The biggest issue that college and university officials face in 2020 may be one that few of them ever thought about before. The advent of the novel coronavirus, which causes a disease known as Covid-19, has affected a host of campus issues, including foreign study and travel by students and faculty members, international-student enrollments, campus health, and whether to hold mass events such as conferences, sporting events, and commencements.
As bad news about the virus, its spread, and its death toll continued to arrive from overseas and from state and federal health agencies, campuses have struggled to devise policies to respond to the quickly evolving situation. Here are links to The Chronicle’s key coverage of how this worldwide crisis affected college campuses.
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News2 Campuses Give Early Answers to Higher Ed’s Biggest Question: What Happens This Fall?
Colleges largely have been mum about what to expect in August. Purdue and Cal State at Fullerton came out with early answers, and they disagree. -
Law
Here Are the Covid-19 Legal Risks You Need to Know About Now
With lives and billions of dollars at stake, it pays to read the fine print. -
Advice
For Would-Be Academics, Now Is the Time to Get Serious About Plan B
Job candidates with the misfortune to be searching for tenure-track positions this year or next will need as many career options as they can get. -
Commentary
Under Covid-19, University Budgets Like We’ve Never Seen Before
Unprecedented times require unprecedented strategies and actions. -
Advice
Should You Keep Working on That Book Manuscript?
Editors and leaders of scholarly presses talk about the impact of Covid-19 on publishing in the months ahead. -
Advice
How to Salvage a Disastrous Day in Your Covid-19 Quarantine
Here are three ways to get yourself unstuck on those particularly bad pandemic days. -
News
A Side Effect of the Covid-19 Pandemic? Reading Got a Lot Harder
That’s made professors more empathetic to what their students are going through. -
Philanthropy
43% of College Fund Raisers Don’t Expect to Meet Goals
Just 22 percent think they will achieve those targets, according to a new survey of 415 advancement professionals at 48 higher-education institutions. -
Finance
Major Cost-Cutting Begins in Response to Covid-19, With Faculty and Staff Furloughs and Pay Cuts
The long-term economic impact of the pandemic is uncertain. But colleges are taking steps now to offset deep revenue losses. -
News
This Harvard Epidemiologist Is Very Popular on Twitter. But Does He Know What He’s Talking About?
Eric Feigl-Ding has been making the rounds on TV as a coronavirus expert. Some of his colleagues think he’s unqualified.
