Articles of interest about Higher Ed - Sept 8

***HIGHER ED & THE VIRUS

Colleges ask students to leave campus amid COVID-19 outbreaks, but experts advise the opposite 

These schools have the largest endowments in the country — yet they're still raising tuition during the COVID pandemic 

Hagerstown Community College turns off access for remote work  

College towns around America are becoming coronavirus hot spots ($)

The Flagrant Hypocrisy of Bungled College Reopenings (opinion)

*** TESTING

This university has the most aggressive COVID-19 testing scheme in the US.

***OUTBREAKS AT SPECIFIC SCHOOLS

Texas universities blame off-campus parties for rising COVID-19 cases, but few are disciplining students 

More than 900 COVID-19 cases reported at Michigan colleges and universities since August

The University of Iowa did not have mandatory testing at the start of the semester. Protests and pushback happened next

University dismisses 11 students who gathered in same room amid COVID-19 pandemic

‘Irresponsible and dangerous’ behavior at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign  could lead to end of in-person semester after COVID-19 cases spike, officials warn

SDSU hits pause button as number of coronavirus cases grows

University of Iowa faculty hold 'sick out' to protest in-person classes

Hundreds of South Carolina college students busted at massive pool party

SUNY Oneonta Sends Students Home for Semester After COVID Cases Spike Over 500

***K-12 

Is It Time to Reexamine Grading?

How Google Classroom became teachers’ go-to tool—and why it’s fallen short

Reinventing Education: How to fix the crisis in U.S. schools

Cape Henlopen student sues district over remote learning

***LAYOFFS & FURLOUGHS 

Adrian College rescinds layoff notices, department cuts

Colleges furlough more employee

***HIGHER ED & THE LAW

4 Liability Trends Driving the Higher Education Coverage Crisis

Universities can't use privacy laws to withhold data on coronavirus outbreaks, experts say

***ONLINE CLASSES  

Distance Learning Presents A Challenge For Students With ADHD 

These students figured out their tests were graded by AI — and the easy way to cheat

How college students can make the most of remote learning 

***ACADEMIC LIFE  

University of Michigan faculty say administration has not been transparent

A White professor says she has been pretending to be Black for her entire professional career

Jessica Krug's Department Speaks Out

***ADMINISTRATORS

National U Holds Off on Name Change to Honor Donor Investigated for Child Porn

Lehigh University president to step down

Forced-out University of Kentucky dean details removal. Faculty expresses ‘dismay.’

***CHRISTIAN SCHOOLS 

Taylor fires tenured professor over controversial video 

Mid-Atlantic Christian University confirms building collapse Saturday morning, all students accounted for

***LIBERTY UNIVERSITY

Liberty tells staff to refrain from interacting with Falwell 

‘A culture of fear’: Liberty U trustees under fire for ignoring complaints about Falwell Jr’s campus carousing

How Jerry Falwell Jr. mixed his personal finances with his university's 

***RESEARCH 

Massive fraud investigation targets prominent Brazilian health researcher

 There is an urgent need to improve peer review

***STUDENT LIFE

Student's refusal to wear anti-COIVD masks leads SDSU to confine them to their dorms

‘Nobody Likes Snitching’: How Rules Against Parties Are Dividing Campuses 

Stanford University Students Flock to a Virtual Campus

University Of California, Santa Cruz, Rehires Student Assistants Fired In Spring

How on-campus college students can reduce their risks of getting covid-19 ($)

***SEXUAL HARASSMENT & ASSAULT

Michigan State Employees Failed to Act on Sexual Misconduct 

New Title IX sexual assault guidelines in effect on Oklahoma campuses

Washington Football Team Harassment Allegations Have Women In Sports Wondering, ‘Is This Worth It?’

***RACIAL ISSUES ON CAMPUS

Brown University Drops 'Plantations' From Lengthy Formal Name 

"Hitler was right" neo-Nazi posters found hanging at Arizona university

Mizzou athletes march on campus to shine light on social injustices

Skidmore College outlines racial justice initiatives