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In his first months in office, President Biden has reversed Trump-administration policies and introduced measures to deal with the coronavirus pandemic. The Chronicle is tracking those developments and breaking down what they mean for higher education.

Covid-19 vaccination is well underway, but the Omicron variant is threatening nationwide. The Chronicle is tracking developments across higher ed here. Read on for daily live updates and information.

On January 27th, Cathy Davidson, a professor of interdisciplinary studies at Duke University, began teaching a six-week MOOC on the history and future of higher education. Ms. Davidson is also teaching a face-to-face graduate class on the same topic. The students in that course, who are helping to facilitate the MOOC, are blogging here about the design of the MOOC and the ideas being discussed.

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