Articles of Interest about Higher Ed - April 9
/***COVID-19
Got a strange text about your COVID vaccine? Here's what could be going on
1 in 3 Covid-19 patients are diagnosed with a neuropsychiatric condition
Wharton professor on the employer Covid vaccine requirement dilemma
Your post-vaccination travel questions answered
What to Do If You Lose Your Vaccine Card
Here’s What Happens If You End Up Getting Two Different Vaccines
***HIGHER ED & COVID
Some Colleges Are Mandating COVID-19 Vaccines — But At What Cost?
5 US colleges to require students to be vaccinated before returning in the fall
More colleges move to make vaccines mandatory for students
***COVID AT SPECIFIC SCHOOLS
Cornell University to require students to be vaccinated ahead of fall semester
Johnson County Community College is offering employees a one-time $250 payment to get the vaccine
***HIGHER ED
Piedmont University's name change from Piedmont College now official
Coursera Is Now a Public Company. What Does That Mean For Higher Education?
***LAYOFFS & CUTS
Pacific Lutheran University will cut 36 positions, eliminate majors to fill budget hole
Mills College Faculty Demand Answers About Closure
***COLLEGE FINANCES
Endicott College’s strength during the pandemic highlights the importance of diverse revenue streams
Tennessee owes Tennessee State University between $151 million and $544 million
University of Iowa gives athletics $50 million ‘loan’
Biden Has Promised to Crack Down on Troubled For-Profit Colleges. Some Are Already in Peril.
Mormon Church helping put Utah State's language-focused programs under 1 roof
Donor Darla Moore writes off USC after it fails to acknowledge her mother's death
***ADMISSIONS
Poll: Nearly half of parents don’t want their kids to go to a four-year college
COVID-19 pandemic making college choice especially difficult
University of Kentucky sends 500,000 acceptance emails in 'error'
Duke University Tried Test-Optional Admissions And Got 10,000 More Applicants
Harvard College Accepts Record-Low 3.43% of Applicants to Class of 2025
Colleges Get Creative To Reach Students After Enrollment Plummets Due To COVID-19
***HUMANITIES
Survey of employers shows liberal arts skills are valued & sought out in the workplace
***HIGHER ED IN COURT
LSU official sues for $50 million, alleging retaliation for Les Miles allegations
Michigan university can't punish Christian club for requiring leaders be Christian, Judge rules
Dartmouth College seeks dismissal of lawsuit alleging bias in sex assault ruling
University of Cincinnati Faces Lawsuit After Sharing Students’ Personal Data to Health Provider
***TEACHING
What Impacts Active Learning in STEM?
Far Too Many Educators Aren’t Prepared to Teach Black and Brown Students (Opinion)
***ONLINE PROCTORING
Cheating on homework leads to extortion scam
UW-Madison disables proctoring software amid complaints
Proctoring Tool Failed to Recognize Dark Skin, Students Say
***ACADEMIC LIFE
All Faculty Types Suffer Job Losses in 2020-2021 Academic Year
Florida GOP Wants To Take On 'Cancel Culture' By Secretly Recording Professors
Man who died in D.C. fire was an assistant professor at George Washington University
***CHRISTIAN SCHOOLS
Notre Dame Law School Tells Non-Wealthy Students ‘Thanks, But No Thanks’
Baylor denies health care dependency status to same-sex spouses of university employees
LGBT students sue Education Department over Title IX religious exemption
Are LGBTQ students at Christian schools discriminated against?
Judson College trustees vote to keep the school open
***LIBERTY UNIVERSITY
Jonathan Falwell named Liberty University Campus Pastor following Nasser's resignation
‘They thank me’: Jerry Falwell Jr. says Liberty University community still embraces him
***RESEARCH
A simple guide to ethical co-authorship
Prey tell, what makes a publisher predatory?
Do you obey public-access mandates? Google Scholar is watching
Plagiarism scandals are devaluing higher degrees in central Europe ($)
***STUDENT LIFE
I’m suing the University of Tennessee
Ole Miss Student Charged in Frat Hazing That Injured Pledge
Colleges see urgent mental health crisis ($)
Virginia Tech students decry Turning Point USA club for 'homophobic, racist' leaked chats
States Step In To Stop Colleges Holding Transcripts Ransom For Unpaid Bills
Another Graduating Class Faces A Workforce In Which Young People Are Struggling
A Michigan university is offering college students a scholarship to study cannabis
***SEXUAL HARASSMENT & ASSAULT
Education Department Starts Review of Title IX
***RACIAL ISSUES ON CAMPUS
Albion College students continue to boycott class to fight racial injustices on campus
Police investigating after swastika found on furniture at MCLA
White supremacy graffiti was found on Northern Kentucky's campus for the second time this year
***HIGHER ED SECURITY
Moody's: Cyberattacks Could Dent Higher Ed Credit Rating
IRS warns of new phishing scheme targeting colleges
Brown Under Cyberattack: Some Systems Shut Down, University Calls Incident “Utmost Priority”
University of California victim of nationwide hack attack