13 Articles about the Impact of AI on Scholarly Research

Is AI ready to mass-produce lay summaries of research articles? – Nature  

The Latest “Crisis” — Is the Research Literature Overrun with ChatGPT- and LLM-generated Articles? – Scholarly Kitchen

Monitoring AI-Modified Content at Scale: A Case Study on the Impact of ChatGPT on AI Conference Peer Reviews - Arxiv

Peer Review and Scientific Publishing Are Faltering – Medscape

Silicon Valley is pricing academics out of AI research - The Washington Post

Generative artificial intelligence and scientific publishing: urgent questions, difficult answers – The Lancet  

Is ChatGPT making scientists hyper-productive? The highs and lows of using AI – Nature

Authorship and ChatGPT: a Conservative View – Springer

AI-generated images and video are here: how could they shape research? – Nature

Fake academic papers are on the rise: why they’re a danger and how to stop them – The Conversation

Paul M. Sutter Thinks We’re Doing Science (and Journalism) Wrong – Undark

More published research should be debunked and retracted, watchdogs say – Wisconsin Public Radio

How Science Sleuths Track Down Bad Research – Wall Street Journal

18 Articles about AI & Academic Research

Could AI Disrupt Peer Review?  Publishers’ policies lag technological advances - Spectrum

The Use of Artificial Intelligence in Writing Scientific Review Articles - Springer

‘Obviously ChatGPT’ — how reviewers accused me of scientific fraud - Nature

AI could accelerate scientific fraud as well as progress - Economist  

Researchers plan to release guidelines for the use of AI in publishing - Chemical & Engineering News

ChatGPT use shows that the grant-application system is broken - Nature   

Detecting fraud in scientific publications: the perils and promise of AI - Science Pod 

The Science family of journals is adopting the use of Proofig, an artificial intelligence (AI)–powered image-analysis tool- Science Magazine  

Can ChatGPT and Other AI Bots Serve as Peer Reviewers? - ACS Publishing  

AI Use in Manuscript Preparation for Academic Journals - Cornell University 

As scientists face a flood of papers, AI developers aim to help New tools show promise, but technical and legal barriers may hinder widespread use - Science Magazine  

Is AI leading to a reproducibility crisis in science? – Nature  

Affiliation Bias in Peer Review of Abstracts by a Large Language Mode - JAMA

AI copilots and robo-labs turbocharge research - Axios 

Editing companies are stealing unpublished research to train their AI - Times Higher Ed 

How journals are fighting back against a wave of questionable images - Nature  

Can ChatGPT evaluate research quality? - Cornell University   

The JSTOR Daily Sleuth - Jstor

10 Articles about AI & Academic Research

Generative AI – the latest scapegoat for research assessment – London School of Economics

How ChatGPT and other AI tools could disrupt scientific publishing – Nature

Editors’ Statement on the Responsible Use of Generative AI Technologies in Scholarly Journal – Wiley Online  

Scientists prefer feedback from ChatGPT to judgement by peers – New Scientist    

Will ChatGPT Transform Research? It Already Has, Say Nobelists – Inside Higher Ed

‘We’re All Using It’: Publishing Decisions Are Increasingly Aided by AI. That’s Not Always Obvious. – Chronicle of Higher Ed

A machine-learning tool can easily spot when chemistry papers are written using the chatbot ChatGPT – Nature  

Who Published It? – Asian Scientist

Transparency in research: An analysis of ChatGPT usage acknowledgment by authors across disciplines and geographies - Taylor & Francis Online

Science journals overturn ban on ChatGPT-authored papers – Times Higher Ed

9 articles about AI & Academic Scholarship

AI beats human sleuth at finding problematic images in research papers – Nature  

Signs of undeclared ChatGPT use in papers mounting - Retraction Watch

Spitting out the AI Gobbledegook sandwich: a suggestion for publishers - Dorothy V. M. Bishop blog

AI destroys principles of authorship. A scary case from educational technology publishing. - Marco Kalz blog

Artificial Intelligence–Generated Research in the Literature: Is It Real or Is It Fraud? - Mary Ann Liebert Publishers   

ChatGPT used in peer reviews of Australian Research Council grant applications – itnews  

As scientists explore AI-written text, journals hammer out policies – Science.org

Use of AI Is Seeping Into Academic Journals—and It’s Proving Difficult to Detect – Wired

Draft law in China sets out penalties for AI-aided academic writing – University World News

Science has been in a “replication crisis” for a decade

In an attempt to test just how rigorous scientific research is, some researchers have undertaken the task of replicating research that’s been published in a whole range of fields. And as more and more of those attempted replications have come back, the results have been striking — it is not uncommon to find that many, many published studies cannot be replicated.

A decade of talking about the replication crisis hasn’t translated into a scientific process that’s much less vulnerable to it. Bad science is still frequently published, including in top journals.

Kelsey Piper writing in Vox

Tuesday Tech Tools: 20 Research Tools

Academic OneFile
This Cengage database, often available through public libraries, has access to thousands of journals. Not all articles are available in full text. Subscription required.

Academic Search Premier*
This database provides access to the latest research published in thousands of scholarly journals. Subscription required.

Brookings
A non-profit think tank, Brookings has a large network of scholars who produce reports and papers on a wide variety of important news topics.

Comparea
See a visual comparison of two states, cities, countries or continents. Move them around.  It will also tell how many times bigger a geographic area is to another.

Connected Papers
A visual literature-mapping and recommendation tool that finds publicly available scholarly papers. Around 200 million articles, including preprints. The articlle alert system builds a list of recommended papers that users can train by liking or disliking the articles.

Contact Out
A plugin that surfaces email addresses and phone numbers for LinkedIn users. Free plan allows 100 search credits. Paid plans starting from $19 a month.

Content Gems
Monitor blogs, social media, etc Filter content based on keywords. Dends you links. Limited free account or paid accounts (starting at $10) based on the number of researched keywords.

Data.gov
US government data sets.

Directory of Open Access Journals
A growing database that covers only journals that are free and open to the public.

Directory of Open Access Repositories
This free site is operated by the University of Nottingham in the UK. It aggregates databases from around the world, locating open access research across disciplines.

Fact Check
A political fact checking site run by The Annenberg Public Policy Center of the University of Pennsylvania.

Feedly
Web-based and largest RSS feed. Subscribe to get new posts from a site. Uses upvotes and downvotes to learn which new articles is most relevant to the user. Useful to academic researchers looking to stay on top of new papers but also for those who want to monitor news, RSS feeds, Reddit, Twitter and podcasts. Free, but a paid account offers more features such as the ability to follow more than 100 sources and hide adverts. $6 or more a month. Compare to Inoreader.

Google Scholar*
The dominant tool in the field of research, users can set alerts for publication of new scholarly papers on particular research topics, authors, or keywords. Sometimes picks up useful preprints, theses, and dissertations. Access to the studies could be restricted. If you can’t get a particular study itself through a university/library affiliation, be sure to click “All Versions” at the bottom of the search result. Widely acknowledged as the biggest corpus in existence, one estimate puts the volume at close to 400 million articles.

Google Trends
Real time search info that can be broken down by day or region. Pulls data from YouTube and Google News as well. Insights on what people want to know right now.

Hunter
Searches for contact information by employer. 100 searches free. Paid plans range from $49 – $399.

Open Knowledge Map
A visual-mapping tool that creates maps based on keywords to arrange 100s of scholarly papers, data sets, and software that are related into bubbles. Users can change and update them. It can group papers into themes you may not have considered to find subfields of research.

Research Rabbit
Launched in 2021, it describes itself as “Spotify for papers”. Users save relevant papers to a collection. A list of recommended articles updates based on the collection. Alerts are more personalized than Google Scholar. Free.

Research Gate
Sends email recommendations of scholarly papers and offers a feed of them. Users can also see a chronological newsfeed of papers posted by their ResearchGate contacts. Around 150 million publication pages and 20 million users. Free.

TLDR
A scientific search engine that generates one-sentence summaries of research papers.

Storyful Multisearch
Chrome browser extension that searches multiple social networking platforms at the same time. Free.

More Tech Tools

Tuesday Tech Tools: 21 Research Tools

Some tools that will help you with research.

Academic OneFile
This Cengage database, often available through public libraries, has access to thousands of journals. Not all articles are available in full text. Subscription required.

Academic Search Premier*
This database provides access to the latest research published in thousands of scholarly journals. Subscription required.

