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By Eric Hoover

The UC system’s Board of Regents approved a five-year plan to phase out the college-entrance exams. It plans to adopt a new test that better serves “the public good.”

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Admissions
By Francie Diep

To combat inequity, colleges should suspend their use of standardized tests and high-profile college rankings, argues H. Holden Thorp.
Teaching
By Beth McMurtrie

A faculty member shares her story of burnout, and how she overcame it, as a way to help others who feel exhausted, and sometimes disillusioned, by the shift to remote teaching.
In Case You Missed It
By Aisha S. Ahmad

In the early weeks of a global catastrophe like Covid-19, it’s best to accept that the world has changed and reimagine yourself and your work within it.
Just Updated
By Dan Bauman

Are you aware of furloughs or layoffs at a college or university? If so, let us know.
Just Updated
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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Planning for the eventual return to campus has decision makers looking to new tech to support the needs of student online ordering.

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By Carolyn Dever and George Justice

It’s time — right now — for better communication from administrators about the pandemic fallout on campuses at this very moment, for the summer, and in preparation for the fall.

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Special Reports

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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Case Western Reserve University’s new Health Education Campus eliminates physical barriers in the learning environment to promote greater collaboration among health care students in nursing, dental and medical schools.

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