Latest on the virus and higher ed; alleged bribery in admissions spurred leadership crisis at Texas Southern; stopping "consultant fatigue"; and more.
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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. On the other, they are planning for a myriad of contingencies. (PREMIUM)
Today’s updates include more suspensions of international travel, new guidelines from a campus health association, and reverberations in college athletics.
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. (PREMIUM)
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.
Analyzing more than 50,000 people’s diets, Edith Cowan University researchers discovered those with a high flavonoid consumption had a lower risk of death from cancer or heart disease.
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