The Brookings Institution
A non-profit think tank, Brookings has a large network of scholars that produce reports and papers on a wide variety of important news topics.

Comparea
See a visual comparison of two states, cities, countries or continents. Move them around.  It will also tell how many times bigger a geographic area is to another.

Connected Papers
A visual literature-mapping and recommendation tool that finds publicly available scholarly papers. Around 200 million articles, including preprints. The articlle alert system builds a list of recommended papers that users can train by liking or disliking the articles.

Contact Out
A plugin that surfaces email addresses and phone numbers for LinkedIn users. Free plan allows 100 search credits. Paid plans starting from $19 a month.

Content Gems
Monitors blogs, social media, etc and filters the content based on keywords, etc. and sends you links. A free account is available but limited. Paid accounts (starting at $10) are based on the number of keywords you want to research. another.

Data.gov
US government data sets.

Directory of Open Access Journals
A growing database that covers only journals that are free and open to the public.

Directory of Open Access Repositories
This free site is operated by the University of Nottingham in the UK. It aggregates databases from around the world, locating open access research across disciplines.

Fact Check
A political fact checking site run by The Annenberg Public Policy Center of the University of Pennsylvania.

Feedly
Web-based and largest RSS feed. Subscribe to get new posts from a site. Uses upvotes and downvotes to learn which new articles is most relevant to the user. Useful to academic researchers looking to stay on top of new papers but also for those who want to monitor news, RSS feeds, Reddit, Twitter and podcasts. Free, but a paid account offers more features such as the ability to follow more than 100 sources and hide adverts. $6 or more a month. Compare to Inoreader.

Fetching
Captures every site you visit automatically, so you can more easily find websites and articles you need now but didn't know at the time you would need them.

Google Scholar*
The dominant tool in the field of research, users can set alerts for publication of new scholarly papers on particular research topics, authors, or keywords. Sometimes picks up useful preprints, theses, and dissertations. Access to the studies could be restricted. If you can’t get a particular study itself through a university/library affiliation, be sure to click “All Versions” at the bottom of the search result. Widely acknowledged as the biggest corpus in existence, one estimate puts the volume at close to 400 million articles.

Google Trends
Real time search info. Break it down by day or region. Pulls data from YouTube and Google News as well. Insights on what people want to know right now.

Hunter
Searches for contact information by employer. 100 searches free. Paid plans range from $49 – $399.

Open Knowledge Map
A visual-mapping tool that creates maps based on keywords to arrange 100s of scholarly papers, data sets, and software that are related into bubbles. Users can change and update them. It can group papers into themes you may not have considered to find subfields of research.

Research Rabbit
Launched in 2021, it describes itself as “Spotify for papers”. Users save relevant papers to a collection. A list of recommended articles updates based on the collection. Alerts are more personalized than Google Scholar. Free.

Research Gate
Sends email recommendations of scholarly papers and offers a feed of them. Users can also see a chronological newsfeed of papers posted by their ResearchGate contacts. Around 150 million publication pages and 20 million users. Free.

TLDR
A scientific search engine that generates one-sentence summaries of research papers.

Storyful
Find and verifies stories on social media platforms for clients. Owned by News Corps.

More tech tools

Verification bias

Verification bias refers to a stubborn resistance to accepting the null hypothesis – the assumption that there is no inherent relationship between the variables being studied. The null hypothesis is the default position in experiments. This is what the researcher is attempting to eliminate through experimental investigation. For example, continuing to repeat an experiment until it “works” as desired, or excluding inconvenient cases or results may make the hypothesis immune to the facts. Verification bias amounts to the repression of negative results. 

Augustine Brannigan, The Use and Misuse of the Experimental Method in Social Psychology

Solo Performance

A mountain of studies has shown that face-to-face brainstorming and teamwork often lead to inferior decisionmaking. That’s because social dynamics lead groups astray; they coalesce around the loudest extrovert’s most confidently asserted idea, no matter how daft it might be.

What works better? “Virtual” collaboration—with team members cogitating on solutions alone, in private, before getting together to talk them over. As Susan Cain (who wrote Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can’t Stop Talking) discovered, researchers have found that groups working in this fashion generate better ideas and solve problems more adroitly. To really get the best out of people, have them work alone first, then network later.

Sounds like the way people collaborate on the Internet, doesn’t it? With texting, chat, status updates, comment threads, and email, you hash over ideas and thoughts with a pause between each utterance, giving crucial time for reflection. Plus, you can do so in private.

(The) overall the irony here is pretty gorgeous. It suggests we’ve been thinking about the social web the wrong way. We generally assume that it has unleashed an unruly explosion of disclosure, a constant high school of blather. But what it has really done is made our culture more introverted—and productively so. Now if we could just get some doors on those cubicles.

Clive Thompson writing in Wired Magazine

Articles of Interest about the virus, higher ed & research - May 23

***THE VIRUS 

What Can An Employer Do When An Employee Refuses To Comply With COVID-19 Workplace Requirements?  

A face mask requirement does not violate your constitutional rights 

How safe is it to use public bathrooms right now?

Should you fly yet? An epidemiologist and an exposure scientist walk you through the decision process 

Does ADA law allow persons with disabilities to not wear a mask in a business?

***HIGHER ED

Campus Climate Surveys Are Useful but Not Perfect, GAO Says 

Need Proof That College Rankings Don’t Matter? Ask The Editor Of Science 

University Leaders Are Failing (opinion)  

Is it time for higher ed to move away from time-based learning?

A university president responds to those who have suggested the school should dip into the endowment (satire) 

University Of California System Will Drop SAT, ACT Requirement For Admissions

Where did all the for-profit college commercials go? 

USF To Pay $2.5M Over Alleged False Claims For Student Grants Following Whistleblower Complaint

***HIGHER ED & THE VIRUS

Study: universities “have a unique capacity to reduce local COVID-19 spread by altering academic calendars to limit university student travel”

How the humanities can help on the front line of the pandemic

Why Covid-19 Could Force Colleges to Fix Their Transfer Problems

***SUMMER CLASSES

Summer enrollment at Arizona State University is at an all-time high

Regent offering college classes for high schoolers at $75 per credit hour for summer and fall of 2020  

***THE FALL SEMESTER  

Does Anthony Fauci Think Colleges Should Reopen? We Asked Him.

One in five college students say they may not return in the fall. 

Viral outbreak hits nearly empty University of Texas campus: What will happen this fall?

COVID-19 QuickPoll Results: Fall Planning for Education and Student Support

Several colleges plan to end in-person instruction by Thanksgiving

What's going to happen at colleges this fall? Here are 15 scenarios

Ithaca College fall semester set to begin, in-person, October 5

NYU Plans to Resume In-Person Classes for Fall Semester

Purdue University president says some professors will teach behind Plexiglas

The difficulties of enforce social distancing measures on campuses next fall

Mid-June emerging as a key decision point FOR The Univ of California system

Scientists: Testing capacity may be adequate for colleges to open this fall

***LAYOFFS & FURLOUGHS

Cleveland State University has lost $8 million and could lose $37 million this fiscal year; announces furloughs, pay cuts

OU announces layoffs for 53 faculty, at least 94 administrators

Exigency Outlook Uncertain

Lamar University to make cuts due to the coronavirus

***HIGHER ED & FINANCE

Colleges are increasingly suspending or trimming employee retirement plan contributions

***HIGHER ED IN COURT

‘There will be less patience in the fall’: 100 ‘unprecedented’ student lawsuits suing colleges amid coronavirus outbreak 

Federal judge dismisses lawsuit concerning Grand Canyon University's recruiting practices

University of Missouri among colleges sued for tuition refunds after coronavirus shutdown

At least 100 lawsuits have been filed by students seeking college refunds — and they open some thorny questions

Student Files Class Action Lawsuit Against Harvard Following Coronavirus Closure

***TEACHING ONLINE  

Six Practical Approaches for Teaching Writing Online

Cambridge University to scrap face-to-face lectures for entire year due to pandemic
Universities beware: shifting classes online so quickly is a double-edged sword

Teacher evaluation form for spring semester 2020 (satire) 

Copyright ownership concerns abound in the rapid shift to remote instruction

***ONLINE CHEATING 

Professors take new measures to prevent online cheating

Academic Dishonesty and Testing:  How Student Beliefs and Test Settings Impact Decisions to Cheat

