Articles of Interest about Higher Ed - April 9

***COVID-19 

Got a strange text about your COVID vaccine? Here's what could be going on

1 in 3 Covid-19 patients are diagnosed with a neuropsychiatric condition

Wharton professor on the employer Covid vaccine requirement dilemma 

Your post-vaccination travel questions answered

What to Do If You Lose Your Vaccine Card

Here’s What Happens If You End Up Getting Two Different Vaccines

Tens of thousands of vaccine appointments remain unclaimed in Mississippi, a sign the state is already encountering hesitancy ($)

***HIGHER ED & COVID

Some Colleges Are Mandating COVID-19 Vaccines — But At What Cost?

5 US colleges to require students to be vaccinated before returning in the fall  

More colleges move to make vaccines mandatory for students

***COVID AT SPECIFIC SCHOOLS

Cornell University to require students to be vaccinated ahead of fall semester

More Than 50 UChicago Students Get Coronavirus, Forcing Return To Virtual Classes, Stay-At-Home Order 

Johnson County Community College is offering employees a one-time $250 payment to get the vaccine

 ***HIGHER ED  

Piedmont University's name change from Piedmont College now official

Coursera Is Now a Public Company. What Does That Mean For Higher Education?

***LAYOFFS & CUTS

Pacific Lutheran University will cut 36 positions, eliminate majors to fill budget hole

Western Oregon will be cutting multiple programs & the equivalent of more than a dozen full-time faculty 

Mills College Faculty Demand Answers About Closure 

***COLLEGE FINANCES 

Endicott College’s strength during the pandemic highlights the importance of diverse revenue streams

Tennessee owes Tennessee State University between $151 million and $544 million 

University of Iowa gives athletics $50 million ‘loan’

Biden Has Promised to Crack Down on Troubled For-Profit Colleges. Some Are Already in Peril.

Mormon Church helping put Utah State's language-focused programs under 1 roof

Donor Darla Moore writes off USC after it fails to acknowledge her mother's death

***ADMISSIONS 

Poll: Nearly half of parents don’t want their kids to go to a four-year college

COVID-19 pandemic making college choice especially difficult

University of Kentucky sends 500,000 acceptance emails in 'error'

Duke University Tried Test-Optional Admissions And Got 10,000 More Applicants

Harvard College Accepts Record-Low 3.43% of Applicants to Class of 2025

Colleges Get Creative To Reach Students After Enrollment Plummets Due To COVID-19

***HUMANITIES 

Survey of employers shows liberal arts skills are valued & sought out in the workplace

***HIGHER ED IN COURT 

LSU official sues for $50 million, alleging retaliation for Les Miles allegations

Michigan university can't punish Christian club for requiring leaders be Christian, Judge rules

Dartmouth College seeks dismissal of lawsuit alleging bias in sex assault ruling

University of Cincinnati Faces Lawsuit After Sharing Students’ Personal Data to Health Provider

***TEACHING  

What Impacts Active Learning in STEM?

A Harvard researcher says this is the smartest and 'least costly' way to help your kids reach 'accelerated learning'

Far Too Many Educators Aren’t Prepared to Teach Black and Brown Students (Opinion)

***ONLINE PROCTORING

Cheating on homework leads to extortion scam

UW-Madison disables proctoring software amid complaints

Proctoring Tool Failed to Recognize Dark Skin, Students Say

***ACADEMIC LIFE 

All Faculty Types Suffer Job Losses in 2020-2021 Academic Year

Florida GOP Wants To Take On 'Cancel Culture' By Secretly Recording Professors

Man who died in D.C. fire was an assistant professor at George Washington University

***CHRISTIAN SCHOOLS  

Notre Dame Law School Tells Non-Wealthy Students ‘Thanks, But No Thanks’ 

Baylor denies health care dependency status to same-sex spouses of university employees

LGBT students sue Education Department over Title IX religious exemption

Are LGBTQ students at Christian schools discriminated against?

Judson College trustees vote to keep the school open

***LIBERTY UNIVERSITY

Jonathan Falwell named Liberty University Campus Pastor following Nasser's resignation

‘They thank me’: Jerry Falwell Jr. says Liberty University community still embraces him

***RESEARCH

A simple guide to ethical co-authorship

Prey tell, what makes a publisher predatory?

Do you obey public-access mandates? Google Scholar is watching

Plagiarism scandals are devaluing higher degrees in central Europe ($)

***STUDENT LIFE 

I’m suing the University of Tennessee

Ole Miss Student Charged in Frat Hazing That Injured Pledge

Colleges see urgent mental health crisis ($)

Virginia Tech students decry Turning Point USA club for 'homophobic, racist' leaked chats

States Step In To Stop Colleges Holding Transcripts Ransom For Unpaid Bills

Another Graduating Class Faces A Workforce In Which Young People Are Struggling

A Michigan university is offering college students a scholarship to study cannabis

***SEXUAL HARASSMENT & ASSAULT

Eastern Connecticut State Univ hires firm to conduct independent review of its handling of Title IX claims  

Education Department Starts Review of Title IX

Former Northeastern University track coach accused of cyberstalking female athletes to get nude photos

***RACIAL ISSUES ON CAMPUS 

Albion College students continue to boycott class to fight racial injustices on campus

Police investigating after swastika found on furniture at MCLA

White supremacy graffiti was found on Northern Kentucky's campus for the second time this year

Honored by Southwestern Seminary, journal article explores Truett and Criswell's accommodation of racism

***HIGHER ED SECURITY

Moody's: Cyberattacks Could Dent Higher Ed Credit Rating

IRS warns of new phishing scheme targeting colleges

Brown Under Cyberattack: Some Systems Shut Down, University Calls Incident “Utmost Priority”

University of California victim of nationwide hack attack

How to safeguard online data collection against fraud

Essay mills ‘infiltrating university websites’ ($)