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June 12, 2020
The Chronicle of Higher Education
Volume 66, Issue 31

Cover Story

News
When students return to colleges, they are likely to find transformed spaces and new norms. Here’s what campus leaders say that could look like.

Highlights

News
The things that make learning effective in person need to be reimagined.
News
Revenues are fuzzy, and every new safety measure carries a price tag.
News
When students return to colleges, they are likely to find transformed spaces and new norms. Here’s what campus leaders say that could look like.
Advice
In the midst of a pandemic, college leaders can’t be too transparent. A poor job now may cause confusion and suspicion. If things go very wrong, a college may never live it down.
News
The student writing in to Central Piedmont Community College was frantic. Her parents, she told college administrators, had lost their jobs because of Covid-19, and the family was down to crackers and a bottle of water. She didn’t see how she could continue her studies when they couldn’t even count…
Law
Colleges face lawsuits at every turn, and waivers won’t protect them.

Commentary

The Review
By Maggie Levantovskaya
Administrators don’t know who is vulnerable to the virus.
The Review
They’re back, telling us yet again that the age of online education is here. Don’t believe the hype.
Advice
How new faculty hires can prepare for an uncertain first semester on the job, and how department chairs can help.
Advice
Lessons from an institution that came back from the brink.

Also In This Issue

News
The Chronicle interviewed the director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases about the coronavirus and higher education.
News
Here are the steps professors say colleges must take to ensure equity.
News
Whether classes are online or in person this fall, the old playbook won’t work.
News
The optional practical training program has been one of the bright spots in international student enrollment trends in recent years.