Academe Today: Excitement. Fear. Resignation. Welcome to the Fall Semester.

We visited the U. of Kentucky as students moved in; the U.S. accuses Yale of racial bias in admissions; colleges rush up new Title IX rules; and more. ADVERTISEMENT [logo] Was this newsletter forwarded to you? [Please sign up to receive your own copy.]( You’ll support our journalism and ensure that you continue to receive our emails. [Read this newsletter on the web](. THE RETURN TO CAMPUS [Excitement. Fear. Resignation. Welcome to the Fall Semester.]( By Lindsay Ellis [image] Campus life in the Covid-19 era is underway at the University of Kentucky, bringing an eerie juxtaposition of the familiar and the menacing. ADVERTISEMENT EQUITY IN ADMISSIONS [Justice Department Accuses Yale of Racial Discrimination in Admissions. But What About the Evidence?]( By Eric Hoover [image] Race, the Justice Department said after a two-year investigation, is the “determinative factor” in hundreds of the institution’s admissions decisions each year. TITLE IX [Colleges Had 3 Months to Overhaul Sexual-Misconduct Policies. Now They’re Scrambling.]( By Sarah Brown [image] The new Title IX regulations take effect on Friday. In the throes of a pandemic, some colleges had to put it on the back burner. PANDEMIC [Live Coronavirus Updates: Stanford Calls Off Plan to House Students on Campus; Maryland Students Can’t Get Out of Leases; 400-Person Party at East Carolina U.]( [image] The fall is days away, and Covid-19 is surging. The Chronicle is tracking developments across higher ed here. Read on for daily live updates and information. STUDENTS' DILEMMA [Facing a Risky Fall, Students Ask: How Much Do I Trust My Classmates?]( By Alison Berg [image] Some students who hoped to be on campus said it wasn’t worth the risk, given the prospect that they might bring Covid-19 home to their families. WATCH FOR NEW UPDATES [Here’s Our New List of Colleges’ Reopening Plans]( By Chronicle Staff [image] The Chronicle is teaming up with Davidson College’s College Crisis Initiative, which has collected reopening plans for nearly 3,000 institutions, to present a fuller view of the fall. Virtual Events: Tune In Live - Successfully address concerns from politicians and the local community about your institution’s reopening plans. [Register here]( for Wednesday’s forum on how colleges can manage external pressures this fall. - Learn how student activists are trying to combat institutional racism. [Sign up here]( for Thursday’s conversation, our fourth in a series on race, class, and higher education. Subscribe to the Chronicle Our mission, at a time of crisis and uncertainty, is to ensure you have the information you need to make the best decisions for your institution, your career, and your students. Please consider subscribing today to sustain our continuing coverage. [Subscribe Today]( Views IN CASE YOU MISSED IT [How a Postdoctoral Fellowship Can Be a Bridge to a Nonacademic Career, Too]( By Leonard Cassuto [image] The 10-year-old Public Fellows Program offers a model for how to help new Ph.D.s — facing a barren faculty-job market this fall amid Covid-19 — make a career transition out of academe. Paid for and Created by Humboldt University [Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin Responds to COVID-19]( Seizing an opportunity to restructure and create models for the future of teaching, Humboldt University is developing methods to recommence classes, delivering virtual lectures with flexibility, consideration, and reliability. ADVERTISEMENT Paid for and Created by University of Queensland [Evidence-based Parenting Support for Tough Times]( The Triple P Parenting Program has become the most widely used and extensively studied parenting-intervention program in the world. Find out how parents are using the program in today’s climate. job announcement Director of Cyber Security position available at Marist College. [Visit jobs.chronicle.com]( for more details. The Chronicle's Latest Featured Report: Preparing For Tough Conversations The coronavirus pandemic has been the catalyst for exceptionally tough conversations between campus leaders and their faculty, staff, and students. [This Chronicle brief]( offers strategies and advice for approaching sensitive topics and leading difficult dialogues. Job Opportunities [Research Fellow, Harvard and the Legacy of Slavery]( Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study at Harvard University [Science Education Administrator (Program Director)]( National Science Foundation [Post Doctoral Fellow]( University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences [Search the Chronicle's jobs database]( to view the latest jobs in higher education. What did you think of today’s newsletter? [Strongly disliked]( // [It was OK]( // [Loved it](. [logo]( This newsletter was sent to {EMAIL}. [Manage]( your newsletter preferences, [stop receiving]( this email, or [view]( our privacy policy. © 2020 [The Chronicle of Higher Education]( 1255 23rd Street, N.W. Washington, D.C. 20037