Articles of interest about higher ed - Jan 20
/***HIGHER ED & COVID
CDC: COVID-19 outbreaks linked with in-person instruction at large colleges
College openings led to increase in community cases, research says
***COVID AT SPECIFIC SCHOOLS
Auburn University is not conducting re-entry testing for students
UC San Diego reports surge in COVID-19 infections among students returning from holidays
Ohio State issued nearly 1,500 COVID-related sanctions last semester
***HIGHER ED & POLITICS
When Your Alumni Incite an Insurrection ($)
Middlebury Revokes Giuliani's Honorary Degree
***LAYOFFS
University of South Florida trustees approve $36.7 million in budget cuts
UNC-Chapel Hill to cut personnel, spending to address pandemic losses, long-term deficit
University of Hawaii braces for budget cuts
***COLLEGE FINANCES
How to Survive the Enrollment Bust ($)
Education Department releases billions in aid to colleges
***PROGRAM CUTS AT SPECIFIC SCHOOLS
Kansas universities need to save money. These are the majors that could be eliminated
Petition calls on Stanford to reverse cuts to Cantonese language program
Iowa public universities cancel study abroad programs through Aug. 1
***HIGHER ED
The Higher Education Industry Is Embracing Predatory and Discriminatory Student Data Practices
***COLLEGES & POLITICS
Biden instructs Ed Dept to extend pause on federal student loan payments through Sept ($)
How Biden's immigration plan would affect colleges
Trump pardons USC father in college admissions scandal
Protest at NC State calls for employee who was alleged to be Proud Boys member to resign
***HIGHER ED IN COURT
Student accused of cheating sues Syracuse University for denying conduct hearing
Michigan State women's swim, dive team files Title IX lawsuit, seeks reinstatement
Group of international students sues Iowa college, alleging forced labor
Grand Canyon sues U.S. Education Department for rejecting its conversion to nonprofit status
Student sues Rice University, demands refund over online learning during COVID
Univ of North Carolina must release names of sexual assault perpetrators, NC Supreme Court rules
***HUMANITIES
Liberal arts and the pursuit of a well-rounded education
University of Minnesota scales back liberal arts Ph.D. programs amid pandemic
***TEACHING
Men speak 1.6 times more often than women in college classrooms
Media Now Offers 100,000 Digital Resources in its Library for Educators
How to Help Students Know When It’s Time to Quit—and When It’s Not (Opinion)
Teaching in the Age of Disinformation ($)
***ONLINE CHEATING
Students cheat with online learning service, professors hope to identify users
Senator: More transparency is needed from exam proctoring firms
Academic misconduct cases double over course of pandemic at Univ of Houston
***ACADEMIC LIFE
Why campus leaders must prioritize faculty morale
Iowa Lawmakers Attempt to Eliminate Tenure Systems in Public Higher Ed
How to (almost) fail a PhD: a personal account
MIT Professor Arrested on Charges of Grant Fraud
Controversial law professor John Eastman retires from Chapman University
Ole Miss Doubles Down on Professor's Termination
***ACADEMICS ON SOCIAL MEDIA
Professor reprimanded for tweet about an instructor who’d died of Covid-19 ($)
This professor is getting harassed over a tweet about students with bad email etiquette
UCF professor accused of racist tweets to be terminated for ‘misconduct’
***ADMINISTRATORS
Illinois State University president to receive $46,000 bonus before June retirement
Auburn University faculty punt on no confidence vote for Hardgrave
University Of Utah President Ruth Stepping Down, Leaving Mixed Legacy Behind
***CHRISTIAN SCHOOLS
Bethel president resigns to take post at Olivet Nazarene University
Gay teacher sues Seattle Pacific University after being denied full-time position
Wheaton College faculty condemn 'abuses of Christian symbols' at Capitol siege
Abilene Christian University student arrested for child pornography
Rape lawsuit settled with Baylor fraternity, other defendants
***RESEARCH
What explains scientific misconduct?
Many scientists citing two scandalous COVID-19 papers ignore their retractions
What do you do when you realize years of your published work is built on an error?
***STUDENT LIFE
How the pandemic is impacting college students’ mental health
University of Kentucky student charged in US Capitol riot
‘It’s just too much’: Why students are abandoning community colleges in droves
What it’s like to attend school on a phone ($)
Some Columbia University students say they’re prepared to withhold payments if tuition isn’t lowered
***RACIAL ISSUES ON CAMPUS