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The New Normal

Ritual, Rhythm, Community: Everything Higher Ed Does Best, the Coronavirus Attacks

Pat Kinsella for The Chronicle

By Jack Stripling

The Covid-19 pandemic has closed campuses across the nation, upending the familiar signposts of residential college life. (PREMIUM)

Faculty

As Covid-19 Erases Line Between Work and Home, Professors Learn to Teach Remotely While Watching Their Kids

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By Beckie Supiano

Colleges’ move to emergency online instruction because of the coronavirus has coincided with school and day-care closures. Here’s what that looks like for instructors with children.

Finance

Colleges That Closed Dorms Amid Pandemic Are Refunding Students’ Money, Right? Not Everywhere

By Bennett Leckrone

Petitions for housing and dining refunds are cropping up around the country, but there is no uniform approach for reimbursement. (PREMIUM)

Advice

‘Do No Harm’: The Coronavirus Crisis Calls for Compassion, Say Faculty Members Sharing Advice

By Julia Schmalz

Professors and administrators share the best pieces of advice they’ve received on dealing with change during the Covid-19 crisis.

Law

U. of Rochester Will Pay $9.4 Million to Settle Long-Running Sexual-Harassment Battle

By Katherine Mangan

The settlement resolves a dispute with former faculty members and students, who alleged that the university had defamed and retaliated against them for complaining about a tenured professor’s conduct. (PREMIUM)

What I Wish I Had Known

To Be a Good Leader, You Need to Be a Good Follower, Vice President Says

By Carmen Mendoza

“Good followers have to get along with people of different backgrounds,” says Frances Villagran-Glover, vice president for student services at Northern Virginia Community College.

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The Coronavirus: Resources to Help You Adapt and Plan

Consider the financial implications of the crisis in a virtual forum with Michael V. Drake, president of Ohio State University; Paul N. Friga, a business professor at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and a consultant to colleges; and Scott Carlson, a senior writer at The Chronicle. Watch the forum on demand.
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Advice

Experience in Campus Administration Comes at a Cost

By Cary Aaron Reed

Why search committees and boards should give embattled ex-presidents a second look, instead of running from them.

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