Articles of interest about higher ed- April 1
/***COVID-19
Vaccine passports and digital vaccination records, explained
Why vaccine passports may be inevitable in next phase of COVID-19
Should I laminate my COVID vaccine card? Here’s what experts say
How does COVID-19 affect the brain?
Florida man fired after fake vaccine card business exposed on TikTok
Stanford Scientists Reverse Engineer Moderna Vaccine, Post Code on Github
***HIGHER ED & COVID
Some say COVID-19 may have changed college campuses for good
Rutgers University first in nation to require on-campus students get COVID vaccine for fall semester
***ENROLLMENT
Enrollment declines at California’s community colleges far greater than earlier predictions
***HIGHER ED
Moody's Upgrades Financial Outlook for Higher Ed
The Absurdity of University Rankings
A new direction for Bennett College
Google Engineers Created a Cheap Certificate Program to Help You Get a New Job in Tech
***LAYOFFS & CUTS
University of Montana professors, students protest proposed $2.6 million budget cuts
Salem State University retrenchment plan accidentally released
***COLLEGE FINANCES
The biggest earners at private colleges and universities
Moody's Raises Higher Ed Outlook to Stable
***HIGHER ED IN COURT
High court sympathetic to college athletes in NCAA dispute
Judge rules for Southern Methodist University over jurisdiction
Students file lawsuit over fake college sting operation by ICE and DHS
***TEACHING
A Pair of Business School Professors Made Their Students Read Fiction. Amazing Things Happened
Cal State LA was caught in a large-scale cheating scandal, but it’s not alone
How Cheating in College Hurts Students
Zoom Escaper makes it easy to sabotage that unbearable Zoom meeting
***ACADEMIC LIFE
University of Missouri faculty members upset about use of data in promotion and tenure
The Well-Heeled Professoriate: Socioeconomic Backgrounds Of University Faculty
***ACADEMICS & CRIME
Professor put camera in teen’s room ‘to bond with her,’ Oklahoma documents say
Ga. Tech professor indicted on federal fraud charges
***PROFESSORS IN COURT
Lecturer fired for ‘aggressive’ use of question marks gets $20K payout
***ADMINISTRATORS
SC State University faculty senate votes 'no confidence' in President and Provost
University of Michigan leaders condemn regent's comments
***ADMINISTRATORS LEAVING
Lily McNair No Longer President at Tuskegee University
University of Iowa President Bruce Harreld to leave earlier than expected
Oregon State University President F. King Alexander resigns amid fallout from LSU scandal
CUNY law school dean cancels herself after 'slaveholder' comment
***CHRISTIAN SCHOOLS
Evangel University dropping the name "Crusaders"
USA Today editor fired who wanted to ban Christian University from NCAA
Regent University hosts conspiracy-filled livestream event
***RESEARCH
How to Find and Vet Journal Articles
The fight against fake-paper factories that churn out sham science
Science relies on constructive criticism. Here’s how to keep it useful and respectful
Self-correction in science: The diagnostic and integrative motives for replication
The internationality of published higher education scholarship: How do the ‘top’ journals compare?
The top editor at JAMA has been sidelined amid outcry comments on structural racism
***STUDENT LIFE
Angela Davis event: Butler University students allege censorship
College student found driving 106 mph while watching Zoom class
Tax Refund Scam Targets College Students and Staff
Yale Disputes Social Media Report on Student's Suicide
28 Things They Don't Teach You In High School That You Learn Pretty Much Immediately In College
***STUDENTS IN COURT
Supreme Court sides with student newspaper in dispute with UK over sexual misconduct records
Judge Says Students Can Sue Quinnipiac Over Shift to Remote Learning
FTC sends out nearly $50 million to former University of Phoenix students from 2019 settlement
***STUDENT MEDIA
***SEXUAL HARASSMENT & ASSAULT
New online reporting form allows Brown University students to report sexual harassment anonymously
USC agrees to $852 million payout in sex abuse lawsuit
11 women file lawsuit alleging Eastern Michigan University mishandled sexual assault claims
***RACIAL ISSUES ON CAMPUS
Oxford University considers scrapping ‘colonial’ and ‘white’ music notation in syllabus makeover
Boise State resumes diversity classes after brief suspension and controversy
University of Cincinnati professor who called COVID-19 'the Chinese virus' not asked to return
Brown University undergraduates vote for reparations for descendants of enslaved people
***CRIME ON CAMPUS
Two plead guilty to stealing millions of dollars’ worth of computers from Stanford
***RANSOMWARE
Ransomware gang breaches University of Colorado and University of Miami
Ransomware group targets universities in Maryland, California in new data leaks