| The Chronicle Review |
| Will Coronavirus Close Your College for Good? |
| By David Wescott |
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| For 20 percent of institutions, this may be an existential moment, says Robert Zemsky. (PREMIUM) |
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| The Chronicle Review |
| Now Is Not the Time to Assess Online Learning |
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| Harry Campbell for The Chronicle |
| By Thomas J. Tobin |
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| Good online teaching requires training, prep, and support. The current crisis provides none of that. (PREMIUM) |
| Government |
| Congress Is Poised to Pass a Coronavirus Stimulus Deal. Here’s What’s in It for Higher Ed. |
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| By Danielle McLean |
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| About $6 billion each would be allocated to institutions and emergency student aid, according to the text of the deal, which is expected to be enacted by Congress this week. |
| The Future of Academe |
| How the Coronavirus Tests Higher Ed’s Disciplinary Fault Lines |
| By Scott Carlson |
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| Covid-19 began as a concern of doctors and scientists. Its fallout has worsened because of sociological, economic, and political concerns. (PREMIUM) |
| The Edge |
| Partners, ‘Vultures,’ and Other Dispatches From Higher Ed’s Grand Move Online |
| By Goldie Blumenstyk |
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| Bombarded by offers of “help” amid the pandemic, college officials are skeptical of vendors and products they have never worked with before. And they remain grateful to the good guys. |
| Philanthropy |
| Coronavirus Frustrates College Giving Days as Institutions Pivot to Raise Money for Students’ Basic Needs |
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| By Emily Haynes (The Chronicle of Philanthropy) |
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| The events, which have become popular ways to recruit new donors, are taking a new direction amid the pandemic. |
| In the States |
| Virginia’s Governor Urges Liberty U. to Tell Students to Stay Home |
| By Katherine Mangan |
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| After a spike in the state’s Covid-19 cases, Gov. Ralph S. Northam strongly urged Jerry Falwell Jr., the university’s president, to reconsider asking students to return after spring break. |
| Campus Health |
| The Coronavirus Is Upending Higher Ed. Here Are the Latest Developments. |
| Chronicle Staff |
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| Colleges will get less in stimulus money than they asked for, Virginia’s governor urges Liberty’s president to close its campus, more colleges plan virtual commencements, and other updates. |
| Paid for and Created by Rochester Institute of Technology |
| Theater and Technology Join Forces in the War Against Cyberattacks |
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| Combining her experience in media arts and technology and theatre arts, RIT graduate Allison Ritter has established a way to drive organization’s readiness to defend themselves against cybersecurity attacks in an engaging and educational way. |
