Articles of Interest about the virus & higher ed - July 7

***THE VIRUS 

Face masks vs. face shields: What should we be wearing?

The race to develop RNA-based vaccine ($)

***HIGHER ED & THE VIRUS 

Florida State just barred many employees from caring for kids while working remotely. Moms ask: ‘What am I supposed to do?’

New Report: How The Coronavirus Pandemic Affected College Enrollments In The Spring

A Reckoning In Higher Education: Will There Be Campus Life After Covid-19?

***THE FALL SEMESTER  

What Will College Be Like in the Fall?

Colleges Plan to Reopen Campuses, but for Just Some Students at a Time 

A Shift to Online Classes this Fall Could Lead to a Retention Crisis

A Ph.D. Student Simulated a Day in the Life of a Covid 19-Era Campus. It Went Viral, but It Wasn’t Pretty.

Colleges Gear Up for an Uncertain Fall Semester Online

Texas universities are moving more classes online, but keeping tuition the same. Students are asking if it's worth the money.

Ethical challenges loom over decisions to resume in-person college classes

Universities Reverse Campus Reopening Plans Amidst Covid-19 Spike

There is no safe way to reopen colleges this fall ($)

Local Communities Should Sue to Keep University Campuses Closed (opinion)

A COVID-19 outbreak on UW’s Greek Row hints at how hard it may be to open colleges this fall

'How the hell are we going to do this?' The panic over reopening schools

Colleges are racing to create 'a new sense of normalcy.' Will new rules, COVID-19 testing be enough?

***FALL COLLEGE SPORTS

Texas College will forego intercollegiate athletics in the fall due to the COVID-19 pandemic

'Not a stretch': Reality dictates Covid-19 may hit college football programs

Unable to afford coronavirus testing, some colleges are canceling football season

***COLLEGE FINANCE 

Shortened Semesters on Campus and Full Fees for Room and Board as Connecticut's Colleges and Universities Face a Steep Fiscal Challenge

***HIGHER ED

International students may need to leave US if their universities transition to online-only learning

College Leaders Have the Wrong Incentives 

3 Colleges to Acquire U of Bridgeport

University of Maryland, College Park No Longer Under Warning for Lack of Transparency

Ed Dept blames Higher Learning Commission for failing to protect students from two unaccredited for-profit colleges

***HIGHER ED & HACKERS

Ransomware is now your biggest online security nightmare. And it's about to get worse

How hackers extorted $1.14m from University of California, San Francisco 

***HIGHER ED IN COURT

CUNY faculty union sues system, saying adjunct cuts violate CARES Act

Steps Colleges and Universities Should Take to Avoid Future Litigation Over Tuition and Fees 

***TEACHING  

Seven Things That Worked in My Online Class

Are History Textbooks Worth Using Anymore? Maybe Not, Some Teachers Say - EdSurge News

Cornell researchers: in-person semester safer than online one

'We shouldn't go back to lectures': why future students will learn online 

***ACADEMIC LIFE: GEORGIA TECH

Georgia Tech Professors Revolt Over Reopening, Say Current Plan Threatens Lives Of Students, Staff

'A Nightmare': Georgia Tech Faculty Push Back Against In-Person Reopening Plans

Georgia Tech won't require students to wear masks on campus. Faculty aren't happy.

***ACADEMIC LIFE

UVA professor, supporters question role of race in decision to deny tenure 

As young people drive infection spikes, college faculty members fight for the right to teach remotely

Faculty from at least 15 colleges and universities in Virginia sign petition surrounding reopening

Mounting Faculty Concerns About the Fall Semester

A Problem for College in the Fall: Reluctant Professors ($)

University of North Carolina Wilmington University Paid $504,000 to Get Rid of Professor following campus uproar over tweets

***CHRISTIAN SCHOOLS 

Baylor acknowledges historic ties to slavery

Cedarville University Trustees Resign as Board Reinstates President after Investigation

Wheaton College Chaplain Fired For Inappropriate Comments

***RESEARCH 

Rush to publication – What do we have to lose?

Publishing Journal Articles: Tips for Early-Career Scholars 

Why someone wrote a paper called "Dear Reviewer 2: Go F’ Yourself"

The Lancet Editor’s Wild Ride Through the Coronavirus Pandemic

Science needs to look inward to move forward

***RESEARCH & RACE 

Racial Inequality in Psychological Research

Science Has a Racism Problem

***STUDENT LIFE

ICE says international students must take in-person classes to remain in the US

Racist Social Media Posts From Students Are Forcing Colleges to Respond 

Colleges Rescinding Admissions Offers as Racist Social Media Posts Emerge ($)

Medics who changed history wouldn't get into modern medical schools

College students are preparing to return to campus in the fall. Is it worth it?

***SEXUAL HARASSMENT & ASSAULT

Petition started to fire UWM lecturer, Wisconsin Air Guard colonel for saying 'sexual harassment is the price of admission' to military