Woman sues GW Hospital, MFA for medical malpractice

A woman is suing the GW Hospital for medical negligence, alleging doctors permanently injured her newborn infant when she was giving birth in 2008.
Officials provide updates on returning belongings, continued storage

Students not returning to campus will be contacted "in the coming weeks" by one of three storage companies to reclaim their belongings.
BSU launches mentorship program for freshmen

The BSU Big Brother, Big Sister Matriculation Program will work to pair freshman students with upperclassmen mentors who share similar majors and interests.

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articles from Inside Higher Ed

Colleges start new academic programs

City College of San Francisco is starting an associate of arts in cannabis studies. Clark University is starting a master's in project management. […]
Apparent death hoax rocks Science Twitter

It might be the nail in the coffin for a polarizing figure in the MeTooSTEM movement. Beyond the person at the center of the apparent death hoax, the […]
Backlash begins against University of Arizona's acquisition of Ashford University

Thousands of faculty members at the University of Arizona were blindsided Monday when they learned of their institution’s plans to purchase […]

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articles from the Chronicle of Higher Ed

As Safety Concerns Mount, Many Colleges Hold Fast to Reopening Plans

Some leaders are gambling that the benefits of bringing students back outweigh the risks. If they’re wrong, the losses could be incalculable.
Did the Founder of MeTooSTEM Create a Fake Online Persona — and Then Kill It Off?

BethAnn McLaughlin quickly rose to prominence for her outspoken activism against sexual harassment in science, but some who worked with her said she bullied nonwhite volunteers. Now her story has taken a bizarre turn.
Fall's Looming Child-Care Crisis

With reopening plans in constant flux, academic parents fear for their careers.

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from the New York Times

When Covid Subsided, Israel Reopened Its Schools. It Didn’t Go Well.

As countries consider back-to-school strategies for the fall, a coronavirus outbreak at a Jerusalem high school offers a cautionary tale.
Why Is There No Consensus About Reopening Schools?

Here’s what we know: With too many variables and too few studies, schools lack the tools and data they need to balance education and health.
In the Same Towns, Private Schools Are Reopening While Public Schools Are Not

Private schools have always had more flexibility, and usually more money, but never has that disparity made a bigger difference than now.

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articles from the Washington Post

With coronavirus cases reported at some reopened schools, protesters take to the streets with fake coffins

The pictures tell the story.
Why teachers shouldn’t give kids standardized tests when school starts

Educators will want to see assess where kids are academically -- but there are better ways.

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The Undercommons

Battling with the University for the University: Organizing, Friendship, and Performativity in the NYU Sanctuary Movement

[Photo: Ryan Quan from NYU News] by James McMaster and Olivia Michiko Gagnon What follows is not an account of escalating strategies and spectacular confrontations. That can be found in the news. Consider this a fragmentary homage to and audit of the ideological and intimate […]
Join us for our first open online strategy session March 25, 3:45pm EST

All those who struggle within, against and beyond the neoliberal, neocolonial university are invited to join us on March 25 (15:45-17:15 EST) for a special online/offline strategy session, broadcasting live from the Organizing Equality conference in London, Ontario. This session aims to share and […]
CFP: From Sanctuary to Sabotage: Fighting the Fascist Creep at and beyond Universities

CALL FOR PROVOCATIONS (April 30, 2017) The 2016 US election has been framed as both a decisive break from “politics as usual” and as a continuation and intensification of longstanding racialized, gendered, and sexualized global class warfare. In this allegedly post-truth era, the […]