Colleges Prepare Students 2020 census  https://www.insidehighered.com/news/2020/01/20/colleges-prepare-students-2020-census

Colorado College declares itself first school in Rocky Mountain region to reach carbon neutrality https://www.denverpost.com/2020/01/22/colorado-college-carbon-neutrality/

How to Tell if Your College is Using Facial Recognition to Monitor People on Campus
https://lifehacker.com/how-to-tell-if-your-college-is-using-facial-recognition-1841414325

Accenture to Expand Workday Practice to Help Higher Education and Public Sector Organizations Transform Core Operations https://finance.yahoo.com/news/accenture-expand-workday-practice-help-170600248.html

A university “plans to fire three people who they say helped a graduate student obtain a doctoral degree in return for the student getting them grant money https://www.wesh.com/article/alleged-bribery-scandal-under-investigation-at-ucf/30683191#

***HIGHER ED & HEALTH

Tuberculosis warning issued for Southwestern and San Diego City colleges https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2020-01-20/tuberculosis-warning-issued-for-southwestern-and-san-diego-city-colleges

Preparing for coronavirus on college campuses https://www.insidehighered.com/news/2020/01/27/some-colleges-report-possible-coronavirus-cases-experts-emphasize-importanc

***HIGHER ED & FINANCE

More than 40 percent of trustees are now very concerned about the future of higher education https://www.insidehighered.com/news/2020/01/29/trustees-growing-increasingly-worried-about-future-higher-education-us-polling-shows

***HIGHER ED & FREE SPEECH 

America's worst colleges for free speech list released https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2020/jan/29/americas-worst-colleges-free-speech-list-released/

Babson College lands on ‘Worst Colleges for Free Speech’ list after firing employee https://www.bostonherald.com/2020/01/29/babson-college-lands-on-worst-colleges-for-free-speech-list-after-firing-employee/

***TEACHING

Professors Are Turning the Page on Budget-Busting Textbooks https://www.usnews.com/news/best-states/colorado/articles/2020-02-02/professors-are-turning-the-page-on-budget-busting-textbooks

Scammers target college students with fake online access codes for digital course material https://wjla.com/features/7-on-your-side/college-scams-textbook-codes-social-media

***ACADEMIC LIFE 

MIT puts professor on leave over new revelations about his ties to Jeffrey Epstein as it issues anticipated report https://www.insidehighered.com/news/2020/01/13/mit-puts-professor-leave-over-new-revelations-about-his-ties-jeffrey-epstein

MLA members discuss professors' ethical responsibilities for training graduate students, as some propose shifts in admissions practices. https://www.insidehighered.com/news/2020/01/13/mla-discusses-professors-ethical-responsibilities-training-graduate-students 

Former TCU faculty member sues alleging discrimination https://www.tcu360.com/2020/01/former-faculty-member-sues-alleging-discrimination/

***CHRISTIAN SCHOOLS 

Christian Colleges Should Interact With World, Not Oppose It (opinion) https://sojo.net/articles/christian-colleges-should-interact-world-not-oppose-it

Alabama Megachurch Buys More Property for New College Campus https://www.usnews.com/news/best-states/alabama/articles/2020-01-19/alabama-megachurch-buys-more-property-for-new-college-campus

Pacific Lutheran violated an adjunct professor and advocate's rights in effectively dismissing her for offering private lessons https://www.insidehighered.com/news/2020/01/21/aaup-finds-pacific-lutheran-targeted-adjunct-dismissal

Private Christian institution merges with the Watkins College of Art https://www.insidehighered.com/news/2020/01/29/another-art-school-absorbed-belmont-university

Stephen Galloway Named Dean of Chapman University's Film School https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/stephen-galloway-named-dean-chapman-universitys-film-school-1274760

Merger With Christian University Stokes Uproar Over Faith and Free Expression https://www.nytimes.com/2020/02/02/us/belmont-university-christians-barred-watkins-college.html

***LIBERTY UNIVERSITY 

Liberty University spent over $157 million on admission leads between 2009 and 2016--their 8-year graduation rate is 44%  https://news.elearninginside.com/liberty-university-one-of-americas-largest-online-educators-spent-over-157-million-on-admission-leads-between-2009-and-2016-their-8-year-graduation-rate-is-44/

Liberty University announces Pompeo as commencement speaker https://www.richmond.com/news/virginia/liberty-university-announces-pompeo-as-commencement-speaker/article_32e34f11-8b3a-56da-a94a-98039613c795.htm

Bob Good resigns from Liberty University position to focus on campaign https://wset.com/news/local/bob-good-resigns-from-liberty-university-position-to-focus-on-campaign