***CHRISTIAN SCHOOLS 

Dallas Theological Seminary Adds 2 New Degrees and Expands 100% Online Offerings

Cedarville University Appears to Have Manipulated a Sexual Harassment Complaint

Cal Baptist athletic director resigns 

Wheaton College has highest % of students in state repaying debt; Moody Bible has the lowest debt-to-income ratio in the State

‘Male Athlete of the Year’ named at Point Loma Nazarene

***RESEARCH 

Scientists must resist the temptation to say no evidence is ever quite good enough

In psych, economics, and some parts of medicine and biology about 60% of the papers do not replicate

The Perceived Prevalence of Research Fraud among Faculty at Research-Intensive Universities in the USA

Resistance and insubordination in science

Are women publishing less during the pandemic? Here’s what the data say

Our findings stress the superiority of markup formats in Peer review over the prominent PDF format

Retractions in Rehabilitation and Sport Sciences Journals

What doctors must know about medical preprints

A deluge of poor-quality research is sabotaging an effective evidence-based response

***STUDENT LIFE

Expressing a minority political view on some campuses is difficult (opinion)

5 Socially Distanced Side Hustles For College Students During The Pandemic

***CAMPUS CRIME  

University of Utah police officer showed off explicit photos of harassed, blackmailed and then murdered student to his co-worker

***SEXUAL HARASSMENT & ASSAULT 

Law Professor in Title IX Case Leaves Marquette

Chadron State to pay $900,000 in settlement of Title IX lawsuit

Bard College Music Student Sues School, Citing Instructor’s Conduct

Articles of Interest about the virus, higher ed, research, student life, etc. - April 27

***HIGHER ED IN THE FALL

Will students show up for college in fall 2020? Community colleges offer a hint. It isn't pretty

Higher education's 'to-do' list — the consequences of coronavirus 

Nothing is firm, but some colleges are telegraphing their intentions 

Beloit College moves from traditional semesters to two-course modules to allow for flexibility next fall

Will Colleges Keep All Virtual Classes For Fall Semester? 

College students want answers about fall, but schools may not have them for months

What If Colleges Don’t Reopen Until 2021?

Brown University president argues that colleges must reopen this fall from coronavirus closures

***HIGHER ED

Coursera to give unemployed workers free access to 3,800 online courses 

SAT, ACT Policies May Improve Diversity At Colleges And Universities

Colleges and universities offer virtual campus tours

***HIGHER ED & FINANCE

Downward price pressure: Tuition freezes and cuts  

Why coronavirus-battered universities may not be able to use their endowments 

Boise State is furloughing for all employees paid more than $40,000 

Private colleges brace for downturn amid pandemic fallout 

Community colleges could see a surge in popularity amid Covid-19

Coronavirus sends colleges and universities over a cliff  

Rutgers Freezes Hiring, Cuts Leaders’ Pay to Weather Budget Woes By Janet Lorin 

***HIGHER ED

Will the Coronavirus Forever Alter the College Experience 

Public Universities Censor Social Media Speech 

***HIGHER ED IN COURT

Why universities may face lawsuits related to the coronavirus

Students in NY file class-action lawsuits against 3 universities: claim failure to adequately refund fees

***TEACHING

African American students at University of South Carolina 'Zoom-bombed' by racist images, language 

Zoombomber crashes Fresno State session with child porn, professor confirms 

Teaching Literature in the Time of COVID-19

How lenient, or not, should professors be with students right now? 

6 Reasons Students Aren't Showing Up for Virtual Learning

***TEACHING: ONLINE EXAM MONITORING  

Are Schools Forcing Students To Install Spyware That Invades Their Privacy As A Result Of The Coronavirus Lockdown?

Fordham Opts Out of Using Exam Monitoring Software

Online classes lead to claims of privacy invasions

***ACADEMIC LIFE 

Exhausted and Grieving: Teaching During the Coronavirus Crisis 

***CHRISTIAN SCHOOLS 

Cedarville professor fired over allegations of misconduct

A Former Cedarville Prof Describes Disturbing Response to a Latina Author’s Description of Her Sexual Abuse As a Child

Fire Cedarville University President Thomas White NOW  

***RESEARCH 

A Number Of Coronavirus Studies Are Now Being Released. How Do We Gauge Their Validity?” (podcast)  

Scientists Now Say No, They Weren’t Reporting The First Case Of A Dead Body Spreading The Coronavirus

Coronavirus Is Forcing Medical Research to Speed Up 

People are dying from coronavirus because we’re not fast enough at clinical research

A Stanford University professor’s wife made false claims about her husband’s study to recruit subjects

Small studies routinely generate signals of promise that are not confirmed in subsequent trials  

Early journal submission data suggest COVID-19 is tanking women's research productivity

COVID-19 misinformation: pay close attention to four major communication challenges  

How to tell whether you’re the victim of a bad peer review 

 ***STUDENT LIFE 

San Diego College students shudder at thought of starting freshman year with online classes 

Coronavirus is changing the way universities connect with potential students 

5 things college students should include in a plan for their wellness

‘My World Is Shattering’: Foreign Students Stranded by Coronavirus  

How a College Final Became a Lesson in Survival

What we know about disabled students in the U.S. 

35% of Summer Internships Have Already Been Canceled, New Yello Study Reveals

How to score an internship during the COVID-19 pandemic 

Why are so many college seniors in influential Trump admin posts?

PLNU’s Zack Noll: Pandemic like a 2-0 curveball, ‘I wasn’t expecting this’

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

Articles of Interest about Higher Ed (plus the virus)

***THE VIRUS  

What To Do If You Think You've Got Symptoms Of COVID-19 

A social media display of U.S. coronavirus coverage from CrowdTangle

Your legal rights in a quarantine, explained

Is it canceled yet? This site tracks events canceled due to the coronavirus disease 

***HIGHER ED & THE VIRUS 

Colleges Planning for Coronavirus With Fewer Resources 

Colleges leave students in a bind when they close for coronavirus 
 

***HIGHER ED

A group of students and faculty want the GW president removed 

UC San Diego accidentally overstated success of its MBA program in Financial Times rankings

California university fired 54 grad students who were striking for higher pay

Chapman University prospective students may opt out of submitting SAT, ACT scores 

Why public universities are chasing rich kids from out of state 

Small Colleges Are Lawyering Up. Here’s Why. 

***TEACHING (DURING THE VIRUS)

Google and Microsoft are giving away enterprise conferencing tools due to coronavirus 

Spreadsheet with links to remote teaching resources from more than 130 colleges and universities (created by DePaul University’s Center for Teaching and Learning)

Practical advice for instructors faced with an abrupt move to online teaching  

Understanding the Challenges Facing First-Generation College Students 

Best practices for Creating Accessible Microsoft Office Documents 

***ACADEMIC LIFE 

"It's Caused a Lot of Havoc": As CA Film Schools Reclassify Part-Time Professors, Wage Lawsuits Ramp Up 

MIT puts professor on leave over new revelations about his ties to Jeffrey Epstein as it issues anticipated report

MLA members discuss professors' ethical responsibilities for training graduate students, as some propose shifts in admissions practices 

***CHRISTIAN SCHOOLS 

Northwest Christian University in Eugene to change its name 

Mormon Church delivers stinging rebuke to BYU students with letter stating homosexual behavior is 'not compatible' with its principles

Despite Strict Baptist Doctrine, Baylor Takes Steps Toward a Gay-Tolerant Campus 

GW faculty and students want president's resignation

NNU renews President Joel Pearsall's contract for 4 more years  

Corban University Announces Nursing Partnership with George Fox University 

Point Loma Nazarene University tells students returning from Italy to stay away due to coronavirus

***RESEARCH  

Open Peer Review in the Humanities 

Academic research integrity: Exploring researchers’ perceptions of responsibilities and enablers 

Scientists reveal what they learnt from their biggest mistakes  How retractions can be a way forward. 

Sloppy science is often not intentional, but due to lack of knowledge.” 

A single ‘paper mill’ appears to have churned out 400 fake papers, sleuths find  

***THE COST OF COLLEGE

College students may be paying thousands in athletic fees and not know it 

Why Are Textbooks So Expensive?

What Does a Class Action Lawsuit Over College Textbooks Have to do with Designer Bags?  

