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Peter Mellow
December 7, 2020 3:45 PM
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James White, interim dean of the University of Colorado at Boulder’s College of Arts and Sciences and proponent of shrinking the college’s share of tenured- and tenure-track professors, apologized for an unpopular comment he made last week to Inside Higher Ed. In an interview, White said, “Never waste a good pandemic,” a play on the phrase “Never waste a good crisis,” as his rationale for introducing his controversial faculty hiring concept during COVID-19. “I made an ill-considered remark,” White wrote in a subsequent public apology. “In describing the need to be deliberative and thoughtful about how and where we cut, I said, ‘Never waste a good pandemic.’ That was flippant and insensitive. I apologize.” White added, “I should have stuck to my underlying point, which is this: In times of crisis, like the one we are in, we are duty-bound to cut spending in a way most likely to preserve the long-term health of the college and its educational mission and protect the long-term prospects of its students.”
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Peter Mellow
November 19, 2020 1:13 AM
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The COVID-19 pandemic has cast a cloud of uncertainty over higher education. Colleges around the country have shut down and moved teaching online, an
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Peter Mellow
November 17, 2020 7:02 PM
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No school is immune from the financial disruptions caused by the pandemic, but those with hefty endowments and reserves are faring better than those without. Colleges that are heavily reliant on tuition are watching their revenue dry up as enrollment has fallen, while the expense of testing and reopening has risen.
ABS data shows slump in students was highly gendered, with the number of male students dropping by 21,200
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Peter Mellow
November 5, 2020 10:36 PM
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A quarter of a million coronavirus infections have been reported at colleges and universities across the United States, according to a New York Times survey, as schools across the nation struggle to keep outbreaks in check.
The bulk of the cases have occurred since students returned for the fall semester, with more than 38,000 new cases reported in the last two weeks alone.
And the numbers are almost certainly an undercount.
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Peter Mellow
October 26, 2020 6:18 PM
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Liberal arts departments, graduate student aid and even tenured teaching positions are targets as the coronavirus causes shortfalls.
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Peter Mellow
October 21, 2020 8:55 PM
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Peter Mellow
October 20, 2020 6:28 PM
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The pandemic has revealed that higher education was never about education.
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Peter Mellow
October 15, 2020 8:20 PM
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The State University of New York at Oneonta had the worst coronavirus outbreak of any public university in the state.
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Peter Mellow
October 11, 2020 9:52 PM
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Opening up school ovals and playgrounds to the public could provide tens of thousands of people in Melbourne with much-needed parklands during the coronavirus lockdown, analysis shows.
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Peter Mellow
October 3, 2020 3:47 AM
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Heads in England say their job has become everything from virologist to gate supervisor and advice is hard to come by
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Peter Mellow
September 28, 2020 4:40 AM
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A new report shows out of 1 million students enrolled in all Victorian schools, only 337 may have acquired the virus through outbreaks at school.
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Peter Mellow
September 27, 2020 10:50 PM
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Former students are taking illegal and often dangerous jobs in India and other developing countries, potentially rolling back years of progress in social mobility and public health.
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Peter Mellow
December 2, 2020 5:17 PM
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Australia has student accommodation with nearly 100,000 beds, many now empty. The large purpose-built student housing facilities are well suited for quarantining returning international students.
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from The Student Voice
November 18, 2020 2:38 AM
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Students need more support from their universities than ever before as they grapple with online learning and self-isolation
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Peter Mellow
November 15, 2020 11:00 PM
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To navigate the toughest phase of their careers, junior academics need to know more than how to write research papers and apply for grants. Structured mentoring, based on their input, is a huge help.
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Peter Mellow
November 9, 2020 4:45 PM
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The halving of international student numbers living in Australia to 300,000 is a huge hit to universities' revenue. But our cities and businesses will also feel the loss of so many residents.
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Peter Mellow
November 4, 2020 6:11 PM
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A post-war funding crisis forced universities to take the initiative in making their case to the public. A new history explores how universities did it and the changes they brought about.
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Peter Mellow
October 25, 2020 6:50 PM
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Higher ed's response to the novel coronavirus has exposed issues of pedagogy, equity and more — but also offers opportunities to reshape the future.
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Peter Mellow
October 21, 2020 8:19 PM
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Jim Dickinson calls for a focus on the reality of student and staff lives as campus planning for next year starts to come to a conclusion.
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Peter Mellow
October 17, 2020 12:50 AM
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In Peru and across the developing world, pandemic schooling is producing a lost generation of coronavirus kids.
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from The Student Voice
October 12, 2020 8:37 PM
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Victorian universities have indicated online learning will be part of their future strategy going and, while it has advantages for students wanting to live in the country, support services say face-to-face experiences are vital.
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Peter Mellow
October 6, 2020 8:40 PM
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Teachers across the country share their thoughts during the first month of the pandemic school year.
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Peter Mellow
October 1, 2020 6:09 PM
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Inside the University of Arizona's $8-million, 117-day fight to reopen amid a pandemic
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Peter Mellow
September 28, 2020 4:40 AM
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A collapse in revenue and a lack of government support have led to university workforces being decimated to cut costs. This presents a number of longer-term risks for universities and the nation.
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