Articles of interest about the virus (& higher ed) - March 25

***THE VIRUS 

How to Handle Packages During the Coronavirus Pandemic  

The toilet paper calculator  

Coronavirus Sets the Stage for Hacking Mayhem

The psychological toll of coronavirus coverage

The Doctor Who Helped Defeat Smallpox Explains What's Coming

***WORKING DURING THE VIRUS

People Are Looping Videos to Fake Paying Attention in Zoom Meetings  

How To Work From Home Most Chaotically

What Employees Need to Know Amid the Coronavirus COVID-19 Outbreak 

***HIGHER ED

Department of Education Issues Guidance on Students with Disabilities, Privacy During COVID-19 Pandemic  

North Carolina College Investigates Use of Force by Officers

Small colleges were already on the brink. Now, coronavirus threatens their existence 

***TEACHING DURING THE VIRUS

Google and YouTube Launch Remote Learning Tools for Parents and Teachers

15 Moments That Perfectly And Hilariously Capture Online Classes In The Time Of The Coronavirus

From Zoom University to the Zoom Party 

All of Poynter's courses are now free

***ACADEMIC LIFE 

Working from home during COVID-19 proves challenging for faculty members 

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

The Move to Online College is Hitting Adjunct Professors the Hardest

University of Memphis instructor dies in Wisconsin from COVID-19 Complications 

What happens when the anonymity of campus sexual harassment probes is weaponized against a professor? 

Will the coronavirus kill off the ‘dinosaur’ world of academic publishing?  

***CHRISTIAN SCHOOLS  

Liberty University students returning to campus dorms amid coronavirus shutdowns 

Christian Colleges Should Interact With World, Not Oppose It (opinion) 

How Christian higher education responded to a pandemic 

Students sue to stop Christian university from merging with art college in Tennessee

***STUDENT LIFE

As campus closures strain low-income students, undergrads at over a dozen universities have started large "mutual aid" networks and fundraisers to defray costs

Study abroad students caught by international border closures 

Students Are Scrambling After Universities Close. Churches Can Help