Articles of interest about higher ed - May 8

***COVID-19

Only a small portion of law enforcement officers have been vaccinated against COVID-19

How COVID-19 is changing the world of beauty

***HIGHER ED & COVID

Rutgers professor, doctor dies of COVID while helping family in India

100 U.S. colleges will require vaccinations to attend in-person classes in the fall ($)

College Health Group Recommends Requiring COVID Vaccines

***LAYOFFS & CLOSURES 

Judson College closing amid enrollment and debt woes

Becker College Will Lay Off More Than 300 When It Closes

Laurentian University's financial insolvency leads to 110 faculty layoffs

***COLLEGE FINANCES 

USF St. Petersburg student journalists dive into university’s finances in yearlong investigation

College leaders praise Biden’s free-tuition plan

Pennsylvania higher ed system releases consolidation plans

 ***HIGHER ED  

Ohio Community Colleges Cancel 2021-22 Sports 

No College, No Problem. Some Employers Drop Degree Requirements To Diversify Staffs

Colleges slowly bringing back study abroad programs after pandemic

***HUMANITIES 

UVM approaches record enrollment in the liberal arts

Is it the end of history in universities?

***HIGHER ED IN COURT 

Courts view COVID-19 tuition refund lawsuits skeptically 

In Lawsuit Doctor Alleges U of Rochester Robbed Her of Research Time 

Yeshiva students sue, seeking recognition of LGBTQ+ student club

Supreme Court to Hear Debate Over Houston College Board’s Censure of Trustee 

Lawsuit accuses VMI of racial discrimination

***TEACHING

Contrasting programs that are “skills based” with those that aren’t presents a false choice (opinion)

The Controversial but Useful Practice of ‘Ungrading’ in Teaching Writing ($)

 Will a Rise in Online Learning Open Remote Teaching Opportunities for Faculty?

***ACADEMIC LIFE  

Northwestern Faculty Oppose New Athletic Director Selection  

Oregon Tech faculty strike ends

Cypress College instructor on leave after interrupting, objecting to student’s pro-police argument

Oregon Institute of Technology asks state agency to declare tentative faculty strike unlawful 

***ACADEMICS & CRIME

Professor at Northern Oklahoma College arrested, accused of sexually abusing students 

Former Southern University band director booked into federal prison

Kansas lawmaker asked to resign from board seat at Missouri college following arrest

***LINDFIELD

Complaint against 4th Linfield trustee alleges inappropriate touching, comment

Linfield Univ fires professor who spoke out against sexual misconduct, raised allegations against president

Linfield Cuts Off Mass Faculty Emails Amid Controversy

***FACULTY VS PRESIDENTS

University of Colorado Boulder Faculty Assembly censures system President 

Monmouth College faculty votes "No Confidence" in school President

***COLLEGE ADMINISTRATORS 

LSU picks new leader, naming system’s first Black president 

Five new college presidents reflect on their first years in pandemic

Collin College candidates address concerns of free speech, retaliation

***CHRISTIAN SCHOOLS & COVID 

Catholic colleges, universities debate COVID-19 vaccine requirements  

Kentucky Christian College requiring students to be vaccinated to be on campus for fall semester

Pacific Lutheran to require mandatory COVID-19 vaccinations

***CHRISTIAN SCHOOLS  

Dr. Wayne D. Lewis, Jr. to Become Sixth President of Houghton College

Why Nathan Cartagena teaches critical race theory to evangelicals

Houghton College names new president 

***LIBERTY UNIVERSITY 

Liberty University’s lawsuit against Falwell is an admission of guilt (opinion) 

Jerry Falwell Jr. cancels graduation event due to respiratory emboli symptoms

The Ohio Lawmaker Caught Zooming & DRiving is a Liberty U Graduate

***RESEARCH

How to navigate authorship of scientific manuscripts

Battling predatory publishing

Good research begins long before papers get written

Which Scientific Disciplines Cite Philosophy of Science?

Covid-19 and the evolution of scientific publishing

Do senior faculty members produce fewer research publications than their younger colleagues?

New study says more abstract, jargony articles get cited less

What I learned writing a science paper for a 10-year-old

Big-name scientists surprised to find themselves on journal board

***RETRACTIONS

Mask study was “misleading” and misquotes citations, says Elsevier

Academic Journal Retractions and the COVID-19 Pandemic

***STUDENT LIFE

How Marriage and College Switched Places

As Campus Life Resumes, So Does Concern Over Hazing

Pomona College student government passes sweeping anti-Zionism bill

International Students See Visa Struggles As Colleges Return To In Person Learning

I graduated from San Diego State University without student debt, but it nearly killed me  

No Change in Guidance on Foreign Students and Online Learning

***FREE SPEECH 

Boston College student organization protest delayed due to COVID-19 policy

University of San Diego: Professor's comments in blog protected by academic freedom policy

***SEXUAL HARASSMENT & ASSAULT

Marist students call for increased Title IX funding, transparency in claims of abuse

LSU conspired to cover up sexual misconduct, seven women claim in suit

LSU changes Title IX policy, says it will fire employees who don't report violations  

***RACIAL ISSUES ON CAMPUS 

Faculty union: Cypress college failed to be ‘anti-racist’ by not defending professor in viral video

Eastern NC colleges release statement on Andrew Brown Jr.  

Tensions at UT-Austin over "The Eyes of Texas"

Debate Erupts at N.J. Law School After White Student Quotes Racial Slur ($)

NYU Politics professor denies anti-Asian sentiment then asks for retraction

College football coach fired over tweet mocking Stacey Abrams fights back with lawsuit

Morehouse leaves debate tournament following anti-Black mockery

TCU confronts its history with the Confederacy, racism on campus

***CRIME ON CAMPUS 

Fontbonne University accused of failing to warn students over repeated residence hall break ins 

U of Oregon Sue’s one of its former police officers for unlawful arrest of a Hispanic man

Third York College student now charged with robbery and conspiracy