Articles of Interest about the virus and higher ed - April 7

***HIGHER ED & THE VIRUS

Will Universities, Colleges, And Law School Campuses Be Open In Fall 2020? 

US Dept of Ed Provides Guidance for interruptions of study related to Coronavirus

Updated Guidance for interruptions of study related to the Coronavirus (COVID-19)

It’s the Dawning of a New Day in the Job Market. Here’s What That Means for Higher Ed 

Regulating bodies must pay closer attention to college and university financial health, a new report from a liberal think tank finds 

Campus is closed, so college students are rebuilding their schools in Minecraft

Accessibility Suffers During Pandemic 

Here are the states that will suffer the worst hospital bed shortages

***THE VIRUS & MENTAL HEALTH

COVID-19 could lead to an epidemic of clinical depression

Teletherapy: Connecting therapists and clients during a time of separation 

 ***THE VIRUS  & RELIGION

Thousand Oaks councilman, a pastor, resigns, says he’ll defy coronavirus order 

About One-Third Of Sacramento County Coronavirus Cases Linked To Church Gatherings

Louisiana pastor cited for defying coronavirus order hosts hundreds on Palm Sunday 

***CORONAVIRUS FRAUD

Scientists are racing to create a COVID-19 vaccine. Anti-vaxxers may soon complicate their efforts

Explained: the coronavirus 5G conspiracy theory that has people setting fire to phone masts  

Dr. Drew Pinsky Played Down COVID-19, Then Tries To Hide Away The Evidence 

Italian fact-checking organization bolsters its effort to fight coronavirus hoaxes 

Covid-19 Test Result Leak Spotlights Email Security Risks

***HIGHER ED & FINANCE

Coronavirus Pushes Higher Education to the Brink 

Coronavirus: Boston University lays off 1,600 student workers amid pandemic

Fitch Predicts Stimulus Won't Match Coronavirus Costs for Colleges 

Pay Cuts for University Presidents, Coaches

University of Alabama System approves $250 million line of credit as COVID-19 insurance

MacMurray College Will Close With No Severance for Faculty

What A Likely Recession Means For Higher Education

***ALTERING GRADING POLICIES

Colleges alter grading policies, but not all students are glad  

Law School Creates Worst Of All Possible Grading Policies For No Good Reason

College students want to change how they're graded as coronavirus pandemic disrupts everything

***TEACHING  

These Washington University faculty had rejected online classes -- until coronavirus. Here’s how they made the switch

Redefining What’s Fair in Your Transition to Online

What's lost in the rush to online learning

***ACADEMIC LIFE 

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

What to do when professors can't teach? Some administrators and instructors are making plans for unprecedented illness and even death among faculty members 

***CHRISTIAN SCHOOLS 

Film explores controversy over ex-Wheaton College prof who wore hijab to support Muslims  

President of Central Baptist Theological Seminary resigns due to ‘ethical lapse’ 

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

An authoritarian power structure brought coronavirus to Liberty University

The Unsettled Mood on Liberty University’s Campus as COVID-19 Advances

Nebraska Christian College in Papillion to close 

***LIBERTY UNIVERSITY 

'It is ungodly': students react to Liberty University reopening

Liberty University Demonstrates What Not To Do During A Pandemic

***RESEARCH 

A Quantitative and Qualitative Analysis of Sociology’s recent large-scale retraction

Retraction: The “Other Face” of Research Collaboration? 

Senior NHS scientist caught cheating bizarrely blames it on spellcheck software 

Strong caveats are lacking as news stories trumpet preliminary COVID-19 research 

***STUDENT LIFE

For the generation shaped by coronavirus, life may never fully return to ‘normal'

How coronavirus could edge low-income students out of college

Student parents are hit doubly hard by coronavirus 

College student makes masks for the deaf & hard of hearing

Finishing Out Your Academic Year During COVID-19 

“A Semester With an Asterisk”: Coronavirus Is Upending Life—And Grades—For College Students

***SEXUAL HARASSMENT & ASSAULT

University therapist records considered as Title IX violation evidence