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Reopening the Campus

Why Colleges’ Plans for Fall Are Like ‘Nailing Jell-O to the Wall’

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By Lee Gardner

Many colleges are planning to return to campus, but some of the costs remain unknown, according to a Chronicle survey. (PREMIUM)

Events

Decide When and How to Reopen the Campus

Sign up for our free interactive forum tomorrow to get the full results of our survey of presidents and provosts — and ask your questions.

Admissions

Testing Shakeup: Caltech Won’t Consider ACT/SAT Scores for Next 2 Years

By Eric Hoover

Citing concerns about disruptions caused by Covid-19, it becomes the most highly selective institution yet to adopt a test-blind policy. (PREMIUM)

Data

Has Reopening Become a Partisan Issue?

By Chronicle Staff

Politics is one of several factors that appear to affect colleges’ decisions on reopening. (PREMIUM)

Campus Safety

Colleges’ Plans to Reopen Rely on 2 Tools: Testing and Contact Tracing. Will They Work?

Kris Hanning, U. of Arizona Health Sciences

By Nell Gluckman

The time-tested techniques have quelled outbreaks of disease in the past. But residential colleges have never used them to foster their ambitious plans to reopen. (PREMIUM)

In the States

U. of Alaska System to Eliminate Nearly 40 Academic Programs

By Katherine Mangan

The university system’s president told the Board of Regents that severe cuts were the only way to deal with a budget crisis. (PREMIUM)

Finance

College Fund Raising Is Expected to Drop Sharply in Next Few Years

By Emily Haynes (The Chronicle of Philanthropy)

Development leaders are predicting steep declines in big gifts, especially those of more than $1 million.

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.

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Expanding Online Healthcare Education Programs

Mercy College is reshaping what a comprehensive online health sciences education looks like. Students can complete 100 percent of their coursework online through advanced learning platforms, including simulations, in an accelerated format to help meet the needs of healthcare industry today.

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Views

The Chronicle Review

Rise of the Absurdly Demanding Job Ad

By Pardis Dabashi

Enough with peculiar obscurantism and unreasonable expectations. (PREMIUM)

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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Ramping Up Online Teaching Capabilities

With colleges pivoting toward virtual learning at an alarming rate due to the current environment, teaching resources are in high demand. A new video series helps faculty teach philosophy, politics, and economics.

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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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