Liberty merges two schools — here’s why https://wlni.com/news/liberty-merges-two-schools-heres-why

***RESEARCH

Research intelligence: how to sniff out errors and fraud https://www.timeshighereducation.com/news/research-intelligence-how-sniff-out-errors-and-fraud

Should research misconduct be criminalized? https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/1747016119898400

Putin wanted Russian science to top the world: Then a huge academic scandal blew up https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/europe/putin-wanted-russian-science-to-top-the-world-then-a-major-academic-scandal-blew-up/2020/01/16/f58239ec-34b9-11ea-898f-eb846b7e9feb_story.html

Journal transparency index will be ‘alternative’ to impact scores https://www.timeshighereducation.com/news/journal-transparency-index-will-be-alternative-impact-scores

Peer Review works little better than flipping coins: Budding scholars pay the price https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2020-01-29/peer-review-is-science-s-wheel-of-misfortune

Why one plagiarism sleuth who has led to dozens of retractions does what he does https://blog.brill.com/humanitiesmatter/publication_ethics_michael_dougherty.html

In Taiwan, researchers “generally agreed that [questionable authorship practices] had a long history among local academics but were rarely reported” https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007%2Fs11948-020-00180-x

How Academic Science Gave Its Soul to the Publishing Industry https://issues.org/how-academic-science-gave-its-soul-to-the-publishing-industry/

California to resume Elsevier talks after signing deals elsewhere https://www.timeshighereducation.com/news/california-resume-elsevier-talks-after-signing-deals-elsewhere

***STUDENT LIFE 

SNAP rules changes could affect college students https://www.insidehighered.com/news/2020/01/20/how-snap-rule-changes-could-affect-college-students

As Esports Take Off, High School Leagues Get In The Game     https://www.npr.org/2020/01/21/798252787/as-esports-take-off-high-school-leagues-get-in-the-game

University of Minnesota student jailed in China over tweets https://www.axios.com/china-arrests-university-minnesota-twitter-e495cf47-d895-4014-9ac8-8dc76aa6004d.html

The thirtysomething life crisis  https://www.vox.com/first-person/2020/1/23/21077392/crisis-thirtysomething-in-my-30s 

Prof calls police on student—for not changing seats https://www.thestarpress.com/story/news/local/2020/01/23/ball-state-prof-calls-police-student-over-seating-assignment/4554275002/

The link between smartphones and teenage depression may be overblown https://www.technologyreview.com/f/615071/your-kids-phone-probably-isnt-making-them-depressed/

Esports Is Booming, But Its Reception Remains Divided https://www.npr.org/2020/01/29/800938040/esports-is-booming-but-its-reception-remains-divided

The power of celibacy: Abstinence is making people happier https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2020/jan/28/the-power-of-celibacy-giving-up-sex-was-a-massive-relief

New Study Finds High School GPA Beats Standardized Tests https://www.fatherly.com/news/new-study-finds-high-school-gpa-beats-standardized-tests/

***STUDENTS IN COURT 

Lawsuit claims Texas Christian University faculty assaulted, racially discriminated against student https://www.wfaa.com/article/news/education/lawsuit-claims-texas-christian-university-faculty-assaulted-and-racially-discriminated-against-student/287-6e9bcc40-c1d9-4173-aca1-04c96e65e603

Why an internet that never forgets is especially bad for young people https://www.technologyreview.com/s/614941/internet-that-never-forgets-bad-for-young-people-online-permanence/

***STUDENTS & FINANCE
Myth Busted: Turns Out Bankruptcy Can Wipe Out Student Loan Debt After Allhttps://www.npr.org/2020/01/22/797330613/myth-busted-turns-out-bankruptcy-can-wipe-out-student-loan-debt-after-all 

Is It Fair to Award Scholarships Based on the SAT? https://www.wsj.com/articles/is-it-fair-to-award-scholarships-based-on-the-sat-11580639400

***SEXUAL MISCONDUCT  

Franklin College president fired after arrest for sex crimes: 'We are deeply shocked' https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/education/2020/01/13/franklin-college-indiana-president-thomas-minar-fired-wisconsin-arrest/4457686002/

Michigan Provost Accused of Sexual Misconduct https://www.insidehighered.com/news/2020/01/23/michigan-provost-placed-leave-sexual-misconduct-allegations

‘Sexual Citizens,' Reveals Data On Sex, Power And Assault On Campus https://www.npr.org/2020/01/23/798545780/in-sexual-citizens-students-open-up-about-sex-power-and-assault-on-campus

