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THE ACADEMIC WORKPLACE

Colleges Want a Return to Normal. Their Employees Want a Reset.

By Lindsay Ellis

Faculty and staff members feel spent, right when they’re needed most.

COVID AND THE CLASSROOM

She Wouldn’t Teach Without Being Able to Require Masks. So She Was Fired.

By Emma Pettit

The lab coordinator wrote that she respectfully refused to teach “in a classroom in which I cannot create a safe environment for my students.”

BACKGROUNDER

As Delta Variant Surges, Faculty Urge Their Colleges to Change Course

By Emma Pettit

One professor wanted her university to “be brave” and institute a mask mandate.

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A recent $500 million gift is accelerating scientific research and innovation

THE RECAP

‘The Chair,’ Episode 3: Is the Department Chair the Boss?

No, at least not for tenure-track faculty members. But chairs do have to ensure everything runs smoothly.

ELBOW PATCHES, ANYONE?

What Are Academics Wearing? Readers Share Their Campus Fashion Choices

By Fernanda Zamudio-Suarez

We asked about favorite accessories, pandemic substitutions, and the elbow-patches stereotype. Here’s what you said.

TEACHING

How to Prepare Your Students for a Possible Change of Plans

By Beckie Supiano

Even when a college intends to offer classes fully in person, professors may have to supply some fine print.

NOW 797 COLLEGES

Here’s a List of Colleges That Require Students or Employees to Be Vaccinated Against Covid-19

By Andy Thomason and Brian O’Leary

More colleges are mandating vaccinations. Here are the ones we know about.

Virtual Events: Tune In Live

How Colleges Can Bolster Their Cybersecurity

UPCOMING: August 26 at 2 p.m., ET
Preventing data breaches has long been a priority for colleges and universities, which store vast amounts of sensitive and personal information. In this virtual forum, a panel of experts will discuss best practices, new tools, emerging strategies, and alarming trends that should be on every college leader’s radar. With Support From Microsoft. Register here.

The Road Ahead for Community Colleges

UPCOMING: August 31 at 2 p.m., ET
Higher-ed institutions have all been drastically affected by the pandemic, but perhaps none as much as community colleges. As part of the “Road Ahead for Higher Education”series, “The Road Ahead for Community Colleges” examines the unique challenges two-year institutions face and how they are positioning themselves for the future. With Support From AWS. Register here.

What Students Need This Academic Year

UPCOMING: September 1 at 2 p.m., ET
A new academic year is coming. What kind of educational experience do students need in this — yet another — uncertain, unprecedented year? Join co-host Michael Sorrell, president of Paul Quinn College, as he talks with experts and students in a four-part series of virtual forums, Going Forward: The Higher Ed We Need Now. With Support From TIAA. Register here.

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ADVICE

How to Adjust Your Employment Policies for the Covid Era

By Peter Lake

Tips for avoiding a legal quagmire.

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Leaning on the Power of Community

Learn how the University of Nebraska-Lincoln partnered with Palo Alto Networks to deliver powerful and cost-effective cybersecurity solutions to their community through Internet2 and Network Nebraska.

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