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