UT-Austin students condemn school's handling of sexual misconduct cases https://www.texastribune.org/2020/01/28/ut-austin-students-condemn-schools-handling-sexual-misconduct-cases/?fbclid=IwAR0ebVeGjf-pVL6uOBoHg6U29RQ6BZu2pnSm-RuYGabNIg5Dy-wwt_Z0MDs

Lawyer: Deposition Gave Wrong Info in Sexual Harassment Case filed by Nursing Student https://www.usnews.com/news/best-states/north-carolina/articles/2020-02-01/lawyer-deposition-gave-wrong-info-in-sexual-harassment-case?src=usn_fl

Articles of Interest about Higher Ed - January 18

***HIGHER ED

Liberal Arts Pay Off in the Long Run https://www.insidehighered.com/news/2020/01/14/long-term-look-return-investment-reveals-positive-indicators-liberal-arts

Hasty Departure for Head of Calif.'s New Online College https://www.insidehighered.com/news/2020/01/14/leader-californias-new-online-community-college-resigns-after-less-year

UC Berkeley ordered to repay millions to teaching assistants  https://www.latimes.com/world-nation/story/2020-01-15/uc-berkeley-ordered-to-repay-millions-to-teaching-assistants

Colleges face increasing demand to produce more and better sports webcasts https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/sports/aztecs/story/2020-01-16/college-sports-webcasts-san-diego-state-usd-ucsd-plnu-csusm

***HIGHER ED & FINANCE

For-Profit school turns students’ dreams into nightmares of debt https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2020-01-12/video-symphony-student-debt-nightmares

College Admissions Scandal: Dad Allegedly Deducted Bribe From His Taxes https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/salvadorhernandez/college-admissions-scandal-john-wilson-taxes

***TEACHING

Two States. Eight Textbooks. Two American Stories https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2020/01/12/us/texas-vs-california-history-textbooks.html

Author describes her book on first-generation students https://www.insidehighered.com/news/2020/01/15/author-discusses-her-new-book-first-generation-students

***ACADEMIC LIFE 

College fires professor for joking on Facebook that Iran should make a list of U.S. targets to bomb https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2020/01/09/professor-fired-iran-post-babson-college-asheen-phansey/4425515002/

This Prof Makes Students Follow Him on Twitter for Better Grades https://www.vice.com/en_ca/article/y3mvpb/university-of-toronto-professor-mitchell-huynh-makes-students-follow-him-on-twitter-for-better-grades

University professor allegedly stole $185,000 in funds spent on adult entertainment venues, sports bars https://abcnews.go.com/US/university-professor-allegedly-stole-185000-funds-spent-adult/story

'Teacher of the Year' kneels during anthem at college football championship attended by Trump https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/teacher-year-kneels-anthem-college-football-championship-attended/story?id=68326303

Clemson English Lecturers Make $20K Less Than Peers https://www.insidehighered.com/quicktakes/2020/01/17/clemson-english-lecturers-make-20k-less-peers

Chinese scientist Li Ning gets 12 years in prison for embezzling US $4.3 million of government funds  https://www.scmp.com/news/china/society/article/3044556/chinese-scientist-li-ning-gets-12-years-prison-embezzling-us43

Ex-Stony Brook prof pleads guilty to swiping cancer research grants https://nypost.com/2020/01/14/ex-stony-brook-prof-pleads-guilty-to-swiping-200k-of-cancer-research-funds/

***CHRISTIAN SCHOOLS 

Church board forgives $4 million Morris Brown College debt https://www.ajc.com/news/local-education/church-board-forgives-million-morris-brown-college-debt/OGJpJ03GMrhG4sdp5HFpqO/

Non-Traditional Seminary Students Are Changing the Church https://www.christianitytoday.com/partners/higher-education/non-traditional-seminary-students-are-changing-church.html

Methodist split could be good news for colleges struggling with church affiliation and anti-LGBT policies https://www.insidehighered.com/news/2020/01/09/proposed-split-united-methodist-church-over-lgbt-issues-welcomed-methodist-college 

Melania Trump named Woman of Distinction by Christian University https://thehill.com/blogs/in-the-know/in-the-know/477350-melania-trump-named-woman-of-distinction-by-palm-beach-atlantic

Mid-America Christian University launching esports athletics program https://kfor.com/2020/01/08/mid-america-christian-university-launching-esports-athletics-program/

Evangel University President to retire https://news.ag.org/News/President-Taylor-Announces-Planned-Retirement-from-Evangel