***STUDENT LIFE

Some students do feel political pressure from their professors, but few change their views 

30 years after Americans with Disability Act, college students with disabilities say law is not enough

The Many Ways College Students May Be Tracked on Campus (sub req’d)

Some University of Minnesota students say F-you to SAFE-U alert 

***SEXUAL HARASSMENT & ASSAULT

MeToo era slow to arrive at Minnesota State campuses

Texas accepts recommendation to fire faculty and staff found guilty of sexual misconduct 

How the new DeVos rules on sexual assault will shock schools — and students

Articles of Interest about Higher Ed - Feb 15

***HIGHER ED

Northeast Minnesota colleges plan to merge http://www.timberjay.com/stories/northeast-minnesota-colleges-plan-to-merge,15954

 The 10 most politically conservative colleges in the country https://www.al.com/news/2020/02/alabama-college-named-one-of-the-most-conservative-in-the-country.html

Proposed Ed Dept rule has Higher Ed lobbyists worried about possible loss of federal grants for public colleges over barring recognition of religious groups with membership restrictions https://www.insidehighered.com/news/2020/02/07/colleges-worry-about-implications-religious-freedom-rule

After a complaint that many white students were using the University of Virginia's Multicultural Student Center, the administration emphasizes that all are allowed in the space. https://www.insidehighered.com/news/2020/02/14/university-virginia-clarifies-all-students-allowed-multicultural-center

Indiana University cuts short student-planned SexFest after paddling controversy https://www.thefire.org/indiana-university-cuts-short-student-planned-sexfest-after-paddling-controversy/

This college was accredited by a DeVos-sanctioned group--We couldn’t find evidence of students or faculty https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/education/2020/02/15/college-accreditation-department-education-betsy-devos-south-dakota-sioux-falls/4746906002/

UC finds problems with how it admits some students, including athletes and artistshttps://www.latimes.com/california/story/2020-02-14/uc-audit-finds-problems-in-how-it-admits-special-students-including-athletes-and-artists  

How one university is teaching through the coronavirus outbreak https://www.educationdive.com/news/how-one-university-is-teaching-through-the-coronavirus-outbreak/572385/

Education Department Unveils Fix For Troubled Student Loan Forgiveness Program https://www.npr.org/2020/01/31/801367031/education-dept-unveils-fix-for-student-loan-programs-bureaucratic-nightmare

***HIGHER ED & FINANCE

Loyola Chicago faculty group is pushing back against major cuts to its English language learning program https://www.insidehighered.com/news/2020/02/05/loyola-faculty-group-pushing-back-against-major-cuts-its-english-language-learning

Proposed Education Department rule has higher ed lobbyists worried about possible loss of federal grants for public colleges over barring recognition of religious groups with membership restrictions. https://www.insidehighered.com/news/2020/02/07/colleges-worry-about-implications-religious-freedom-rule 

Cal State San Marcos audit shows cross-country road trip, Guns N’ Roses show and phantom dinner guests https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2020-02-13/cal-state-san-marcos-audit

***HIGHER ED IN COURT

Religious Bias Lawsuit Against Louisiana College Settled https://www.insidehighered.com/quicktakes/2020/02/14/religious-bias-lawsuit-against-louisiana-college-settled

***TEACHING

New research finds male college students are more likely to ask for grade changes https://www.insidehighered.com/news/2020/02/05/study-male-students-ask-grade-changes-far-more-frequently-female-students

Research Shows Teaching Kids Digital Literacy Beats Limiting Screen Time: 5 Ways to Do It https://www.inc.com/jessica-stillman/research-shows-teaching-kids-digital-literacy-beats-limiting-screen-time-5-ways-to-do-it.html

***ACADEMIC LIFE 

University professor compares 'OK, boomer' to 'n-word,' students say https://www.cnn.com/2020/02/11/us/oklahoma-professor-n-word-ok-boomer/

MIT puts professor on leave over new revelations about his ties to Jeffrey Epstein as it issues anticipated report https://www.insidehighered.com/news/2020/01/13/mit-puts-professor-leave-over-new-revelations-about-his-ties-jeffrey-epstein

MLA members discuss professors' ethical responsibilities for training graduate students, as some propose shifts in admissions practices. https://www.insidehighered.com/news/2020/01/13/mla-discusses-professors-ethical-responsibilities-training-graduate-students

A former Montana State assistant professor is appealing to the State Supreme Court https://www.bozemandailychronicle.com/news/montana_state_university/ex-msu-professor-appeals-firing-to-supreme-court/article_a40e90f7-4ae3-5bc3-abf3-13bc123c5f5b.html

Faculty members at Lee College object to new annual contracts https://www.insidehighered.com/news/2020/02/10/faculty-members-lee-college-object-new-one-year-contracts

Federal court dismisses lawsuit from evangelical professor disciplined for misgendering trans student https://www.metroweekly.com/2020/02/federal-court-dismisses-lawsuit-from-shawnee-state-professor-disciplined-for-misgendering-trans-student/

Ball State University professor suspended after calling cops on Black student https://thegrio.com/2020/02/14/ball-state-university-professor-suspended-after-calling-cops-on-black-student/ 

UCF professors implicated in alleged cheating scandal say investigation was ‘sloppy and flawed’ https://www.wftv.com/news/local/orange-county/ucf-professors-implicated-alleged-cheating-scandal-say-investigation-was-sloppy-flawed/TARNDEKFRNCEXCDBOWMKLTSVPU/

Professors oppose use of peer review reports in tenure case https://www.timeshighereducation.com/news/professors-oppose-use-peer-review-reports-tenure-case

***CHRISTIAN SCHOOLS  

Christian Colleges Should Interact With World, Not Oppose It (opinion) https://sojo.net/articles/christian-colleges-should-interact-world-not-oppose-it

Abuse survivor and activist Rachael Denhollande urges Christian colleges to condemn sex abuse https://www.baptiststandard.com/news/faith-culture/denhollander-urges-christian-colleges-to-condemn-sex-abuse/

Christian colleges oppose Title IX due process reforms as ‘barrier’ to the truth  https://www.thecollegefix.com/christian-academic-organization-president-calls-new-title-ix-regulations-a-barrier-to-truth/ 

After Taking Over Art School, Belmont U. Will Fire Non-Christian Faculty Members https://friendlyatheist.patheos.com/2020/02/03/after-taking-over-art-school-belmont-u-will-fire-non-christian-faculty-members/

Christian College Grads Care More About Helping, Less About Money  https://www.christianitytoday.com/news/2020/february/cardus-study-christian-college-university-difference.html

Researchers study tattoos on Christian campus https://www.baptiststandard.com/news/faith-culture/researchers-study-tattoos-on-christian-campus/

Liberty University President Jerry Falwell Jr.: ‘We Treat Students Like Customers’ https://www.mediaite.com/tv/liberty-university-president-jerry-falwell-jr-we-treat-students-like-customers/

Baylor speaker’s prayer sparks campus controversy: offers prayer to "Mother Mystery"  https://www.kwtx.com/content/news/BU-speakers-prayer-to-Mother-Mystery-sparks-campus-controversy-567855401.html

Alice Walker brings warmth and wisdom to the Writer’s Symposium by the Sea in Point Loma  https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/columnists/story/2020-02-15/column-alice-walker-brings-warmth-and-wisdom-to-the-writers-symposium-by-the-sea-in-point-loma

PLNU women’s basketball team signs 15-year-old battling rare disorder https://fox5sandiego.com/sports/plnu-womens-basketball-team-signs-15-year-old-battling-rare-disorder/   

***RESEARCH

If articles about a Schrödinger equation are retracted, do they still exist? https://retractionwatch.com/2020/02/03/if-articles-about-a-schrodinger-equation-are-retracted-do-they-still-exist/ 

What Research Institutions Can Do to Foster Research Integrity https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s11948-020-00178-5

Preprints can fill a void in times of rapidly changing science https://www.statnews.com/2020/01/31/preprints-fill-void-rapidly-changing-science/

Impact Factor vs Integrity Factor: Which Siren Should Be Our Guide? https://aocs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1002/lipd.12214

The Research Literature Looks Too Good to Be True https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/meta-uncertainty/202002/the-research-literature-looks-too-good-be-true

***PLAGIARISM

Primer on plagiarism: Top tips for Editors when facing plagiarism issues https://www.wiley.com/network/journaleditors/editors/primer-on-plagiarism-top-tips-for-editors-when-facing-plagiarism-issues

A feudal approach to intellectual property has turned the academy into a modern police state https://www.timeshighereducation.com/opinion/plagiarism-hunters-please-lay-down-your-weapons

