Articles of Interest about the virus & higher ed - June 1
/***THE VIRUS
Can You Get Time Off to Recover From COVID-19?
Can you have both flu and COVID-19 at the same time
A third of Americans now show signs of clinical anxiety or depression
A Simulation Of Different Real Life Scenarios And Your Coronavirus Exposure Risk (video)
Here's Why Your Sleep Has Been So Messed Up During Quarantine
How We Can Mitigate the Psychological Impact of Quarantine
The surfaces that kill bacteria and viruses
***HIGHER ED & THE VIRUS
How Colleges Can Keep the Coronavirus Off Campus (opinion)
Higher-Ed Lobbying Group Asks Congress for Liability Shields
Risky Strategy by Many Private Colleges Leaves Them Exposed
Columbia, Cornell, Brown, Other Colleges Face Coronavirus Lawsuits
***HIGHER ED
Michigan State University hit by ransomware gang
U.S. College Towns on Edge as Coronavirus Threatens Football Season
Some depts plan on suspending or limiting graduate cohorts
Coronavirus raises new questions about the value of higher education
***THE FALL SEMESTER
Iona College to start fall semester 3 weeks early, offers courses in hybrid format
Texas A&M University System to reopen campuses in the fall with modifications
Michigan colleges plan for fall amid pandemic
Colleges counter looming enrollment declines with tuition bargains
***LAYOFFS & FURLOUGHS
Even with a $27 billion endowment, Stanford University expects layoffs will be 'unavoidable'
Kentucky announced it will not lay off staff--experts doubt that many universities can do the same
Fort Lewis College expects to issue furloughs, layoffs
***COLLEGE FINANCE
TCU chancellor says school is ‘scrambling’ to make up $50 million in losses from COVID-19
Could a fifth of America’s colleges really face the chop? ($)
UNC braces for harsh budget cuts in wake of pandemic
Brown University cut 11 varsity athletic programs
***TEACHING
9 takeaways from teaching online during COVID-19
‘I’m Teaching Into a Vacuum’: 14 Educators on Quarantine Learning
New resources to help support faculty with quality online instruction
Remember the MOOCs? After Near-Death, They’re Booming
The Future of College Is Online, and It’s Cheaper (opinion)
Florida universities’ switch to online learning was tough - but could last for years
***ONLINE CHEATING
62 percent of college students say they have cheated on tests and coursework
Study: Students who experience a hotter than average year appeared to experience reduced learning
***ACADEMIC LIFE
Adjuncts fear losing livelihoods
Stanford Joins List Of Law Schools With White Professors Using The N-Word In Class
***CHRISTIAN SCHOOLS
Professor says Seminary used Covid-19 as an excuse to get rid of him
In summer of uncertainty, small is good for Mennonite colleges
Pensacola Christian College offering students $10.3M in aid during COVID crisis
***LIBERTY UNIVERSITY
Black Liberty University instructor resigns in response to Jerry Falwell’s ‘racist’ tweets
***RESEARCH
Scientific misinformation persists when retractions and corrections are not promptly issued
Network models to think about why retractions often fail
COVID law review paper promotes ‘ableism and eugenics,’ activists say, demanding retraction
Open peer review: promoting transparency in open science
A Multi-perspective Analysis of Retractions in Life Sciences
***STUDENT LIFE
This Is What an 1869 MIT Entrance Exam Looks Like
NYU’s virtual graduation event turned into ‘a vaporwave nightmare’
Promoting Student Mental Health in Difficult Days
New Grads Say Discrimination on Campuses Not Taken Seriously
Coursera Will Now Offer All College Students Free Access To Its Courses