Proposed rule focuses on faith-based colleges, religious liberty and free speech https://www.insidehighered.com/news/2020/01/17/proposed-rule-focuses-faith-based-colleges-religious-liberty-and-free-speech

***CHRISTIAN SCHOOLS IN COURT

Second Expelled Student Sues Fuller for LGBT Discrimination https://www.christianitytoday.com/news/2020/january/fuller-lawsuit-lgbt-brittsan-maxon-becket.html

Students kicked out of Evangelical seminary for being in gay ‘marriage’ sue for discrimination  https://www.lifesitenews.com/news/students-kicked-out-of-evangelical-seminary-for-being-in-gay-marriage-sue-for-discrimination

***LIBERTY UNIVERSITY

Liberty University 'unsafe' environment for graduation, some Lynchburg parents and students claim https://www.whsv.com/content/news/567017931.html

Liberty President Jerry Falwell Jr. 'pretty sure’ he’ll call for civil disobedience in response to Virginia Democrats’ gun control measures https://www.wsls.com/news/local/2020/01/15/liberty-president-jerry-falwell-jr-pretty-sure-hell-call-for-civil-disobedience-in-response-to-virginia-democrats-gun-control-measures/

Liberty’s Falkirk Center Has an Extremely Concerning Mission Statement https://relevantmagazine.com/current/libertys-falkirk-center-has-an-extremely-concerning-mission-statement/

***RESEARCH

Russian journals retract more than 800 papers after ‘bombshell’ investigation  https://www.sciencemag.org/news/2020/01/russian-journals-retract-more-800-papers-after-bombshell-investigation

The push for interdisciplinary teams can lead to fake collaborations https://www.natureindex.com/news-blog/push-interdisciplinary-teams-science-research-can-lead-fake-collaborations

How the increasing reliance on metrics to evaluate scholarly publications has produced new forms of academic fraud and misconduct. https://mitpress.mit.edu/books/gaming-metrics

Teaching research ethics better https://www.thehindu.com/opinion/op-ed/teaching-research-ethics-better/article30526185.ece 

Estimating the prevalence of transparency and reproducibility-related research practices in psychology https://osf.io/preprints/metaarxiv/9sz2y/

Checklist for publication integrity before misconduct https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-019-03959-6

The extent and drivers of gender imbalance in neuroscience reference lists https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2020.01.03.894378v1

***STUDENT LIFE 

The University of Maine's College Republicans chapter's "America First" politics and controversial social media posts have alienated some members and prompted its faculty adviser to quit https://www.insidehighered.com/news/2020/01/07/maine-college-republican-group-moves-right-alienating-some-members 

2 teenage snowboarders lost in B.C.'s backcountry burned homework to stay warm https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/snowboarders-rescue-whitewater-nelson-homework-1.5417097

Self-care workbook https://drive.google.com/file/d/1aiB0mDKDVl_qGqF6DJClGhBJz-8slJuz/view 

Esports Posts Its First $1 Billion Year https://www.npr.org/2020/01/08/794704377/esports-posts-its-first-1-billion-year

Millennials aren't buying fine china — and they don't want to inherit it, either https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calgary/calgary-china-millennials-inherit-1.4539104

New businesses focused on the marketing rights to the name, image and likeness of college athletes are emerging https://www.insidehighered.com/news/2020/01/14/market-rights-college-athletes-name-image-likeness-emerging

***STUDENTS IN COURT

St. Paul College student who threatened violence on Facebook when he couldn’t find classroom sentenced to probation https://www.twincities.com/2020/01/09/st-paul-college-student-who-threatened-violence-on-facebook-when-he-couldnt-find-classroom-sentenced-to-probation

Iowa State sidewalk chalk policy is being challenged in federal court as a violation of students' free speech rights https://www.insidehighered.com/news/2020/01/09/iowa-state-university-policies-stifle-free-speech-lawsuit-says

***TEXTBOOKS

Textbooks are pricey. So students are getting creative. As they return for spring semester, they’re doing what they can to avoid paying big bucks for books https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/education/textbooks-keep-getting-pricier-so-students-are-getting-creative/2020/01/17/4e1306b8-30b9-11ea-91fd-82d4e04a3fac_story.html

New program at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo automatically charges students for textbooks unless they opt-out https://mustangnews.net/new-program-automatically-charges-students-for-textbooks-unless-they-opt-out/

Articles of Interest about Higher Ed - Jan 6

***HIGHER ED

Recent school ransomware attacks highlight need for ongoing vigilance https://www.educationdive.com/news/recent-school-ransomware-attacks-highlight-need-for-ongoing-vigilance/569710/

