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By Sarah Brown and Alexander C. Kafka

Some colleges are teaching students how to manage stress and anxiety during the pandemic. But given the scale of disruption and loss, promoting resilience might not strike the right tone.

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Finance
By Dan Bauman

They enroll more low-income, first-generation, and non-white students than do many other institutions. What happens when states can’t fund them? (PREMIUM)

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By Bryan Alexander

As the pandemic wears on, expect heavier teaching loads, more service requirements, and more time online. (PREMIUM)

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By Megan Zahneis

As college leaders announce hiring freezes and raise the specter of layoffs, professors worry Covid-19 will be an excuse to undermine shared governance and expand the contingent work force.

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By Chronicle Staff

Our searchable list, now with cumulative analysis, tracks whether institutions expect to have in-person or online-only classes or some mix of the two. Tell us what your campus is doing.

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“It’s too soon. Tempting fate.” That’s what one reader wrote when we asked, “Are you comfortable returning to work on your campus this fall?” Another reader responded, “Yes, absolutely. Our students are not in a high-risk population. We cannot remain locked inside forever waiting for a vaccine that may never materialize.”

We’re asking readers to tell us how they really feel about returning to campus this fall. Answer the question in this Google Form, and your response could be published in future Chronicle coverage (anonymously, of course).

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By Sue May

Administrators who were offered new positions in the midst of the Covid-19 crisis talk about the personal aspects of making that career choice.

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Special Reports

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 is affecting campuses.

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