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COVID-19 ON CAMPUS

In Gator Nation, a President Who Won’t Bite

By Jack Stripling

Amid a Covid surge, local school officials have mandated masks, defying the governor. But the University of Florida’s president says he’s powerless to do the same.

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BACKGROUNDER

How One-Party Rule Warped Public Higher Education

By Lindsay Ellis, Jack Stripling, and Dan Bauman

Public universities have become ideal staging grounds for waging broader political warfare. For evidence, look to the governing boards.

GLOBAL

Yale and National U. of Singapore Announce End of Prominent Joint Liberal-Arts College

By Karin Fischer

The two universities teamed up a decade ago. The partnership’s end is likely to draw renewed scrutiny of such international efforts.

THE REVIEW

5 Ways Higher Ed Will Be Upended

By Arthur Levine and Scott Van Pelt

Colleges will lose power, prices will go down, and credentials will multiply — among other jarring shifts.

THE RECAP

‘The Chair,’ Episode 4: It’s Starting to Crash Down

In this episode, things begin to go awry for Ji-Yoon.

IN CASE YOU MISSED IT

Avoiding ‘a Mob of Snowflakes’: A Chat With the Creator and a Star of Netflix’s ‘The Chair’

By Emma Pettit

The show’s executive producer says she interviewed many professors and was struck by how teaching is a calling.

NOW 805 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

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 our co-host Michael J. 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.

Talking to The Chronicle

UPCOMING: September 13 at 4 p.m., ET
Hearing from a reporter might be exciting, upsetting, or just confusing. What is this person looking for, and what will it mean to agree to talk? Join the Chronicle reporters Eric Hoover, Emma Pettit, and Beckie Supiano for a discussion to demystify the reporting process. Please bring your questions. Register here.

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ADVICE

What’s the Best Way to Do Public Humanities? Ask a Philosopher

By Leonard Cassuto

Not every academic can or should do public outreach, but those who do it well benefit all of academe.

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