College in the U.S. is at a crossroad. Will it increase social mobility or class stratification?
https://www.nbcnews.com/think/opinion/college-u-s-crossroads-will-it-increase-social-mobility-or-ncna1109071

These lawsuits could change the stakes for higher ed https://www.educationdive.com/news/higher-ed-lawsuits-tracker/561371/   

Community college in New York is betting on partnerships with other countries and local faith organizations to increase its sagging enrollment. https://www.insidehighered.com/news/2020/01/03/community-college-looks-abroad-and-faith-groups-boost-enrollment

***MINORITIES ON CAMPUS

San Diego State uninvites speaker after anti-Semitism charges https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2019-12-24/san-diego-state-university-ava-muhammad-anti-semitism-controversy

I am Harvard Law's first deafblind graduate. Here's what college is like for students with disabilities https://www.cnbc.com/2020/01/03/what-college-is-like-for-students-with-disabilities-according-to-a-harvard-grad.html

In a Homecoming Video Meant to Unite Campus, Almost Everyone Was White
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/01/01/us/university-of-wisconsin-race-video.html

***HIGHER ED & FREE SPEECH

American campuses can play a vital role in battling censorship of debates about China https://www.thefire.org/american-campuses-can-play-a-vital-role-in-battling-censorship-of-debates-about-china/

Lawsuit: Iowa State University accused of violating free speech rights ahead of Iowa caucuses https://www.desmoinesregister.com/story/news/crime-and-courts/2020/01/03/isu-iowa-state-accused-restricting-free-speech-through-newly-enacted-policies/2799598001/

***TEACHING

A University Professor Said 'Beef' 125 Times During A Macroeconomics Lecture. Here's A Supercut Of It https://digg.com/2019/a-university-professor-said-beef-125-times-during-a-macroeconomics-lecture-heres-a-supercut-of-it

I asked my students to turn in their cell phones and write about living without them https://www.technologyreview.com/s/614934/teenagers-without-cell-phones

Free Textbooks for Law Students https://www.insidehighered.com/news/2020/01/03/free-law-textbooks-raise-questions-about-oer

***ACADEMIC LIFE

Professor accused of attempted murder of another professor https://www.gazettenet.com/leverett-attempted-murder-31758189

The “I was prompted to kill my student and lover because someone was accusing me of plagiarism” defense  https://au.news.yahoo.com/professor-who-beheaded-young-lover-wants-to-write-a-book-about-it-022942333.html

***CHRISTIAN SCHOOLS

Mizzou gives millions to conservative college to end lawsuit over donor’s instructions https://www.mlive.com/news/jackson/2019/12/hillsdale-college-settles-5-million-lawsuit-with-university-of-missouri.html

Don’t Assume Because A College Is Christian It’s A Safe Place For Your Kid (opinion)  https://thefederalist.com/2019/12/26/dont-assume-because-a-college-is-christian-its-a-safe-place-for-your-kid/

A lawsuit at Saint Anselm is centered on the question of powers held by members of the religious order versus those held by the Board of Trustees. https://www.insidehighered.com/news/2020/01/02/governance-dispute-saint-anselm-college-pits-members-founding-religious-order

***LIBERTY UNIVERSITY

Trial delayed for adjunct Liberty Univ. professor accused of filming minors  https://www.wfxrtv.com/news/local-news/trial-delayed-for-adjunct-liberty-univ-professor-accused-of-filming-minors/

Texas man files copyright claim against Liberty University  https://www.wfxrtv.com/news/local-news/texas-man-files-copyright-claim-against-liberty-univ/

***RESEARCH

How to Be a Statistical Detective https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1002/pmrj.12305

American Psychological Assoc: takedown notices sent to researchers about their own papers published on their own sites https://eiko-fried.com/apa-chief-publishing-officer-ignore-paper-removal-request/

***STUDENT LIFE

The 12-year-old Pursuing Her Passion as a Tattoo Artist  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HN2xKasrihU&feature=emb_title

Student Asks Professor To Bump His 89.99% To A 90% And She Was Having None Of It
https://www.buzzfeed.com/daniellaemanuel/berkeley-student-professor-grade

Advocates Say Texas Wants To Curb College Students' Political Power https://www.npr.org/2020/01/02/792976335/advocates-say-texas-wants-to-curb-college-students-political-power

Thousands of foreign students in U.S. on student visas may have 'worked' for fake companies https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/immigration/thousands-foreign-students-u-s-student-visas-may-have-worked-n1109286

A report reviewing a student sit-in at Johns Hopkins last spring https://www.insidehighered.com/news/2020/01/02/hopkins-faculty-investigates-spring-sit

