Articles of interest about higher ed - Nov 2
/***HIGHER ED & THE VIRUS
What counts as success when it comes to containing COVID
Colleges with high case counts show no signs of shutting down
Colleges Turn To Wastewater Testing In An Effort To Flush Out The Coronavirus
Why More Colleges Are Testing Off-Campus Students for Covid-19
Despite Strains, Small Colleges Find Advantages In Dealing With COVID-19 On Campus
***LAYOFFS & FURLOUGHS
$1.1M faculty furlough plan takes shape at Boise State
More than 100 professors at Pa. state universities may be out of a job come spring
University of Akron rejects ‘interference’ by national union following faculty layoffs
Cal U. announces cost-cutting plan without faculty layoffs
Indiana University of Pennsylvania notifies 81 faculty members of pending job losses
Park Point University staff laid off due to the $9 million deficit
The University of Delaware lays off 120+ in round of cuts
A Student-led Rally At NYs New School after 122 Staff Layoffs
LSU athletics lays off employees, reduces pay, cancels coaches' bonuses as revenue falls
***COLLEGE FINANCES
American University to lose up to $116 million to coronavirus expenses
Colleges Slash Budgets in the Pandemic, With ‘Nothing Off-Limits’ ($)
Moody’s Forecasts Widespread Drop in Tuition Revenue ($)
***HIGHER ED
Clemson University has found 604 unmarked graves on its South Carolina campus. But who were they?
Why small, private universities continue to champion the residential experience
***HIGHER ED & POLITICS
GW tells students to prepare for unrest following election
How a Republican plan to split a Black college campus backfired
Political Divide Over Colleges' Fall Reopenings
***HUMANITIES
Scientism, the coronavirus, and the death of the humanities
The Humanities in the Time of Covid-19 (podcast)
Degree Programs Under the gun for a Decade may not survive a Pandemic ($)
***ONLINE CLASSES
‘Zoom U’: A variable experiment
Zoom end-to-end encryption preview arrives: How to turn it on
Zoom rival clocks a staggering 600 million users in September
It’s easy to mistake engagement for learning. Here’s how I learned the difference
***ONLINE CHEATING
With classes online, a wave of cheating is ravaging Penn’s academics
Cheat Codes: Students Search For Shortcuts as Virtual Schooling Expands
***ACADEMIC LIFE
Jewish Faculty Refute Illinois Anti-Semitism Complaint
Cal State East Bay professor accused of publishing racist teachings linked to eugenics
Academic mobbing is even more damaging than you think ($)
***ADMINISTRATORS
Black Administrators are rare at the top ranks (and it’s not just a pipeline problem
Northwestern president faces calls for resignation as students protest to abolish campus police
***CHRISTIAN SCHOOLS
Wheaton College among top 15 schools by Alumni ratings
First Point Loma Nazarene Student to Contract COVID-19 Shares Experience
Surf Studies at PLNU (opinion)
***LIBERTY UNIVERSITY
How Falwell Kept His Grip on Liberty Amid Sexual ‘Games,’ Self-Dealing
Jerry Falwell Jr. sues Liberty University for defamation
***RESEARCH
How hot are hot papers? The issue of prolificacy and self-citation stacking
Paleontologists See Stars as Software Bleeps Scientific Terms ($)
A bibliometric analysis of academic misconduct research in higher education
Disseminating Scientific Results in the Age of Rapid Communication
Plagiarism in dentistry - a systematic review
I do wish that journal editors would not take six years to perform an investigation and to retract
Are research Publishers Learning from Their Mistakes?
Research is in a crisis of credibility
***COVID RESEARCH
Widely cited COVID-19-masks paper under scrutiny for inaccurate stat
Scientific fraud vs. financial fraud: is there a scientific equivalent of a “market crime”?
The damage of predatory marketing journals
***RETRACTIONS
Which research journals cite the most retracted work?
An increase in retractions of research publications is an issue for Medical Physics
Where Are The Self-Correcting Mechanisms In Science?
***STUDENT LIFE
What Does a College Student Look Like? Stock Images From the Quad Are Getting an Update ($)
Virtual Education Is Impacting College Students' Access To Voting
As Freshmen, They Voted for Trump. Has College Changed Their Minds?
Students, staff at Ohio U discuss reality of academic burnout
***RANSOMWARE
FBI warns ransomware assault threatens US health care system
University Dodges A Bullet As Fake Covid-19 Survey Leads To Ransomware Attack
***CRIME ON CAMPUS
***RACIAL ISSUES ON CAMPUS
Texas Band does not not participate, in 'Eyes of Texas' after game in protest—players stay and stand
Will conversation turn to action when it comes to issues of racial equity in college admission?
Virginia Military Institute Leader Resigns After Allegations Of Racism On Campus