10 types of plagiarism in research https://www.wiley.com/network/researchers/submission-and-navigating-peer-review/10-types-of-plagiarism-in-research

***STUDENT LIFE

University of California report says UC should keep SATs https://apnews.com/c8513f954032cf4465c5b383ff9b36de

2020’s Best & Worst States for Singles https://wallethub.com/edu/best-states-for-singles/31667/ 

BuzzFeed News is recruiting teenagers to make election-themed TikTok and Instagram videos https://www.niemanlab.org/2020/02/teen-ambassadors-buzzfeed/

Student Loan Company Accidentally Sends Ohio Man 55,000 Copies of Same Letter About Daughter's Tuition   https://people.com/human-interest/student-loan-company-sends-ohio-man-thousands-copies-of-same-letter/

Editor in chief criticizes Radford’s newspaper theft investigation https://splc.org/2020/02/radford-university-student-paper-newspaper-theft-proposed-prior-review/

***SEXUAL HARASSMENT & ASSAULT

A federal appeals court's decision in California puts pressure on institutions to ensure Title IX policies and procedures effectively prevent sexual misconduct https://www.insidehighered.com/news/2020/01/31/appeals-court-holds-university-liable-ineffective-title-ix-policies

Dozens of woman now accuse prominent Columbia University Ob-Gyn of sexual assault https://boingboing.net/2020/02/14/dozens-of-woman-now-accuse-pro.html

Articles of Interest about Higher Ed - Feb 2

***HIGHER ED

Colleges Prepare Students 2020 census  https://www.insidehighered.com/news/2020/01/20/colleges-prepare-students-2020-census

Colorado College declares itself first school in Rocky Mountain region to reach carbon neutrality https://www.denverpost.com/2020/01/22/colorado-college-carbon-neutrality/

How to Tell if Your College is Using Facial Recognition to Monitor People on Campus
https://lifehacker.com/how-to-tell-if-your-college-is-using-facial-recognition-1841414325

Accenture to Expand Workday Practice to Help Higher Education and Public Sector Organizations Transform Core Operations https://finance.yahoo.com/news/accenture-expand-workday-practice-help-170600248.html

A university “plans to fire three people who they say helped a graduate student obtain a doctoral degree in return for the student getting them grant money https://www.wesh.com/article/alleged-bribery-scandal-under-investigation-at-ucf/30683191#

***HIGHER ED & HEALTH

Tuberculosis warning issued for Southwestern and San Diego City colleges https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2020-01-20/tuberculosis-warning-issued-for-southwestern-and-san-diego-city-colleges

Preparing for coronavirus on college campuses https://www.insidehighered.com/news/2020/01/27/some-colleges-report-possible-coronavirus-cases-experts-emphasize-importanc

***HIGHER ED & FINANCE

More than 40 percent of trustees are now very concerned about the future of higher education https://www.insidehighered.com/news/2020/01/29/trustees-growing-increasingly-worried-about-future-higher-education-us-polling-shows

***HIGHER ED & FREE SPEECH 

America's worst colleges for free speech list released https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2020/jan/29/americas-worst-colleges-free-speech-list-released/

Babson College lands on ‘Worst Colleges for Free Speech’ list after firing employee https://www.bostonherald.com/2020/01/29/babson-college-lands-on-worst-colleges-for-free-speech-list-after-firing-employee/

***TEACHING

Professors Are Turning the Page on Budget-Busting Textbooks https://www.usnews.com/news/best-states/colorado/articles/2020-02-02/professors-are-turning-the-page-on-budget-busting-textbooks

Scammers target college students with fake online access codes for digital course material https://wjla.com/features/7-on-your-side/college-scams-textbook-codes-social-media

***ACADEMIC LIFE 

MIT puts professor on leave over new revelations about his ties to Jeffrey Epstein as it issues anticipated report https://www.insidehighered.com/news/2020/01/13/mit-puts-professor-leave-over-new-revelations-about-his-ties-jeffrey-epstein

MLA members discuss professors' ethical responsibilities for training graduate students, as some propose shifts in admissions practices. https://www.insidehighered.com/news/2020/01/13/mla-discusses-professors-ethical-responsibilities-training-graduate-students 

Former TCU faculty member sues alleging discrimination https://www.tcu360.com/2020/01/former-faculty-member-sues-alleging-discrimination/

***CHRISTIAN SCHOOLS 

Christian Colleges Should Interact With World, Not Oppose It (opinion) https://sojo.net/articles/christian-colleges-should-interact-world-not-oppose-it

Alabama Megachurch Buys More Property for New College Campus https://www.usnews.com/news/best-states/alabama/articles/2020-01-19/alabama-megachurch-buys-more-property-for-new-college-campus

Pacific Lutheran violated an adjunct professor and advocate's rights in effectively dismissing her for offering private lessons https://www.insidehighered.com/news/2020/01/21/aaup-finds-pacific-lutheran-targeted-adjunct-dismissal

Private Christian institution merges with the Watkins College of Art https://www.insidehighered.com/news/2020/01/29/another-art-school-absorbed-belmont-university

Stephen Galloway Named Dean of Chapman University's Film School https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/stephen-galloway-named-dean-chapman-universitys-film-school-1274760

Merger With Christian University Stokes Uproar Over Faith and Free Expression https://www.nytimes.com/2020/02/02/us/belmont-university-christians-barred-watkins-college.html

***LIBERTY UNIVERSITY 

Liberty University spent over $157 million on admission leads between 2009 and 2016--their 8-year graduation rate is 44%  https://news.elearninginside.com/liberty-university-one-of-americas-largest-online-educators-spent-over-157-million-on-admission-leads-between-2009-and-2016-their-8-year-graduation-rate-is-44/

Liberty University announces Pompeo as commencement speaker https://www.richmond.com/news/virginia/liberty-university-announces-pompeo-as-commencement-speaker/article_32e34f11-8b3a-56da-a94a-98039613c795.htm

Bob Good resigns from Liberty University position to focus on campaign https://wset.com/news/local/bob-good-resigns-from-liberty-university-position-to-focus-on-campaign

Liberty merges two schools — here’s why https://wlni.com/news/liberty-merges-two-schools-heres-why

***RESEARCH

Research intelligence: how to sniff out errors and fraud https://www.timeshighereducation.com/news/research-intelligence-how-sniff-out-errors-and-fraud

Should research misconduct be criminalized? https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/1747016119898400

Putin wanted Russian science to top the world: Then a huge academic scandal blew up https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/europe/putin-wanted-russian-science-to-top-the-world-then-a-major-academic-scandal-blew-up/2020/01/16/f58239ec-34b9-11ea-898f-eb846b7e9feb_story.html

Journal transparency index will be ‘alternative’ to impact scores https://www.timeshighereducation.com/news/journal-transparency-index-will-be-alternative-impact-scores

Peer Review works little better than flipping coins: Budding scholars pay the price https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2020-01-29/peer-review-is-science-s-wheel-of-misfortune

Why one plagiarism sleuth who has led to dozens of retractions does what he does https://blog.brill.com/humanitiesmatter/publication_ethics_michael_dougherty.html

In Taiwan, researchers “generally agreed that [questionable authorship practices] had a long history among local academics but were rarely reported” https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007%2Fs11948-020-00180-x

How Academic Science Gave Its Soul to the Publishing Industry https://issues.org/how-academic-science-gave-its-soul-to-the-publishing-industry/

California to resume Elsevier talks after signing deals elsewhere https://www.timeshighereducation.com/news/california-resume-elsevier-talks-after-signing-deals-elsewhere

***STUDENT LIFE 

SNAP rules changes could affect college students https://www.insidehighered.com/news/2020/01/20/how-snap-rule-changes-could-affect-college-students

As Esports Take Off, High School Leagues Get In The Game     https://www.npr.org/2020/01/21/798252787/as-esports-take-off-high-school-leagues-get-in-the-game

University of Minnesota student jailed in China over tweets https://www.axios.com/china-arrests-university-minnesota-twitter-e495cf47-d895-4014-9ac8-8dc76aa6004d.html

The thirtysomething life crisis  https://www.vox.com/first-person/2020/1/23/21077392/crisis-thirtysomething-in-my-30s 

Prof calls police on student—for not changing seats https://www.thestarpress.com/story/news/local/2020/01/23/ball-state-prof-calls-police-student-over-seating-assignment/4554275002/

The link between smartphones and teenage depression may be overblown https://www.technologyreview.com/f/615071/your-kids-phone-probably-isnt-making-them-depressed/

