More than 70 academics say colleges should extend contracts of part-timers; Covid-19 may narrow colleges' ambitions; and more.
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By Megan Zahneis

More than 70 academics say universities that have offered tenure-clock extensions should also extend contracts of adjuncts and grad students because of Covid-19.

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After years of standing on the sidelines in the fight for adjuncts’ rights, more tenured professors are entering the fray. Are they too late? (PREMIUM)

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By Goldie Blumenstyk

While traditional institutions try to find their footing, the pandemic could transform some would-be disruptors from curiosities to bigger players.
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The pandemic may narrow striving campuses’ ambitious future plans. (PREMIUM)

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Scholarly reading and writing require long hours of solitary work. So how do you get any of it done in the Covid-19 crisis, when you’re surrounded by kids 24/7?

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