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Chronicle of Higher Education: U. of Washington Cancels In-Person Classes, Becoming First Major U.S. Institution to Do So Amid Coronavirus Fears
In a Friday message, the university said it planned to restart in-person instruction on March 30. Seattle has seen the most reported cases of the novel coronavirus in the United States so far.
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Chronicle of Higher Education: Grad Students and UC-Santa Cruz Chancellor Say Strike Will Have Lasting Impact on Higher Ed. They Disagree on What That Will Be.
The chancellor says it’s about protecting undergraduate education, but strikers argue it’s about who has access in the first place.
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Chronicle of Higher Education: The Face of Face-Touching Research Says, ÔÇÿItÔÇÖs Quite FrighteningÔÇÖ
Mary-Louise McLaws is a professor at the University of New South Wales who studies how infectious diseases spread.
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Chronicle of Higher Education: Transitions: Sewanee Names New President; Provost Selected at Seattle Pacific U.
Reuben Brigety II, a dean at George Washington University, has been named the next leader of Sewanee: University of the South.
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Chronicle of Higher Education: To Keep the Focus on Learning, These Professors Asked Students to Grade Themselves
Two instructors at St. Olaf College helped students evaluate their own work in a January-term course on democracy and the arts.
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Chronicle of Higher Education: Enrollment Headaches From Coronavirus Are Many. They WonÔÇÖt Be Relieved Soon.
For American colleges at the height of the admissions season, the spreading illness is forcing them to work on parallel tracks. On one, it’s business as usual.
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Chronicle of Higher Education: Coronavirus Hits Campus
As colleges and universities have struggled to devise policies to respond to the quickly evolving situation, here are links to The Chronicle’s key coverage of how this worldwide health crisis affect
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Chronicle of Higher Education: Why This ÔÇÿDiversity LibrarianÔÇÖ Wants to Make Her Job Obsolete
Libraries must undergo fundamental changes to be accessible to all students, advocates say.
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Chronicle of Higher Education: CDC Warns Colleges to ÔÇÿConsiderÔÇÖ Canceling Study-Abroad Trips
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention issues a vaguely worded directive on covid-19 and other news of global higher education.
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Chronicle of Higher Education: One UniversityÔÇÖs Leadership Crisis Started in Admissions. An Investigation Found Alleged Bribery and Thousands of Dollars Stashed Under a Calendar.
An internal report obtained by The Chronicle found that a law-school administrator at Texas Southern University may have accepted bribes in exchange for students’ admission.
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Chronicle of Higher Education: One University's Leadership Crisis Started in Admissions. An Investigation Found Alleged Bribery and Thousands of Dollars Stashed Under a Calendar.
An internal report newly obtained by The Chronicle found that a law-school administrator may have accepted bribes in exchange for students’ admission.
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Chronicle of Higher Education: How to Stave Off That ÔÇÿConsultant FatigueÔÇÖ
Readers share some ideas for making the most of consultants — one of several challenges Fort Lewis College faces as it tries to reverse the effects of falling enrollments.
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Chronicle of Higher Education: The Coronavirus Threatens to Upend Higher Ed. Here Are the Latest Developments.
In response to the outbreak of Covid-19, colleges are canceling study-abroad programs, academic associations are postponing conferences, and administrators are planning for long-term disruption.
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Chronicle of Higher Education: Who Holds AmericaÔÇÖs $1.5-Trillion Student-Loan Debt?
Over the past decade, student-loan debt has ballooned to an unprecedented size. What does the data say about who holds America’s $1.5-trillion student-loan debt?
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Chronicle of Higher Education: Students Often Glorify Stress. HereÔÇÖs How One College Is Helping Them Ease It.
Rather than talking about who is more overwhelmed, students are trying new resources to figure out — and share — what wellness means to them.
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Chronicle of Higher Education: ÔÇÿThe Most Important Form of Public Outreach That We Can Do in Higher Ed Is TeachingÔÇÖ
A new book challenges professors to see their students — and colleges to see teaching — with new eyes.
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Chronicle of Higher Education: Unraveling the Complexity of AmericaÔÇÖs Student-Loan Debt
College debt in the U.S. doubled to $1.5 trillion in the decade following the Great Recession. Whether that’s a problem depends on your perspective.
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Chronicle of Higher Education: At This Texas Campus, Sexual Harassers Can Now Expect to Be Fired
The University of Texas at Austin introduced a policy that makes termination the ├ó┬Ç┬£presumptive punishment├ó┬Ç┬Ø for faculty and staff who engage in sexual misconduct and violence.
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Chronicle of Higher Education: Do Graduate Assistants Earn a Living Wage? Not in These Cities.
In universities in some parts of the country, the median wage for graduate assistants is well below the recommended living wage.
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Chronicle of Higher Education: After Announcing Firing of Grad Assistants, UC-Santa Cruz Is in Turmoil
With other graduate students vowing solidarity, the university’s hard line may lead to an instructor shortage for the spring term.
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