Articles of interest about higher ed - March 6
/*** COVID-19
Illinois family grieving loss attributed to ‘COVID psychosis’
Experts explain what you should and shouldn't do if you're fully vaccinated
How to Deal with Crushing Vaccine FOMO
***HIGHER ED & COVID
Colleges That Require Virus-Screening Tech Struggle to Say Whether It Works ($)
At least two Southeast Texas colleges will still require masks on campus
University of Texas Rio Grande Valley apologizes after undocumented migrants refused vaccine
The Cost of Insuring Colleges Continues to Rise. And Covid’s Not the Reason. ($)
COVID-19 vaccines given to hundreds of University of Illinois employees who weren’t yet eligible, including coaches and instructors
***HIGHER ED & POLITICS
Accreditor may lose access to federal money after approving college without students rebuked
Colorado group aims to give colleges, universities a voice
***LAYOFFS & FURLOUGHS
Group protests Marquette layoffs, calls for worker reinstatement
***COLLEGE FINANCES
Becker College in jeopardy of closing
Why Haven’t More Colleges Closed?
***HIGHER ED
A New Report on the Future of Higher Education
A ‘gobsmacking number’ of students in need aren’t applying to college. Are we missing 'an entire generation'?
***HUMANITIES
I was a liberal arts major. Education is about more than jobs
***HIGHER ED IN COURT
Morehouse student denied access to program because of HIV status, lawsuit says
Auburn University professors suing over management of Econ department
UT Austin student suing school over spring 2020 tuition
Lawsuit alleges employment discrimination at the University of Cincinnati
***TEACHING
Okay, let me just share my screen… ah, nope. okay, you’re looking at my savings account
3 Lessons From Teaching A Course On UX Design
***ACADEMIC LIFE
Workaholic academics need to stop taking pride in their burnout
John Carroll University fundamentally alters tenure -- to the point that professors say it and academic freedom no longer exist
U of Florida suspends professors blamed in student's suicide
Ferris State professor fired following investigation after tweeting racial slurs
***ADMINISTRATORS
Lawrence University names first Black president
President Marjorie Hass to depart Rhodes College
Big Ten Presidents try to prevent public from seeing emails about return-to-school & COVID
Northwestern University President to step down next year
A College President Worried About the Risks of Dorm Isolation. So He Moved In
College president back and forth with paper over whereabouts of CFO
St. Bonaventure's 21st president, dies of COVID
Second interim president named at Guilford College to replace recently named first interim president
Scientist named president of University of Chicago
***CHRISTIAN SCHOOLS
Mass top court says Gordon College professor not a 'minister'
Virginia GOP rules out statewide convention at single venue after visit to Liberty University
These Christian Colleges Are Taking On Today’s Hot-Button Social Issues
Bob Jones University drops mask requirement in classrooms
President of The Master’s University and Seminary resigns
Rally to Support Southwest Baptist University Professors Draws Crowd in Front of School
***RESEARCH
What happened when a group of sleuths flagged more than 30 papers with errors?
Science journals rush to publish pandemic research but many have weak analysis, unsupported claims, & meaningless insight
There are no resources to inform researchers about the publication culture of a research group before joining
JAMA journal retracts, replaces paper linking nonionizing radiation to ADHD
Meet the postdoc who says he’s been trying to retract his own paper since 2016
***STUDENT LIFE
Will Universities take away the flexibility they have given to disabled students when the move back in person?
Many students are hesitant to discuss controversial topics in the classroom during Fall 2020 semester
VCU student found dead, fraternity suspended
'I felt immeasurably stuck': High school seniors face college acceptances, rejections alone
Study finds no link between gender and physics course performance
***SEXUAL HARASSMENT & ASSAULT
Independent investigation finds that LSU routinely mishandled allegations of sexual misconduct
'Institutional betrayal': Law firm faults OSU's Alexander for Title IX issues at LSU
Campus assault victims in limbo as Biden seeks to undo Trump reforms
Lawsuit says University of Nebraska-Lincoln did not act to stop a professor from sexually harassing student
***RACIAL ISSUES ON CAMPUS
Statue by Nazi-era artist removed from Bay Area college campus
Emails reveal Texas alumni threatening to stop donations unless song with racist ties is played at football games
Penalizing Black hair in the name of academic success is undeniably racist, unfounded, and against the law
Predominantly white colleges tackle racism, diversity, equity and inclusion