When Applying For College Is Especially Difficult https://www.npr.org/2020/01/05/793722662/when-applying-for-college-is-especially-difficult

Report: Shrinking share of adults thinks college is 'important' https://www.educationdive.com/news/report-shrinking-share-of-adults-thinks-college-is-important/569701/

Articles of Interest about Higher Ed - Dec 24

***HIGHER ED

Fewer Students Mean Big Trouble For Higher Education https://www.npr.org/2019/12/16/787909495/fewer-students-are-going-to-college-heres-why-that-matters   

The colleges and universities with the most online students http://www.insidehighered.com/digital-learning/article/2019/12/17/colleges-and-universities-most-online-students-2018

Teenagers don’t use email — colleges do. That’s a problem during college admissions seasonhttps://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-teenagers-emails-college-applications-20191219-ya4pwnt7lfdktdmac4r3fq7p7q-story.html

Change to Chinese university's charter dropping 'freedom of thought' stirs debatehttps://news.yahoo.com/change-ch

Colleges are turning students’ phones into surveillance machines, tracking the locations of hundreds of thousands https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2019/12/24/colleges-are-turning-students-phones-into-surveillance-machines-tracking-locations-hundreds-thousands/

***THE COST OF COLLEGE

The states where college costs are rising the most https://money.yahoo.com/college-costs-state-185220332.html  

Fancy Dorms Aren’t The Main Reason Tuition Is Skyrocketing https://fivethirtyeight.com/features/fancy-dorms-arent-the-main-reason-tuition-is-skyrocketing

***TEACHING
How classroom technology is holding students back https://www.technologyreview.com/s/614893/classroom-technology-holding-students-back-edtech-kids-education/

Three tips that made me a better teacher https://www.sciencemag.org/careers/2019/12/three-tips-made-me-better-teacher

What’s on Your Bib? Annotated Bibliographies, Changing by Degrees https://www.facultyfocus.com/articles/effective-teaching-strategies/annotated-bibliographies-changing-by-degrees/

***CHRISTIAN SCHOOLS

A conservative Catholic college in Wyoming educates students in great books, horsemanship and other outdoors skills and bans cellphones on campus https://www.insidehighered.com/news/2019/12/16/conservative-wyoming-catholic-college-students-read-great-books-and-ride-horses

A new Jesuit Model for Community Colleges https://www.insidehighered.com/news/2019/12/18/new-jesuit-model-community-colleges   

U.S. Supreme Court takes up bid by Catholic schools to avoid worker lawsuits https://kfgo.com/news/articles/2019/dec/18/us-supreme-court-takes-up-bid-by-catholic-schools-to-avoid-worker-lawsuits/967651/

***CHRISTIAN SCHOOLS & FINANCE 

Declining Enrollment prompts staff budget cuts at Christian University http://www.startribune.com/declining-enrollment-prompts-staff-budget-cuts-at-bethel-university/566126311/

Are Christian Colleges Worth the Debt Burden? (opinion) https://www.jamesgmartin.center/2019/12/are-christian-colleges-worth-the-debt-burden/

Financial problems land San Diego Christian College on probation https://inewsource.org/2019/12/19/san-diego-christian-college-probation/

***LIBERTY UNIVERSITY 

Ready, Set, Trump: Big-Money Faith, Football, and Forgiveness at Jerry Falwell Jr.’s Liberty University https://www.theringer.com/2019/12/20/21029292/ready-set-trump-big-money-faith-football-and-forgiveness-at-jerry-falwell-jr-s-liberty-university

***RESEARCH  

Why are Articles in Arts and Humanities Are Being Retracted? https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s12109-019-09699-9

Robots, hominins and superconductors: 10 remarkable papers from 2019 https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-019-03834-4

There’s No Winter Break From ‘Publish or Perish’  https://www.nytimes.com/2019/12/18/science/scientists-holiday-work.html

Women are less likely than men to frame their own work in positive terms https://www.statnews.com/2019/12/16/spin-doctors-skew-male-female-researchers-are-less-likely-than-men-to-frame-their-work-with-positive-words/

Myth: peer review began with the advent of the first scientific journals in the 17th century https://utpjournals.press/doi/full/10.3138/jsp.51.1.04

Chinese scholars ‘show mixed responses’ to ‘cash for articles’ https://www.timeshighereducation.com/news/chinese-scholars-show-mixed-responses-cash-articles

Raising research quality will require collective action https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-019-03750-7

***RESEARCH AUTHORSHIP

Academe must properly credit the work in co-authored publications (opinion) https://www.insidehighered.com/views/2019/12/12/academe-must-properly-credit-work-co-authored-publications-opinion

