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Iowa President Ending Difficult Term With Early Retirement
Bruce Harreld's abrupt retirement announcement comes only a year after he extended his contract until 2023. He's given no reason for leaving.
CDC Issues New Testing Guidance for Colleges
Update offers more detailed guidance on prioritizing testing during an outbreak. It also says entry testing combined with regular serial testing might prevent or reduce transmission.
What Does ‘Close Contact’ Really Mean?
On some campuses, students are unlikely to be notified through contact tracing if an in-person classmate tests positive for COVID-19. Is that right?
NYU Settles Anti-Semitism Case
New York University agreed to take a number of actions to settle the first civil rights probe under Trump's anti-Semitism executive order. But some see risk to free expression on campus.
Dutch Parliament Aims for ‘Gold Standard’
Lawmakers create a system for seeking scientific advice on legislation.
COVID-19 Roundup: Judge Rejects Refund for Remote Learning
Federal court says Northeastern need not reimburse tuition for last spring's virtual shift; on-campus "fall break" or quarantine?
Academic Minute: Austria's Path to Tourist Destination
Today on the Academic Minute, Gundolf Graml, professor of German studies at Agnes Scott College, discusses how one country on...
Wichita State President Receiving $225K-Plus After Resigning
Wichita State University’s former president, whose resignation last week raised the specter that he’d been forced out because he’d disinvited...