Articles of interest about higher ed (& the virus) - Dec 28
/***VACCINES
CDC issues new guidance about vaccinations for people with underlying health conditions
What happens if you miss your second dose of the COVID-19 vaccine? (podcast)
How will you be told when it's your turn for a COVID-19 vaccine? It's complicated
There’s one major problem with coronavirus vaccines
Can Employers Require Workers To Get A COVID-19 Vaccine?
***THE VIRUS
Fauci shares Biden's concern that 'darkest days' may be ahead in Covid-19 fight
Disinfecting Surfaces And Parcels To Fend Off The Coronavirus May Be Overkill
***HIGHER ED & THE VIRUS
How the Pandemic Is Imperiling a Working-Class College ($)
Fauci: Vaccines Should Allow CA Colleges to Teach in-Person Next Fall
Massachusetts grad student, parent suing over flu vaccine requirement
***HIGHER ED & POLITICS
Biden’s Education Department will move fast to reverse DeVos policies
Changes in the Federal Student-Aid System
Congressional Deal Would Give Higher Ed $23B
***SEMESTERS TO COME
Fauci: Vaccines Should Allow CA Colleges To Teach In-Person Next Fall
Roanoke College delays spring semester after cyberattack
***HIGHER ED
California university signs historic pact with Mexico’s government
***LAYOFFS & FURLOUGHS
University of Hawaii faculty union sues to stop furloughs
Illinois Supreme Court: Community Colleges Cannot Replace Laid Off Tenured Faculty with Adjuncts
***HIGHER ED IN COURT
Judge temporarily stops University of Iowa from cutting Women’s Swimming and Diving
Pitt cardiologist sues school after backlash to his article on affirmative action
***CHEATING
Naval Academy exams being reviewed for 'inconsistencies'
Backlash Over Leniency at West Point After 73 Cadets Are Accused of Cheating ($)
West Point accuses more than 70 cadets of cheating in worst academic scandal in nearly 45 years
NYC is Paying $2 Million For Anti-Plagiarism Software After Firing Teachers
How teachers are sacrificing student privacy to stop cheating
California Bar Exam Flagged A THIRD Of Applicants As Cheating
***ACADEMIC LIFE
University of Evansville faculty vote no confidence in realignment plan
Appeal Filed In Harvard Circumcision Case
Washington State researcher resigns after his colleagues caught him fabricating data
***ADMINISTRATORS
Methodist University president resigns, effective immediately
University of North Carolina at Greensboro provost fired after just six months
Austin Peay State University President
Chapman University president self-isolating at home after testing positive for coronavirus
***CHRISTIAN SCHOOLS
The Priesthood of All Professors? Court to Consider ‘Ministerial Exception’ for Gordon College
Chicago area Lutheran college lays off 51, closes 15 programs
Catholic College Expels Faculty Union, Citing NLRB Decision
***LIBERTY U
Liberty Students 'Embarrassed' by Falkirk Center, Says Student Body President, Vice President
***RESEARCH
Survey: 51% reported being were aware of colleagues’ scientific misconduct
How a grad student discovered an error that might affect hundreds of papers
How accurate are citations of frequently cited papers in biomedical literature?
Are authors who post data entitled to co-authorship of any future papers that use those data?
Do You Have a Conflict of Interest? This Robotic Assistant May Find It First
Meta-Research: Journal policies and editors’ opinions on peer review
Retractions are on the rise in medical research
***STUDENT LIFE
What Congress Could Do to Keep More College Students Enrolled
More info is available about which college majors pay off, but students aren’t using it ($)
In Rural America, Fears About The Future Abound As Fewer Students Go To College
At 3 Top Universities, Black Student Body Presidents Make History
Alabama College Student Arrested in Fatal Campus Shooting
UT Austin graduate students face issues getting personal protective equipment from university
College students recruited as teachers to keep schools open
***STUDENT MEDIA
Journalism students report on COVID's impact while living it
Penn State student newspaper refuses to negotiate predatory contract with staff (opinion)
***SEXUAL HARASSMENT & ASSAULT
Security lapses at Eckerd College led to campus rape, lawsuit says
U of South Carolina professor facing sexual harassment lawsuit no longer teaching
28-year-old man arrested on suspicion of sexually assaulting student on Orange Coast College campus
***RACIAL ISSUES ON CAMPUS
How one very old Census record spurred a reckoning at Johns Hopkins University ($)
Seven Women of color denied promotion accuse San Jose State University president of discrimination
***FREE SPEECH ON CAMPUS
UT agrees to dismantle Campus Climate Response Team
A Cheerleader’s Vulgar Message Prompts a First Amendment Showdown ($)