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It’s time to remake the university athletics department

13 Jul 202013 Jul 2020
The athletics department — during good times, a blight on the university in the minds of many people within higher education — is under intense scrutiny in the coronavirus era.…
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If the college/university opens this fall, then we’ll need…

8 Jul 20208 Jul 2020
...recognition that staff, if required to be on campus each day, are among the most likely to catch coronavirus, and they will struggle to handle the financial implications of being…
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Are we witnessing a preview of fall on America’s college campuses right now?

6 Jul 20206 Jul 2020
Comparing situations always leaves you open for criticism. That’s because no two situations are exactly alike. So, at the risk of being subjected to criticism... I fear the last few…
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Another open letter to faculty

22 Jun 202022 Jun 2020
Faculty colleagues, We continue to see stories about coronavirus in the news, and we become anxious. We continue to hear about people we know contracting the virus, and we become…
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Purdue University president Daniels: We can reopen safely (I’m skeptical of the tone of the message)

26 May 202026 May 2020
Let’s take a closer look at Mitch Daniels’ editorial in today’s Washington Post. The Purdue University president questions his critics (you can count me among them) who looked askance at…
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Higher education’s priorities for fall

19 May 202019 May 2020
The spring semester has ended. A summer of, well, we’re not sure of what, awaits. There’s only one certainty over the next few months for those of us fortunate to…
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Horrible news: Missouri Western cuts faculty, programs

14 May 2020
Readers: I think the decision made at Missouri Western is the most significant cut to faculty and programs any institution has made in response to the economic fallout from coronavirus.…
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UMass-Boston delivers bad news to many faculty

14 May 202014 May 2020
As WBUR reports, About half the non-tenure-track faculty at UMass Boston are getting notices that they may not have jobs this fall. The notices come as universities struggle to figure…
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St. Edward’s University cuts faculty and staff

14 May 2020
According to KXAN-TV, It’s unclear the exact number of people who have been impacted because the university will not release a total number of employees. It did say some non-tenure…

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