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Coronavirus News Roundup for May 15
Everything you need to know for Friday and the weekend about higher ed and the coronavirus in one easy-to-read package (with some distractions to help your sanity).
Legacies and Life Lessons
As academics continue to die from COVID-19, leaving behind shocked and heartbroken colleagues, the deaths are prompting introspection and discussions about what it means to be an educator.
Open-Access Publishing and the Coronavirus
Some publishers are moving toward an open model, prompted by COVID-19.
ACLU, Survivor Advocate Groups Sue Dept. of Education
The American Civil Liberties Union and the law firm Stroock & Stroock & Lavan LLP filed a lawsuit against the...
Ep 1: Distributing $6.3 Billion in Emergency Aid for Students
To better understand this fast-moving story, Paul Fain, the podcast's host, interviews David Baime, senior vice president for government relations...
Ep 2: What Should a Federal Jobs Bill Do?
Roughly 22 million Americans have filed for unemployment since the crisis began, and the estimated unemployment rate stands at 12...
Ep. 3: Helping Students Avoid Problems with the ‘Asterisk Semester’
The episode features Lilah Burke, a reporter at Inside Higher Ed, who has written about this issue. And to describe...
Happiness Gap for Mothers
Why is there a happiness gap for mothers? In today's Academic Minute, part of University of the South Week, Katie...