Articles of Interest about the virus & higher ed - August 24
/***THE VIRUS
COVID tests are the new party favors
To Test the Dangers of Live Music, These Scientists Put on a Concert ($)
***HIGHER ED & THE VIRUS
History will look back on 2020 as a turning point for US universities
Boston Univ Uses F-Bomb In Marketing Slogan To Get Students To Follow COVID-19 Guidelines On Campus
The pandemic hasn’t ended the campus culture wars
The college covid-19 mess: It was all so predictable ($)
***THE FALL SEMESTER
A Yale professor’s stark warning to returning students: Be prepared for deaths
Why reopening poses a damned if you do, damned if you don't dilemma for colleges
Pressure Mounts on In-Person Holdouts
Alabama’s High Stakes Experiment: Reopening Universities as Virus Looms ($)
As Chapel Hill shifts classes online, what’s next for NC State and rest of UNC System?
*** THE FALL SEMESTER AT SPECIFIC SCHOOLS
Georgia Tech has reported over 250 coronavirus cases amid students return to campus
At Oklahoma State University, students' steps are tracked to stop the coronavirus
UGA health faculty on COVID-19 policies and testing: Campus is in ‘grave danger'
Changes are coming to the University of Alabama COVID-19 plan three days into the new semester
Michigan college is tracking students with flawed app--and there's no way to opt out
Shippensburg University announces death of a student over the weekend
13 fraternity members at K-State test positive for COVID-19
Oklahoma choir blasted on social media for footage of an indoor, maskless rehearsal
*** THE FALL SEMESTER: CAMPUS HOUSING
Michigan State University Students See Chaos After School Closes On Campus Housing
***THE FALL SEMESTER: SUSPENSIONS
Syracuse University suspends 23 students after 'incredibly reckless' gathering
ISU: Students who ignore COVID-19 rules could be suspended
17 St. Olaf students suspended, 50 more need quarantine after attending off-campus party
***GOING REMOTE
Notre Dame suspends in-person classes after COVID-19 cases surge following off-campus parties
UNC-Chapel Hill goes to remote learning after 135 COVID-19 cases within week of starting classes
Michigan State University switches fall semester to remote learning, tells students to stay home
***VIRUS TESTING ON CAMPUS
2.2% of Iowa State Students Test Positive for Coronavirus During Move-in
A list of over 1,200 universities and their plans for COVID testing in the fall
***K-12
NC high school switched to online classes because so many staff are under quarantine
Catholic school teacher fired from St. Francis Xavier in Wilmette over COVID-19
Emails Show Georgia School District Asked Students to Disinfect Classrooms for Volunteer Hours
Why New York Teachers Might Have to Strike
Christian private school sets up defense fund to fight Fresno County COVID-19 orders
***HIGHER ED
The Corner That State Universities Have Backed Themselves Into ($)
Ohio University's identity crisis shows the struggles of regional public universities
Google Has Unleashed a Plan to Disrupt the College Degree
Some schools have been hit with cyberattacks that have ground classes to a halt.
***COLLEGE FINANCE
Public universities are buying the for-profit schools their professors criticize
***HIGHER ED IN COURT
Western Illinois Facing Injunction Against Face-to-Face instruction
***THE COST OF COLLEGE
Why the U of A is not lowering tuition despite the move to online learning
***TEACHING ONLINE
A Flexible Teaching Model: A Seamless Pivot from Face-to-Face to Online Teaching
New Zoom features look to help teachers manage virtual classrooms
Students With Disabilities Struggle To Learn Remotely
5 reasons to let students keep their cameras off during Zoom classes
Twenty Tips for Online Instruction
***RANSOMWARE
University of Utah pays $457,000 to ransomware gang
Top exploits used by ransomware gangs are VPN bugs, but RDP still reigns supreme
University had data protection but it wasn’t used on affected systems
***ACADEMIC LIFE
Faculty of University of Minnesota Duluth's largest college threatens to teach online only
University staff are worried their recorded lectures will be used against them
Iowa State Forces Professor to Lift Ban on Criticism of Black Lives Matter
***COLLEGE ADMINISTRATORS
Valencia College President to retire
Campus re-openings are driven by 'political pressure and money,' college president says
***CHRISTIAN SCHOOLS
Alumni, Students atChristian college Protest Pence as Commencement Speaker
Christian colleges take steps to address racial justice after criticism ($)
Notre Dame student describes university quarantine experience as "scary," "stressful"
Presbyterian College Apologizes for Supporting Slavery
***LIBERTY UNIVERSITY
Falwell’s use of yacht comes under scrutiny
Liberty University names first African American as acting board chairman
Liberty University and Falwell: A bond that's hard to break
***RESEARCH
Jeffrey Epstein’s Harvard Connections Show How Money Can Distort Research”
New academic journal only publishes 'unsurprising' research rejected by others
***STUDENT LIFE
Survey: Many college students lack religious knowledge
1 in 5 college students don't plan to go back this fall
Welcome to College in New York. Now Quarantine ($)
Will students show up at private colleges?
The Student-Blaming Has Begun ($)
Colleges Are Endangering Students Like Me ($)
Confusion reigns as Canada turns away American students
Should students get a discount if they won’t be on campus because of COVID-19?
Bar culture thrives at Alabama colleges despite coronavirus
Will Shame Make Students Stop Socializing?
Biden holds 52-point lead over Trump among college students
***STUDENTS MEDIA
Notre Dame student paper editorial: Don’t make us write obituaries
***SEXUAL HARASSMENT & ASSAULT