Multi-authorship and research analytics https://clarivate.com/webofsciencegroup/campaigns/global-research-report-multi-authorship-and-research-analysis/

***RESEARCH HACKING 

We're All 'P-Hacking' Now https://www.wired.com/story/were-all-p-hacking-now/

Is N-Hacking Ever OK? A simulation-based study https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2019.12.12.868489v1

***RESEARCH & PSYCHOLOGY 

Psychology accused of ‘collective self-deception’ over results https://www.timeshighereducation.com/news/psychology-accused-collective-self-deception-over-results

What’s next for psychology’s embattled field of social priming https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-019-03755-2

***PLAGIARISM  

Here's What Happens When You Report Plagiarism To A Journal Editor http://www.poweredbyosteons.org/2019/12/heres-what-happens-when-you-report.html

Why is brazenly putting one's name on a text that someone else wrote repugnant? Should it be?  https://www.insidehighered.com/views/2019/12/06/essay-plagiarism

***STUDENT LIFE 

Study: kids who have helicopter parents experience burnout in school  https://www.cnbc.com/2019/11/22/study-kids-who-have-helicopter-parents-experience-burnout-in-school.html 

Anti-Semitism or Free Speech? College Students Cheer and Fear Trump Order https://www.nytimes.com/2019/12/15/us/trump-anti-semitism-order-college-students.html

Advice for College Students Studying Abroad, and Their Parents https://www.nytimes.com/2019/12/16/well/family/advice-for-college-students-studying-abroad-and-their-parents.html 

"OK BOOMER" explained on Japanese TV https://www.youtube.com/watch

Gladwell Rebuts Advice: Don't Go to "the Best College You Can," Go Where You Can Have "Deeply Interesting Conversations" http://www.openculture.com/2019/12/malcolm-gladwell-rebuts-the-terrible-advice-given-to-students.html

Grades vs. SAT scores: Which is a better predictor of college success? https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2019-12-22/grades-vs-sat-scores-which-is-a-better-predictor-of-college-success

Why colleges should stop forcing students to leave campus during breaks https://www.washingtonpost.com/education/2019/12/23/no-home-holidays-why-colleges-should-stop-forcing-students-leave-campus-during-breaks/

My Semester with Snowflakes https://medium.com/@james.hatch/my-semester-with-the-snowflakes-888285f0e662

***SEXUAL HARASSMENT & ASSAULT

Students demand more transparency about University of Texas at Austin practices and policies on sexual misconduct by professors https://www.insidehighered.com/news/2019/12/16/protesters-demand-removal-ut-austin-professors

Articles of Interest about Higher Ed - Dec 13

***HIGHER ED

The number of Americans training to become teachers has dropped by a third since 2010, and it's creating a critical educator shortage that will affect every state https://www.businessinsider.com/one-third-fewer-people-are-training-to-become-teachers

Following discoveries of racist vandalism at Salisbury University, the administration is creating a brand-new position https://www.insidehighered.com/news/2019/12/09/can-salisbury-prevent-racist-incidents-chief-diversity-officer

Author discusses his new book on problems with legal education. https://www.insidehighered.com/news/2019/12/12/author-discusses-book-problems-law-schools-face

Distance learning enrollment inches upward, report finds https://www.educationdive.com/news/distance-learning-enrollment-inches-upward-report-finds/568912/

Wider Definition of Judaism Is Likely to Aid Crackdown on Colleges https://www.nytimes.com/2019/12/11/us/politics/trump-anti-semitism-judaism-nationality.html

***HIGHER ED & FINANCE

U of Phoenix to pay $50M Over False Claims in Ads https://www.usnews.com/news/business/articles/2019-12-10/u-of-phoenix-agrees-to-50m-settlement-over-false-ad-claims

Betsy DeVos Overruled Education Dept. Findings On Defrauded Student Borrowers https://www.npr.org/2019/12/11/786367598/betsy-devos-overruled-education-dept-findings-on-defrauded-student-borrowers

Moody's upgrades higher ed's outlook to stable https://www.educationdive.com/news/moodys-upgrades-higher-eds-outlook-to-stable/568923/

I taught at a 'for-profit' college. They're predatory disasters

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2019/dec/09/i-taught-at-a-for-profit-college-theyre-predatory-disasters

***HIGHER ED IN COURT

Kennesaw State cheerleader settles for $145,000 over school’s attempt to stop her national anthem protest https://www.thefire.org/kennesaw-state-cheerleader-settles-for-145000-over-national-anthem-protest/

