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Academic Life

Faculty Want a Say in Whether They Teach Face to Face. The Conversation Is Not Going Well.

By Megan Zahneis

Efforts to gauge instructors’ opinions feel coercive to many of them.

Administration

A Diversity Director Quit Liberty University. Then He Started ‘LUnderground Railroad’ for Employees.

Courtesy of LeeQuan McLaurin

By Katherine Mangan

The former director of diversity retention at Liberty University, who quit to protest what he considers President Jerry L. Falwell Jr.'s racist and oppressive leadership, has created the “LUnderground Railroad” to raise money for employees of color who want to leave but can't afford to. (PREMIUM)

Labor & Work-Life Issues

‘I Was Fed Up’: How #BlackInTheIvory Got Started, and What Its Founders Want to See Next

By Francie Diep

The academics who began a hashtag documenting black scholars’ experiences with racism in their careers talk about the radical, structural change they want to see.

Events

A Conversation on Race and Higher Education

Join us on Thursday for a discussion of how colleges can address the systemic problems with race and class in the United States. The conversation will be hosted by Michael J. Sorrell, president of Paul Quinn College, and Scott Carlson, a senior writer at The Chronicle.

Athletics

Will College Athletics Survive? Should They?

By Paul N. Friga

As Covid-19 decimates university resources, many leaders are wondering what changes they should make to athletic programs, or if they should have sports at all. (PREMIUM)

Newly Updated

Here’s a List of Colleges’ Plans for Reopening in the Fall

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.

Updated Regularly

We’re Tracking Employees Laid Off or Furloughed by Colleges

By Dan Bauman

Are you aware of furloughs or layoffs at a college or university? If so, let us know.

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Advice

12 Tough Questions to Ask Yourself Before Becoming a Provost

By Richard Badenhausen

“Do you enjoy hanging out with lawyers?,” and other questions to consider before a move into the provost’s office.

Special Reports

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 is affecting campuses.

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New Marketing Tools Inspire More Human-to-Human Interaction

With virtual learning now being common practice, Mongoose has developed two new tools to increase engagement and interactions with students, parents, and alumni.

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How Will the Pandemic Change Higher Education?

We reached out to college staff members, professors, and administrators with a straightforward question: How will the pandemic change higher education? Order the collection to hear what they had to say. Chronicle subscribers: Access this premium content free.

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