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Approaching Normalcy?
As vaccinations continue, colleges and universities announce plans for more in-person instruction this fall.
Cases Rise, Restrictions Begin
Cases are going up at colleges and universities, despite more testing. Some colleges have put in place tight restrictions. Others have been more flexible.
The Skinny on Teaching Evals and Bias
New analysis seeks to make sense of what's really going on with respect to gender and other kinds of bias and teaching evaluations. It offers suggestions for meaningful evaluations during COVID-19 and beyond.
New Variant Makes Inroads Onto College Campuses
Six universities have now reported cases of the B.1.1.7 variant of SARS-CoV-2.
Better Than Before?
Large universities saw thousands of students infected last fall. Many of those institutions are doing better this time around.
The Growing Ithaca Resistance
The college wants to cut 116 full-time positions from its non-tenure-track faculty ranks, but alumni, students and professors are putting up a fight.
Australian Universities in ‘Deep Trouble’ as Borders Stay Closed
Full reopening is not expected until 2022. Some fear for Australia's ability to recover pre-pandemic share of international students.
Return to In-Person Instruction Influenced by Politics
State sociopolitical factors strongly influenced four-year public colleges in their reopening decisions, new working paper finds. County sociopolitical factors played into decision making at private four-year colleges and two-year public colleges.