Rhode Island lawsuit: Students sue for the right to learn civics https://www.csmonitor.com/USA/Education/2019/1212/Rhode-Island-lawsuit-Students-sue-for-the-right-to-learn-civics

Ruling Narrows Title IX Obligations https://www.insidehighered.com/news/2019/12/13/federal-court-decision-favors-limited-application-title-ix

***TEACHING

Study attempts to debunk criticisms of student evaluations of teaching as reliable measures of teaching effectiveness, but critics remain https://www.insidehighered.com/news/2019/12/09/study-attempts-debunk-criticisms-student-evaluations-teaching

***ACADEMIC LIFE

Harvard Students Protest, Pen Open Letter In Response to Professor’s Tenure Denial https://www.thecrimson.com/article/2019/12/3/garcia-pena-tenure-denial-protest/

Conflicts cost University of California as professors fail to share outside income https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2019-12-06/conflicts-cost-university-of-california-as-professors-fail-to-share-outside-income

UMass removes accounting lecturer Catherine Lowry for showing ‘offensive’ student-produced videos https://www.masslive.com/business/2019/12/umass-removes-accounting-lecturer-catherine-lowry-for-showing-offensive-student-produced-videos.html

***CHRISTIAN SCHOOLS

Professors Sue 2 Local Private Universities Over Inadequate Wages https://www.nbcsandiego.com/news/local/professors-sue-2-private-san-diego-universities-for-not-paying-adequate-wages/2229331/

Canisius College receives $1.8 million grant from John Templeton Foundation https://www.wnypapers.com/news/article/current/2019/12/09/139417/canisius-college-receives-1.8-million-grant-from-john-templeton-foundation

Pat Robertson’s Regent University receives re-accreditation https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/pat-robertsons-regent-university-receives-re-accreditation/2019/12/11/07498b04-1c4f-11ea-977a-15a6710ed6da_story.html

President of a Bible college in Louisiana arrested, accused of sexually touching student on airplane https://www.nola.com/news/crime_police/article_85efd9e6-155f-11ea-bfe2-ffd459c2b184.html

Professor Forced out at Baptist Seminary for Sharing Biblical Views on Sexuality and Sex Abuse (opinion) https://capstonereport.com/2019/12/03/professor-forced-out-at-baptist-seminary-for-sharing-biblical-views-on-sexuality-and-sex-abuse/33411/

***CHRISTIAN SCHOOLS & DENOMINATIONS

SMU Sued as it Moves to Cut Ties with United Methodist Church https://www.christianheadlines.com/blog/smu-sued-as-it-moves-to-cut-ties-with-united-methodist-church.html

Monks at St. Anselm sue, worried about college's Catholic identity https://www.unionleader.com/news/courts/monks-at-st-anselm-sue-worried-about-college-s-catholic/article_3e54b642-07b4-5a0f-9353-ba663a10c548.html

***LIBERTY UNIVERSITY

Accreditor asks for info after Falwell reports https://www.register-herald.com/accreditor-asks-for-info-after-falwell-reports/article_9cb8434c-8dc4-5555-9043-b1244bf6bbdf.html

Jerry Falwell Jr.'s false gospel of memes (opinion) https://theweek.com/articles/881726/jerry-falwell-jrs-false-gospel-memes

The mystery of Rudy Giuliani's spokeswoman: a Liberty University online alum https://www.yahoo.com/news/mystery-rudy-giulianis-spokeswoman-100049936.html

***RESEARCH

When Journals are driven by profit, not evidence https://hospitalnews.com/when-journals-are-driven-by-profit-not-evidence/

***STUDENT LIFE

The Crisis in Youth Suicide https://www.nytimes.com/2019/12/02/well/mind/the-crisis-in-youth-suicide.html

6 Million Students Used Tobacco And Nicotine Products In 2019 https://www.npr.org/2019/12/06/785445093/6-million-students-used-tobacco-and-nicotine-products-in-2019

‘Adulting’ is hard. UC Berkeley has a class for that https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2019-12-10/adulting-is-hard-uc-berkeley-has-a-class-for-that

How Professors Help Rip Off Students https://www.nytimes.com/2019/12/11/opinion/textbook-prices-college.html

U.S. Students Show No Improvement in Math, Reading, Science on International Exam https://www.usnews.com/news/education-news/articles/2019-12-03/us-students-show-no-improvement-in-math-reading-science-on-international-exam

Baby boomers are more sensitive than millennials, according to the largest-ever study on narcissism https://www.insider.com/baby-boomers-are-more-sensitive-than-millennials-large-study-finds-2019-12