Esports Is Booming, But Its Reception Remains Divided https://www.npr.org/2020/01/29/800938040/esports-is-booming-but-its-reception-remains-divided

The power of celibacy: Abstinence is making people happier https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2020/jan/28/the-power-of-celibacy-giving-up-sex-was-a-massive-relief

New Study Finds High School GPA Beats Standardized Tests https://www.fatherly.com/news/new-study-finds-high-school-gpa-beats-standardized-tests/

***STUDENTS IN COURT 

Lawsuit claims Texas Christian University faculty assaulted, racially discriminated against student https://www.wfaa.com/article/news/education/lawsuit-claims-texas-christian-university-faculty-assaulted-and-racially-discriminated-against-student/287-6e9bcc40-c1d9-4173-aca1-04c96e65e603

Why an internet that never forgets is especially bad for young people https://www.technologyreview.com/s/614941/internet-that-never-forgets-bad-for-young-people-online-permanence/

***STUDENTS & FINANCE
Myth Busted: Turns Out Bankruptcy Can Wipe Out Student Loan Debt After Allhttps://www.npr.org/2020/01/22/797330613/myth-busted-turns-out-bankruptcy-can-wipe-out-student-loan-debt-after-all 

Is It Fair to Award Scholarships Based on the SAT? https://www.wsj.com/articles/is-it-fair-to-award-scholarships-based-on-the-sat-11580639400

***SEXUAL MISCONDUCT  

Franklin College president fired after arrest for sex crimes: 'We are deeply shocked' https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/education/2020/01/13/franklin-college-indiana-president-thomas-minar-fired-wisconsin-arrest/4457686002/

Michigan Provost Accused of Sexual Misconduct https://www.insidehighered.com/news/2020/01/23/michigan-provost-placed-leave-sexual-misconduct-allegations

‘Sexual Citizens,' Reveals Data On Sex, Power And Assault On Campus https://www.npr.org/2020/01/23/798545780/in-sexual-citizens-students-open-up-about-sex-power-and-assault-on-campus

UT-Austin students condemn school's handling of sexual misconduct cases https://www.texastribune.org/2020/01/28/ut-austin-students-condemn-schools-handling-sexual-misconduct-cases/?fbclid=IwAR0ebVeGjf-pVL6uOBoHg6U29RQ6BZu2pnSm-RuYGabNIg5Dy-wwt_Z0MDs

Lawyer: Deposition Gave Wrong Info in Sexual Harassment Case filed by Nursing Student https://www.usnews.com/news/best-states/north-carolina/articles/2020-02-01/lawyer-deposition-gave-wrong-info-in-sexual-harassment-case?src=usn_fl

Articles of Interest about Higher Ed - January 18

***HIGHER ED

Liberal Arts Pay Off in the Long Run https://www.insidehighered.com/news/2020/01/14/long-term-look-return-investment-reveals-positive-indicators-liberal-arts

Hasty Departure for Head of Calif.'s New Online College https://www.insidehighered.com/news/2020/01/14/leader-californias-new-online-community-college-resigns-after-less-year

UC Berkeley ordered to repay millions to teaching assistants  https://www.latimes.com/world-nation/story/2020-01-15/uc-berkeley-ordered-to-repay-millions-to-teaching-assistants

Colleges face increasing demand to produce more and better sports webcasts https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/sports/aztecs/story/2020-01-16/college-sports-webcasts-san-diego-state-usd-ucsd-plnu-csusm

***HIGHER ED & FINANCE

For-Profit school turns students’ dreams into nightmares of debt https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2020-01-12/video-symphony-student-debt-nightmares

College Admissions Scandal: Dad Allegedly Deducted Bribe From His Taxes https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/salvadorhernandez/college-admissions-scandal-john-wilson-taxes

***TEACHING

Two States. Eight Textbooks. Two American Stories https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2020/01/12/us/texas-vs-california-history-textbooks.html

Author describes her book on first-generation students https://www.insidehighered.com/news/2020/01/15/author-discusses-her-new-book-first-generation-students

***ACADEMIC LIFE 

College fires professor for joking on Facebook that Iran should make a list of U.S. targets to bomb https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2020/01/09/professor-fired-iran-post-babson-college-asheen-phansey/4425515002/

This Prof Makes Students Follow Him on Twitter for Better Grades https://www.vice.com/en_ca/article/y3mvpb/university-of-toronto-professor-mitchell-huynh-makes-students-follow-him-on-twitter-for-better-grades

University professor allegedly stole $185,000 in funds spent on adult entertainment venues, sports bars https://abcnews.go.com/US/university-professor-allegedly-stole-185000-funds-spent-adult/story

'Teacher of the Year' kneels during anthem at college football championship attended by Trump https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/teacher-year-kneels-anthem-college-football-championship-attended/story?id=68326303

Clemson English Lecturers Make $20K Less Than Peers https://www.insidehighered.com/quicktakes/2020/01/17/clemson-english-lecturers-make-20k-less-peers

Chinese scientist Li Ning gets 12 years in prison for embezzling US $4.3 million of government funds  https://www.scmp.com/news/china/society/article/3044556/chinese-scientist-li-ning-gets-12-years-prison-embezzling-us43

Ex-Stony Brook prof pleads guilty to swiping cancer research grants https://nypost.com/2020/01/14/ex-stony-brook-prof-pleads-guilty-to-swiping-200k-of-cancer-research-funds/

***CHRISTIAN SCHOOLS 

Church board forgives $4 million Morris Brown College debt https://www.ajc.com/news/local-education/church-board-forgives-million-morris-brown-college-debt/OGJpJ03GMrhG4sdp5HFpqO/

Non-Traditional Seminary Students Are Changing the Church https://www.christianitytoday.com/partners/higher-education/non-traditional-seminary-students-are-changing-church.html

Methodist split could be good news for colleges struggling with church affiliation and anti-LGBT policies https://www.insidehighered.com/news/2020/01/09/proposed-split-united-methodist-church-over-lgbt-issues-welcomed-methodist-college 

Melania Trump named Woman of Distinction by Christian University https://thehill.com/blogs/in-the-know/in-the-know/477350-melania-trump-named-woman-of-distinction-by-palm-beach-atlantic

Mid-America Christian University launching esports athletics program https://kfor.com/2020/01/08/mid-america-christian-university-launching-esports-athletics-program/

Evangel University President to retire https://news.ag.org/News/President-Taylor-Announces-Planned-Retirement-from-Evangel

Proposed rule focuses on faith-based colleges, religious liberty and free speech https://www.insidehighered.com/news/2020/01/17/proposed-rule-focuses-faith-based-colleges-religious-liberty-and-free-speech

***CHRISTIAN SCHOOLS IN COURT

Second Expelled Student Sues Fuller for LGBT Discrimination https://www.christianitytoday.com/news/2020/january/fuller-lawsuit-lgbt-brittsan-maxon-becket.html

Students kicked out of Evangelical seminary for being in gay ‘marriage’ sue for discrimination  https://www.lifesitenews.com/news/students-kicked-out-of-evangelical-seminary-for-being-in-gay-marriage-sue-for-discrimination

***LIBERTY UNIVERSITY

Liberty University 'unsafe' environment for graduation, some Lynchburg parents and students claim https://www.whsv.com/content/news/567017931.html

Liberty President Jerry Falwell Jr. 'pretty sure’ he’ll call for civil disobedience in response to Virginia Democrats’ gun control measures https://www.wsls.com/news/local/2020/01/15/liberty-president-jerry-falwell-jr-pretty-sure-hell-call-for-civil-disobedience-in-response-to-virginia-democrats-gun-control-measures/

Liberty’s Falkirk Center Has an Extremely Concerning Mission Statement https://relevantmagazine.com/current/libertys-falkirk-center-has-an-extremely-concerning-mission-statement/

***RESEARCH

Russian journals retract more than 800 papers after ‘bombshell’ investigation  https://www.sciencemag.org/news/2020/01/russian-journals-retract-more-800-papers-after-bombshell-investigation

The push for interdisciplinary teams can lead to fake collaborations https://www.natureindex.com/news-blog/push-interdisciplinary-teams-science-research-can-lead-fake-collaborations

How the increasing reliance on metrics to evaluate scholarly publications has produced new forms of academic fraud and misconduct. https://mitpress.mit.edu/books/gaming-metrics

