Articles of interest about higher ed & the virus - August 10
/***THE VIRUS
How widespread is COVID-19 in children? A look at the latest data as schools reopen
Front-Line Federal Workers Sue For Hazard Pay
Americans are moving around too much and taking coronavirus with them, expert says
***MASKS
Scientists tested 14 types of masks — here are the ones that worked and didn’t
‘Mask mouth’ is a seriously stinky side effect of wearing masks
***HIGHER ED & THE VIRUS
Covid-19 will be painful for universities, but also bring change
Private colleges eye COVID-19 liability, testing concerns
***THE FALL SEMESTER
No parties, no trips: Colleges set COVID-19 rules for fall
California colleges to reopen with limited classes, dorm life
California colleges scramble to open lacking state rules
***COLLEGE SPORTS
MAC becomes the first FBS conference to cancel its football season
***FALL PLANS AT SPECIFIC SCHOOLS
20% Of Harvard’s First-Year Class Has Deferred
Howard joins Johns Hopkins, other schools in online semester
As Bay Area universities change plans for a coronavirus-affected fall, students scramble
Alabama revises campus reentry form after concerns it waived legal rights
What one Colorado college learned trying to run safe in-person classes this summer
University of Kentucky testing entire student body ahead of return to campus
***K-12
“Not what I signed up for”: COVID-19 has Colorado teachers considering quitting
***HIGHER ED
FBI Encourages Campus Police to Participate in the National Use-of-Force Data Collection Program
The Corporations Devouring American Colleges
***COLLEGE FINANCE
Colleges spent recklessly, and the bill has come due
Colleges Face Financial Crisis As They Struggle To Operate In A Pandemic
Colleges weigh fiscal impact of virus as fall nears
More States Are Looking at Consolidating Their Public Colleges. Does It Work? ($)
Some UA faculty alarmed by plan to buy for-profit school; Harm to university's reputation feared
***TEACHING ONLINE
It’s OK to let students keep their video off while you teach online. I promise
Another problem with shifting education online: A rise in cheating
Software that monitors students during tests perpetuates inequality and violates their privacy
***ACADEMIC LIFE
Lecturer Who Tweeted About Police Won't Teach
Lehigh University to pay $200,000 to settle allegations related to ex-professor’s NASA fraud
First They Came for Adjuncts, Now They’ll Come for Tenure ($)
***CHRISTIAN SCHOOLS
BYU students start petition to bring university back to ‘Christ-centered education’
How Jerry Falwell Jr. Lost His Liberty Flock ($)
Falwell Placed on Leave From Liberty
***RESEARCH
Authorship and justice: Credit and responsibility
***SCIENCE
The Science Sleuth Holding Fraudulent Research Accountable
Five better ways to assess science
How to be an ethical scientist
***STUDENT LIFE
College students launch free online tutoring service to help stressed parents during pandemic
Student sues BYU, saying move to online classes offered ‘subpar’ education
Why these students fought back against their university’s COVID-19 program
Stanford graduate students question university's coronavirus policies as campus move-ins begin
***SEXUAL HARASSMENT & ASSAULT
Cape Elizabeth student dedicates court victory to friend, mentor
University releases 15 sexual assault records following four-year lawsuit
Morehouse College seeks dismissal of sexual harassment lawsuit
Dartmouth student ends hunger strike over school's handling of sexual misconduct claims
University releases 15 sexual assault records following four-year lawsuit