Articles of interest about higher ed - April 26
/***COVID-19
Even after being fully vaccinated, many still wrestle with a fear of catching Covid
How to Resume to Normal Life When Your Child is Not Vaccinated
MIT researchers: Risk of contracting COVID-19 indoors the same at 6ft and 60ft
People Are Reporting Unusual Periods After Receiving COVID-19 Vaccines — Here’s What We Know
***HIGHER ED & COVID
University of Chicago links COVID-19 outbreak to spring break travel and student gatherings
Yale Is The Latest University To Require Students To Get A Coronavirus Vaccine
***LAYOFFS & CUTS
The faces of higher education’s historic layoffs
LaGrange College to Cut Several Programs, Employees
***COLLEGE FINANCES
Washington pumped $35 billion into emergency grants for college students—here’s how it’s going ($)
New York Community College wants to sell its dorms
***PROTESTS
Ohio State University students demand the college sever ties with Columbus police
Vanderbilt Employees Decry $100 Million Recruitment Initiative During Pandemic
Haverford College student strike leaves deep divisions
***HIGHER ED IN COURT
Student accused of cheating sues Syracuse University, claims he was denied fair hearing
Judge dismisses former coaches' discrimination lawsuit against University of Minnesota Duluth
University of Arkansas settles lawsuit with former student over Title IX
Arizona State professor files lawsuit against former head of Knowledge Enterprise
Former Virginia Tech soccer player sues coach; says she was forced off of team for not kneeling
Lawsuit dismissed that sought to block transgender athletes from competing in Connecticut
***TEACHING
21 Ways to Structure an Online Discussion
Common Core ultimately had little impact on school performance (opinion)
Zoom pledges to let institutions moderate their own content -- with some important exceptions
51 West Point cadets caught cheating must repeat a year
***ACADEMIC LIFE
University of Florida Professor Resigns Amid Investigations Into Student’s Suicide
Visiting Researcher Fired From Cornell Tech, Drawing Widespread Backlash
College faculty at Linfield express no confidence in university leadership
For female professors, less time to research in pandemic
***ADMISSIONS
After a Year of Turmoil, Elite Universities Welcome More Diverse Freshman Classes ($)
How The Pandemic Changed The College Admissions Selection Process This Year
***COLLEGE ADMINISTRATORS
College administrators receive near-zero pay increase during pandemic
Survey shows how provosts faced the pandemic
Ousted Temple business school dean indicted on fraud charges tied to college rankings scandal
***CHRISTIAN SCHOOL ADMINISTRATORS
Faculty no confidence vote in Wright State president passes
Thomas Aquinas College president will step down, return to teaching in 2022
Saint Xavier Faculty Calls for President's Removal
Calvin University selects Noah Toly as provost
Pepperdine University Names Jay Brewster Provost and Chief Academic Officer
Gordon College names Dr. Michael Hammond as its next president
***CHRISTIAN SCHOOLS
Saint Leo University draws challenge after sidestepping faculty union
Diversity Advocates at Evangelical Colleges: ‘In Some Ways, You’re Seen as a Heretic’
Faculty vote ‘no confidence’ in board at Seattle Pacific University over LGBTQ hiring exclusion
Christian university sues to block HUD order forcing male student placement in female dorms
Baylor Basketball Rejects Championship Jeep After Auto Dealer Makes Racist Comment On TV
Priest indicted for alleged rape of student at Franciscan University
St. Charles Borromeo Seminary moving to new home at Gwynedd Mercy University
Asian American student assaulted near Baylor campus
***RESEARCH
Editor’s tips for passing journal checks
Medicine’s Privileged Gatekeepers: Producing Harmful Ignorance About Racism And Health
Shifting toward 'open peer review'
Why don't you publish your research here?
***RETRACTIONS
Two retractions spotlight the ethical challenges of consent for case reports
***STUDENT LIFE
What Teenagers Have Learned From a Tumultuous Time in Politics ($)
Study: Student Drinking Decreased During Pandemic
Proctorio sued over accusing student of Copyright Infringement to Get Critical Tweets Taken Down
***SEXUAL HARASSMENT & ASSAULT
Past Students Say Professor of Rock ’n’ Roll Sexually Harassed Them ($)
As on-campus rape reports rise, University of Cincinnati continues to issue few alerts
Former women athletes sue Canisius College, allege they were harassed for being lesbians
***RACIAL ISSUES ON CAMPUS
Wichita State University student senator under fire for ‘white lives matter’ mask
Tennessee Tech professors face discipline for calling colleague a racist
Allegations of anti-Semitism at Linfield University
***CAMPUS COMPUTER ISSUES
From admissions to teaching to grading, AI is infiltrating higher education
Linux bans University of Minnesota for committing malicious code
***CRIME ON CAMPUS