Teaching research ethics better https://www.thehindu.com/opinion/op-ed/teaching-research-ethics-better/article30526185.ece 

Estimating the prevalence of transparency and reproducibility-related research practices in psychology https://osf.io/preprints/metaarxiv/9sz2y/

Checklist for publication integrity before misconduct https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-019-03959-6

The extent and drivers of gender imbalance in neuroscience reference lists https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2020.01.03.894378v1

***STUDENT LIFE 

The University of Maine's College Republicans chapter's "America First" politics and controversial social media posts have alienated some members and prompted its faculty adviser to quit https://www.insidehighered.com/news/2020/01/07/maine-college-republican-group-moves-right-alienating-some-members 

2 teenage snowboarders lost in B.C.'s backcountry burned homework to stay warm https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/snowboarders-rescue-whitewater-nelson-homework-1.5417097

Self-care workbook https://drive.google.com/file/d/1aiB0mDKDVl_qGqF6DJClGhBJz-8slJuz/view 

Esports Posts Its First $1 Billion Year https://www.npr.org/2020/01/08/794704377/esports-posts-its-first-1-billion-year

Millennials aren't buying fine china — and they don't want to inherit it, either https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calgary/calgary-china-millennials-inherit-1.4539104

New businesses focused on the marketing rights to the name, image and likeness of college athletes are emerging https://www.insidehighered.com/news/2020/01/14/market-rights-college-athletes-name-image-likeness-emerging

***STUDENTS IN COURT

St. Paul College student who threatened violence on Facebook when he couldn’t find classroom sentenced to probation https://www.twincities.com/2020/01/09/st-paul-college-student-who-threatened-violence-on-facebook-when-he-couldnt-find-classroom-sentenced-to-probation

Iowa State sidewalk chalk policy is being challenged in federal court as a violation of students' free speech rights https://www.insidehighered.com/news/2020/01/09/iowa-state-university-policies-stifle-free-speech-lawsuit-says

***TEXTBOOKS

Textbooks are pricey. So students are getting creative. As they return for spring semester, they’re doing what they can to avoid paying big bucks for books https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/education/textbooks-keep-getting-pricier-so-students-are-getting-creative/2020/01/17/4e1306b8-30b9-11ea-91fd-82d4e04a3fac_story.html

New program at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo automatically charges students for textbooks unless they opt-out https://mustangnews.net/new-program-automatically-charges-students-for-textbooks-unless-they-opt-out/

Articles of Interest about Higher Ed - Dec 24

***HIGHER ED

Fewer Students Mean Big Trouble For Higher Education https://www.npr.org/2019/12/16/787909495/fewer-students-are-going-to-college-heres-why-that-matters   

The colleges and universities with the most online students http://www.insidehighered.com/digital-learning/article/2019/12/17/colleges-and-universities-most-online-students-2018

Teenagers don’t use email — colleges do. That’s a problem during college admissions seasonhttps://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-teenagers-emails-college-applications-20191219-ya4pwnt7lfdktdmac4r3fq7p7q-story.html

Change to Chinese university's charter dropping 'freedom of thought' stirs debatehttps://news.yahoo.com/change-ch

Colleges are turning students’ phones into surveillance machines, tracking the locations of hundreds of thousands https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2019/12/24/colleges-are-turning-students-phones-into-surveillance-machines-tracking-locations-hundreds-thousands/

***THE COST OF COLLEGE

The states where college costs are rising the most https://money.yahoo.com/college-costs-state-185220332.html  

Fancy Dorms Aren’t The Main Reason Tuition Is Skyrocketing https://fivethirtyeight.com/features/fancy-dorms-arent-the-main-reason-tuition-is-skyrocketing

***TEACHING
How classroom technology is holding students back https://www.technologyreview.com/s/614893/classroom-technology-holding-students-back-edtech-kids-education/

Three tips that made me a better teacher https://www.sciencemag.org/careers/2019/12/three-tips-made-me-better-teacher

What’s on Your Bib? Annotated Bibliographies, Changing by Degrees https://www.facultyfocus.com/articles/effective-teaching-strategies/annotated-bibliographies-changing-by-degrees/

***CHRISTIAN SCHOOLS

A conservative Catholic college in Wyoming educates students in great books, horsemanship and other outdoors skills and bans cellphones on campus https://www.insidehighered.com/news/2019/12/16/conservative-wyoming-catholic-college-students-read-great-books-and-ride-horses

A new Jesuit Model for Community Colleges https://www.insidehighered.com/news/2019/12/18/new-jesuit-model-community-colleges   

U.S. Supreme Court takes up bid by Catholic schools to avoid worker lawsuits https://kfgo.com/news/articles/2019/dec/18/us-supreme-court-takes-up-bid-by-catholic-schools-to-avoid-worker-lawsuits/967651/

***CHRISTIAN SCHOOLS & FINANCE 

Declining Enrollment prompts staff budget cuts at Christian University http://www.startribune.com/declining-enrollment-prompts-staff-budget-cuts-at-bethel-university/566126311/

Are Christian Colleges Worth the Debt Burden? (opinion) https://www.jamesgmartin.center/2019/12/are-christian-colleges-worth-the-debt-burden/

Financial problems land San Diego Christian College on probation https://inewsource.org/2019/12/19/san-diego-christian-college-probation/

***LIBERTY UNIVERSITY 

Ready, Set, Trump: Big-Money Faith, Football, and Forgiveness at Jerry Falwell Jr.’s Liberty University https://www.theringer.com/2019/12/20/21029292/ready-set-trump-big-money-faith-football-and-forgiveness-at-jerry-falwell-jr-s-liberty-university

***RESEARCH  

Why are Articles in Arts and Humanities Are Being Retracted? https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s12109-019-09699-9

Robots, hominins and superconductors: 10 remarkable papers from 2019 https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-019-03834-4

There’s No Winter Break From ‘Publish or Perish’  https://www.nytimes.com/2019/12/18/science/scientists-holiday-work.html

Women are less likely than men to frame their own work in positive terms https://www.statnews.com/2019/12/16/spin-doctors-skew-male-female-researchers-are-less-likely-than-men-to-frame-their-work-with-positive-words/

Myth: peer review began with the advent of the first scientific journals in the 17th century https://utpjournals.press/doi/full/10.3138/jsp.51.1.04

Chinese scholars ‘show mixed responses’ to ‘cash for articles’ https://www.timeshighereducation.com/news/chinese-scholars-show-mixed-responses-cash-articles

Raising research quality will require collective action https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-019-03750-7

***RESEARCH AUTHORSHIP

Academe must properly credit the work in co-authored publications (opinion) https://www.insidehighered.com/views/2019/12/12/academe-must-properly-credit-work-co-authored-publications-opinion

Multi-authorship and research analytics https://clarivate.com/webofsciencegroup/campaigns/global-research-report-multi-authorship-and-research-analysis/

***RESEARCH HACKING 

We're All 'P-Hacking' Now https://www.wired.com/story/were-all-p-hacking-now/

Is N-Hacking Ever OK? A simulation-based study https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2019.12.12.868489v1

***RESEARCH & PSYCHOLOGY 

Psychology accused of ‘collective self-deception’ over results https://www.timeshighereducation.com/news/psychology-accused-collective-self-deception-over-results

What’s next for psychology’s embattled field of social priming https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-019-03755-2

***PLAGIARISM  

Here's What Happens When You Report Plagiarism To A Journal Editor http://www.poweredbyosteons.org/2019/12/heres-what-happens-when-you-report.html

Why is brazenly putting one's name on a text that someone else wrote repugnant? Should it be?  https://www.insidehighered.com/views/2019/12/06/essay-plagiarism

***STUDENT LIFE 

Study: kids who have helicopter parents experience burnout in school  https://www.cnbc.com/2019/11/22/study-kids-who-have-helicopter-parents-experience-burnout-in-school.html 

Anti-Semitism or Free Speech? College Students Cheer and Fear Trump Order https://www.nytimes.com/2019/12/15/us/trump-anti-semitism-order-college-students.html

Advice for College Students Studying Abroad, and Their Parents https://www.nytimes.com/2019/12/16/well/family/advice-for-college-students-studying-abroad-and-their-parents.html 

"OK BOOMER" explained on Japanese TV https://www.youtube.com/watch

Gladwell Rebuts Advice: Don't Go to "the Best College You Can," Go Where You Can Have "Deeply Interesting Conversations" http://www.openculture.com/2019/12/malcolm-gladwell-rebuts-the-terrible-advice-given-to-students.html

