Articles of interest about higher ed - August 4
/***THE VIRUS
We Still Don't Know All the Long-Term Consequences of 'Mild' COVID
Do some people have protection against the coronavirus?
Here’s what early COVID-19 symptoms may tell you about how sick you’re going to get
Does coronavirus linger in the body?
Can My Boss Make Me Promise I Don’t Have Covid-19 Symptoms?
***HIGHER ED & THE VIRUS
More Than 6,600 Coronavirus Cases Have Been Linked to U.S. Colleges
Virginia Tech mandates COVID-19 tests for on-campus students, stays mum on athletes
Coronavirus outbreak at USC’s fraternity row leaves at least 40 people infected
Colleges Are Forgetting the People Who Make Them Run
***THE FALL SEMESTER
Covid Tests and Quarantines: Colleges Brace for an Uncertain Fall ($)
Students asked to sign liability waivers to return to campus
Students can safely return to college if tested for coronavirus every two days, study says ($)
Colleges reverse decisions to open in person
***FALL PLANS AT SPECIFIC SCHOOLS
Unity College Permanently Eliminates Two-Semester Campus Model in Favor of Hybrid Approach
Before Returning To Campus, St. Xavier Faculty Must ‘Sign Here’ And Accept COVID-19 Risks
Georgetown University: First-year students not allowed on campus, online classes only this fall
What a return to class could look like at the University of North Georgia
University of San Diego drops plans to offer classes on campus this fall
***COLLEGE SPORTS
CNN's Bob Costas: 'Unconscionable' for unpaid college football players to play during pandemic
***HIGHER ED
Who Is Ruining Our Universities? Administrators!!
University of Arizona acquires Ashford University
***COLLEGE FINANCE
As the pandemic upends higher education, is residential college worth the cost?
***HIGHER ED IN COURT
Utah State University sued over expulsion of student with Down syndrome
With petitions and lawsuits, some students demand lower tuition for online instruction
Judge: Lawsuit against U-M for switching to online classes can continue
Family of Teen Who Died at WSU Fraternity Files Lawsuit
***TEACHING ONLINE
Coronavirus: Remote learning turns kids into zombies because we're doing it all wrong
***ONLINE CHEATING
Using Online Cheating as a Teachable Moment for Students and Educators
***ACADEMIC LIFE
UNC Chapel Hill faculty to students: stay home
Auburn lecturer’s anti-cop tweets ‘inexcusable’ as university ‘continues to assess’ his future
Political science professor disciplined for refusing diversity training
***CHRISTIAN SCHOOLS
Point Loma Nazarene University drops plans for in-person classes, will stay online
***RESEARCH
It Takes Great Discipline to Read a Scientific Paper – and Even More to Write One
Will COVID-19 mark the end of scientific publishing as we know it?
Why Professors Are Writing Crap That Nobody Reads (opinion)
Paper called “unscholarly, overtly racist” earns an editor’s note
***STUDENT LIFE
How to Go to College During a Pandemic
Colleges Lease Hotel Rooms for Students
How College Students Are Using Social Media to Expose Racism
Members Of The Class Of 2020 Face A Brutal Job Market
Arizona parents asked to sign COVID-19 waivers before sending kids back to school
***SEXUAL HARASSMENT & ASSAULT
University of Minnesota changes how it handles campus sexual misconduct complaints
University of Michigan's provost was “serial harasser”
***RACIAL ISSUES ON CAMPUS
UB removes Millard Fillmore, other names from campus
The Fabric is Torn in Oxford’: Ole Miss Officials Decried Racism Publicly, Coddled it Privately
Former Palomar College president alleged race, gender discrimination in complaint