Articles of interest about higher ed - May 8
/***COVID-19
Only a small portion of law enforcement officers have been vaccinated against COVID-19
How COVID-19 is changing the world of beauty
***HIGHER ED & COVID
Rutgers professor, doctor dies of COVID while helping family in India
100 U.S. colleges will require vaccinations to attend in-person classes in the fall ($)
College Health Group Recommends Requiring COVID Vaccines
***LAYOFFS & CLOSURES
Judson College closing amid enrollment and debt woes
Becker College Will Lay Off More Than 300 When It Closes
Laurentian University's financial insolvency leads to 110 faculty layoffs
***COLLEGE FINANCES
USF St. Petersburg student journalists dive into university’s finances in yearlong investigation
College leaders praise Biden’s free-tuition plan
Pennsylvania higher ed system releases consolidation plans
***HIGHER ED
Ohio Community Colleges Cancel 2021-22 Sports
No College, No Problem. Some Employers Drop Degree Requirements To Diversify Staffs
Colleges slowly bringing back study abroad programs after pandemic
***HUMANITIES
UVM approaches record enrollment in the liberal arts
Is it the end of history in universities?
***HIGHER ED IN COURT
Courts view COVID-19 tuition refund lawsuits skeptically
In Lawsuit Doctor Alleges U of Rochester Robbed Her of Research Time
Yeshiva students sue, seeking recognition of LGBTQ+ student club
Supreme Court to Hear Debate Over Houston College Board’s Censure of Trustee
Lawsuit accuses VMI of racial discrimination
***TEACHING
The Controversial but Useful Practice of ‘Ungrading’ in Teaching Writing ($)
Will a Rise in Online Learning Open Remote Teaching Opportunities for Faculty?
***ACADEMIC LIFE
Northwestern Faculty Oppose New Athletic Director Selection
Oregon Tech faculty strike ends
Cypress College instructor on leave after interrupting, objecting to student’s pro-police argument
Oregon Institute of Technology asks state agency to declare tentative faculty strike unlawful
***ACADEMICS & CRIME
Professor at Northern Oklahoma College arrested, accused of sexually abusing students
Former Southern University band director booked into federal prison
Kansas lawmaker asked to resign from board seat at Missouri college following arrest
***LINDFIELD
Complaint against 4th Linfield trustee alleges inappropriate touching, comment
Linfield Cuts Off Mass Faculty Emails Amid Controversy
***FACULTY VS PRESIDENTS
University of Colorado Boulder Faculty Assembly censures system President
Monmouth College faculty votes "No Confidence" in school President
***COLLEGE ADMINISTRATORS
LSU picks new leader, naming system’s first Black president
Five new college presidents reflect on their first years in pandemic
Collin College candidates address concerns of free speech, retaliation
***CHRISTIAN SCHOOLS & COVID
Catholic colleges, universities debate COVID-19 vaccine requirements
Kentucky Christian College requiring students to be vaccinated to be on campus for fall semester
Pacific Lutheran to require mandatory COVID-19 vaccinations
***CHRISTIAN SCHOOLS
Dr. Wayne D. Lewis, Jr. to Become Sixth President of Houghton College
Why Nathan Cartagena teaches critical race theory to evangelicals
Houghton College names new president
***LIBERTY UNIVERSITY
Liberty University’s lawsuit against Falwell is an admission of guilt (opinion)
Jerry Falwell Jr. cancels graduation event due to respiratory emboli symptoms
The Ohio Lawmaker Caught Zooming & DRiving is a Liberty U Graduate
***RESEARCH
How to navigate authorship of scientific manuscripts
Good research begins long before papers get written
Which Scientific Disciplines Cite Philosophy of Science?
Covid-19 and the evolution of scientific publishing
Do senior faculty members produce fewer research publications than their younger colleagues?
New study says more abstract, jargony articles get cited less
What I learned writing a science paper for a 10-year-old
Big-name scientists surprised to find themselves on journal board
***RETRACTIONS
Mask study was “misleading” and misquotes citations, says Elsevier
Academic Journal Retractions and the COVID-19 Pandemic
***STUDENT LIFE
How Marriage and College Switched Places
As Campus Life Resumes, So Does Concern Over Hazing
Pomona College student government passes sweeping anti-Zionism bill
International Students See Visa Struggles As Colleges Return To In Person Learning
I graduated from San Diego State University without student debt, but it nearly killed me
No Change in Guidance on Foreign Students and Online Learning
***FREE SPEECH
Boston College student organization protest delayed due to COVID-19 policy
University of San Diego: Professor's comments in blog protected by academic freedom policy
***SEXUAL HARASSMENT & ASSAULT
Marist students call for increased Title IX funding, transparency in claims of abuse
LSU conspired to cover up sexual misconduct, seven women claim in suit
LSU changes Title IX policy, says it will fire employees who don't report violations
***RACIAL ISSUES ON CAMPUS
Faculty union: Cypress college failed to be ‘anti-racist’ by not defending professor in viral video
Eastern NC colleges release statement on Andrew Brown Jr.
Tensions at UT-Austin over "The Eyes of Texas"
Debate Erupts at N.J. Law School After White Student Quotes Racial Slur ($)
NYU Politics professor denies anti-Asian sentiment then asks for retraction
College football coach fired over tweet mocking Stacey Abrams fights back with lawsuit
Morehouse leaves debate tournament following anti-Black mockery
TCU confronts its history with the Confederacy, racism on campus
***CRIME ON CAMPUS
Fontbonne University accused of failing to warn students over repeated residence hall break ins
U of Oregon Sue’s one of its former police officers for unlawful arrest of a Hispanic man
Third York College student now charged with robbery and conspiracy