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Faculty
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By Emma Pettit

Because Covid-19 has interrupted the traditional path of advancement, at least three institutions will offer tenure-clock extensions to junior faculty members.

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Finance
By Dan Bauman

The institutions are seeking to reassure bondholders and shore up cash reserves as the United States enters what is likely to be a recession. (PREMIUM)

The Chronicle Review
By Allison Stanger

Students aren’t having a real college experience. We shouldn’t pretend that they are.

Campus Housing
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By Francie Diep

Residence halls could house people under quarantine, or health-care workers afraid of going home and infecting their families.

Students
By Emma Dill

Students, some of whom are far from home or face difficult circumstances, say they have been left to fend for themselves.

Medical Students
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By Katherine Mangan

Medical residents will be under even greater pressure as Covid-19 spreads.

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Advice
By David D. Perlmutter

As an academic leader, your style of asking for things must fit what works — politically, culturally — at your institution.

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