Grades vs. SAT scores: Which is a better predictor of college success? https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2019-12-22/grades-vs-sat-scores-which-is-a-better-predictor-of-college-success

Why colleges should stop forcing students to leave campus during breaks https://www.washingtonpost.com/education/2019/12/23/no-home-holidays-why-colleges-should-stop-forcing-students-leave-campus-during-breaks/

My Semester with Snowflakes https://medium.com/@james.hatch/my-semester-with-the-snowflakes-888285f0e662

***SEXUAL HARASSMENT & ASSAULT

Students demand more transparency about University of Texas at Austin practices and policies on sexual misconduct by professors https://www.insidehighered.com/news/2019/12/16/protesters-demand-removal-ut-austin-professors

Articles of Interest about Higher Ed - Nov 9

***HIGHER ED

Here's why colleges are being forced to close their doors - and what they can do to stay open http://theconversation.com/heres-why-colleges-are-being-forced-to-close-their-doors-and-what-they-can-do-to-stay-open-126399 

The Williams English Boycott https://www.insidehighered.com/news/2019/11/06/students-williams-call-boycott-english-department

American University Responds to Backlash https://www.insidehighered.com/news/2019/11/06/american-university-defends-itself-wake-public-backlash-over-students-forced-removal

State Court Rejects Prager University’s Lawsuit Against YouTube https://blog.ericgoldman.org/archives/2019/11/state-court-rejects-prager-universitys-lawsuit-against-youtube.htm

***THE COST OF COLLEGE

The University of Chicago projected to be the first U.S. university to cost $100,000 a year https://hechingerreport.org/university-of-chicago-projected-to-be-the-first-u-s-university-to-charge-100000-a-year/

***HUMANITIES 

When STEM Becomes STEAM, We Can Change The Game (opinion) https://www.forbes.com/sites/taliamilgromelcott/2019/11/07/when-stem-becomes-steam-we-can-change-the-game/

The humanities may seem pointless, but that is the point https://www.americamagazine.org/arts-culture/2019/10/31/humanities-pointless-Jesuit-education

***TEACHING

A teacher says he was fired for refusing to use male pronouns for a transgender student https://www.10news.com/news/national/a-teacher-says-he-was-fired-for-refusing-to-use-male-pronouns-for-a-transgender-student

How to teach sensible elementary statistics to lower-division undergraduates https://statmodeling.stat.columbia.edu/2019/11/03/how-to-teach-sensible-elementary-statistics-to-lower-division-undergraduates/

***CHRISTIAN SCHOOLS

Longtime Liberty University professor to leave school over concerns about academic independence https://www.newsadvance.com/news/local/longtime-liberty-university-professor-to-leave-school-over-concerns-about/article_1542e52b-e8b9-5aa0-b1fc-f0f6bf658bb5.html

Grand Canyon U: Ed Dept to treat it as for-profit for Title IV funding https://www.educationdive.com/news/grand-canyon-u-ed-dept-to-treat-it-as-for-profit-for-title-iv-funding/566792/

Baylor professor apologizes after guest speaker promotes conversion therapy https://www.nbcnews.com/feature/nbc-out/baylor-professor-apologizes-after-guest-speaker-promotes-conversion-therapy-n1079221

Northwest Nazarene University nears completion of new student commons https://www.idahopress.com/news/local/2cscoop/northwest-nazarene-university-nears-completion-of-new-student-commons/article_5715d176-0fd5-5109-96a6-0e0634b6f85a.html

Are Faculty At Religious Colleges Ministers? Gordon College prof's lawsuit claims she was denied promotion because of her advocacy for the college's LGBT students https://www.wbur.org/edify/2019/11/08/higher-education-religious-colleges-ministry-promotion-suit

What Liberty University Tells Us About Derelict Trustees (opinion) https://www.forbes.com/sites/michaelpoliakoff/2019/11/07/what-liberty-university-tells-us-about-derelict-trustees/#6833eb394c41

***FREE SPEECH

The pro-free-speech documentary No Safe Spaces https://www.nationalreview.com/2019/11/documentary-no-safe-spaces-adam-carolla-dennis-prager-fight-free-speech-bans/

The free speech election https://www.axios.com/free-speech-election-tech-regulation-polarization-316a777c-0462-4c49-8c2c-7d88c396b7c1.html

***RESEARCH INTEGRITY

Ethical research — the long and bumpy road from shirked to shared https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-019-03270-4

How do researchers acquire and develop notions of research integrity? A qualitative study https://bmcmedethics.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s12910-019-0410-x

Stanford professor who changed America with just one study was also a liar https://nypost.com/2019/11/02/stanford-professor-who-changed-america-with-just-one-study-was-also-a-liar/

***RESEARCH 

Academics hide, play dumb, don't care or over-perform. Everything to oppose the system and administration https://sciencenorway.no/academia-work/academics-hide-play-dumb-dont-care-or-over-perform-everything-to-oppose-the-system-and-administration/1582885

Peer reviewers were more likely to reject papers from female authors, especially if the reviewer was male https://www.chemistryworld.com/news/rsc-report-finds-publishing-pipeline-hinders-women/4010608.article

This Science Vigilante Calls Out Bogus Results in Prestigious Journals https://onezero.medium.com/this-science-vigilante-calls-out-bogus-results-in-prestigious-journals-eb5a414c7f76

Are legal concerns stifling scientific debate? https://www.timeshighereducation.com/features/are-legal-concerns-stifling-scientific-debate

***OK BOOMER

Watch the moment a millennial politician shut down a colleague by saying 'Ok boomer' https://www.insider.com/video-millennial-mp-says-ok-boomer-heckled-nz-parliament-2019-11

If You Call Me a “Boomer” You Are Committing a Hate Crime https://www.mcsweeneys.net/articles/if-you-call-me-a-boomer-you-are-committing-a-hate-crime

***STUDENT MEDIA

Fake news? No jobs? Prospective journalists soldier on https://apnews.com/5fe1a874e20c476d9d177f6628638b45

Univ of Portland student newspaper unpublishes opinion piece about student found dead https://www.imediaethics.org/student-newspaper-deletes-memorial-to-student/

***STUDENT LIFE: ESPORTS 

Ohio State is taking its investment in esports to the next level https://www.insidehighered.com/news/2019/11/05/institutions-introduce-undergraduate-degree-programs-esports

Getting to Know the Next Generation of Video Gamers https://www.nielsen.com/us/en/insights/video/2019/nielsen-tv-getting-to-know-the-next-generation-of-video-gamers/

***STUDENTS & FINANCE 

Millennials earn 20% less than boomers—despite being better educated https://www.cnbc.com/2019/11/05/millennials-earn-20-percent-less-than-boomersdespite-being-better-educated.html

***STUDENTS LIFE 

14 SDSU fraternities suspended after student is hospitalized https://fox5sandiego.com/2019/11/08/14-sdsu-fraternities-suspended-after-student-is-hospitalized/

spreading the blame

Researchers at UCLA say blame is contagious. Even when we just observe a public display of blame we are more likely to do the same. Volunteers were asked to read about California governor Arnold Schwarzenegger blaming others for a problem while a different group read how the governor accepted personal responsibility for the crisis. Both groups then wrote about a failure in their own lives. Those who saw blame modeled for them were almost a third more likely to join the blame game and put the fault for their failure on someone else. However, the number of blamers dropped when volunteers first wrote down their core values.

The researchers theorized that a reminder of how to make wise choices made it less likely individuals feel the need to defend themselves by blaming others and more willing to take responsibility. A USC professor conducted similar experiences and came to the conclusion that publicly blaming others dramatically increases the likelihood that the practice will become viral.

When leaders, parents, or even friends make a practice of blaming others for their failures, they are encouraging people in their circle of influence to do the same. People become less willing to take risks, they become less innovative and less creative and less likely to learn from their mistakes. Blame creates a culture of fear.

Stephen Goforth

Talking Through a Problem

Can’t figure out a complicated problem? Talk about it out loud or doodle on some paper. Psychologists in Spain say their tests show processing information verbally or visually is more effective than remaining silent and still. They put students in separate rooms and gave them the same problems to solve. The students who talked to themselves or drew pictures to map out solutions finished first and scored higher. Psychologist Jose Luis Villegas Castellanos says he isn’t sure why it works this way but believes verbal and visual problems-solving creates greater opportunities to discover the right answers.

Stephen Goforth