Academe Today: 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; two campuses give early answers on what to expect in August; and more. [Academe Today] Are you working remotely? Here’s how to maintain your premium site-license access to The Chronicle. If you’re used to having access to The Chronicle when you’re on campus, you can keep that access when you’re at home. Read this [Site License FAQ]( to see how. It’s easy to do and gives you access wherever you are. Law [Here Are the Covid-19 Legal Risks You Need to Know About Now]( [Image]( Photo Illustration by The Chronicle By Alexander C. Kafka and Nell Gluckman With lives and billions of dollars at stake, it pays to read the fine print. (PREMIUM) ADVERTISEMENT [advertisement]( Administration [2 Campuses Give Early Answers to Higher Ed’s Biggest Question: What Happens This Fall?]( By Lindsay Ellis 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. Financial Aid [Colleges Have Been Waiting for Guidance on How They Can Send Stimulus Money to Students. Here It Is.]( By Danielle McLean Guidance from the Department of Education excludes undocumented students and international students from receiving emergency payments. In Case You Missed It [How Much Coronavirus Stimulus Money Will Your College Get? Take a Look]( By Dan Bauman The Education Department has released new information about how most of the direct funding to colleges would be divvied up. Locate your college in this sortable table. Special Reports [Colleges Mobilize to Combat the Coronavirus Crisis]( To explore how colleges are contributing to the “war effort” to contain and fight the coronavirus — and mitigate its social and financial effects — The Chronicle collected examples from around the country. 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