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By Anthony P. Carnevale, Peter Schmidt, and Jeff Strohl

Fixing academe’s race and class inequality must be at the top of the list. (PREMIUM)

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By Audrey Williams June

Many counties where community spread of Covid-19 has run rampant are home to flagships, community colleges, and religious institutions, among others. (PREMIUM)

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By Jacquelyn Elias

At some institutions, international enrollment accounts for more than 70 percent of the student body.
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By Elin Johnson

Some colleges are amending contracts so they won’t have to reimburse fees if Covid-19 returns with a vengeance.
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By Megan Zahneis

Many campuses that plan to return to in-person instruction this fall will do so with a mask-wearing mandate in place. But for some people with disabilities, that presents problems.
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The University of Southern California offered to pay for an in-person course for its international students.
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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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Interested in the role irrational beliefs play in our mental economy, Lisa Bortolotti, professor of philosopy at the University of Birmingham, argues that certain false beliefs can provide valuable services without harming others, resulting in useful epistemic outcomes.

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By Lee Skallerup Bessette

It’s time to approach online teaching, not from a deficit mentality, but from an openness to its potential.

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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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