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
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
***CHRISTIAN SCHOOLS
Northwest Christian University in Eugene to change its name
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
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