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Refusing to Proceed as Normal

University of Alabama at Huntsville professor leaves his tenured job over the university’s pandemic planning, saying he can’t be part of the disaster he fears will unfold this fall.

Making the Tough Call

How rising COVID-19 cases convinced the Stanislaus State president to shift classes online just a week before the start of the semester.
Opinion

With Equity and Justice for All

As colleges grapple with the challenges and uncertainties of reopening this fall, they should ensure that any return-to-campus plan is fair in both perception and reality, writes Jen DeNeal.
Opinion

Helping Faculty Manage Reopening Risks

Given their responsibility for scholarly activities, it’s natural for some faculty to try to develop their own safety measures for classes and labs, but they should fight that impulse, writes Mike Poterala.

Data Collection Comforts: Most Students Trust Their Colleges

Students don’t know a lot about what their colleges are doing with their data, and experts say institutions must help them think more critically about data privacy. Here’s how.

Win for Academic Freedom in Nebraska

University of Nebraska system Board of Regents voted down a proposal to ban the "imposition" of critical race theory in the classroom. Students and faculty members wanted that outcome, but some worry about the damage that's already been done.

Delta Variant Raises Questions as Campuses Start Semester

Florida universities are ordered to open in person; Stanislaus State will go online for six weeks; a few Texas institutions will start online; required vaccines in Philadelphia, no confidence vote at Penn State; clusters at Duke; and colleges scramble to get students vaccinated.

Cornell Says No Remote Teaching as COVID Fears Persist

Scholars question the legality and morality of Cornell's refusal to consider requests from faculty to teach online -- even requests "premised on the need for a disability accommodation."