Academe Today: The Almanac, 2020-20201: The Chronicle's Annual Compendium of Data

UNC reports four Covid-19 clusters in three days; Notre Dame cases climb; Christian colleges frame reopening plans in spiritual terms; 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](. PANDEMIC [Live Coronavirus Updates: UNC Reports 4 Covid-19 Clusters in 3 Days; Notre Dame Cases Climb]( [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. ADVERTISEMENT DATA [The Almanac, 2020-2021]( [image] Numbers tell the story of the current state of higher education: the effect of the pandemic, faculty and executive pay, enrollment trends, and more. It’s all here in The Chronicle’s annual compendium of data. DATA [The Almanac: Finances]( [image] The data in this year’s finances section cover tuition and fees, donations and endowments, and revenue and expenditures. A new table examines colleges with the greatest gaps between instruction spending and tuition revenue. LEADERSHIP [Christian Colleges Ask: Would God Want Us to Reopen?]( By Michael Vasquez [image] Many frame the decision to bring students back in spiritual terms. ANOTHER COST [Does Tuition Insurance Cover Covid-19? Depends on the College]( By Elin Johnson [image] Tuition-insurance companies say they’ve seen increased interest in their plans from families, students, and colleges this summer because of Covid-19, yet not every company will cover the coronavirus. THE REVIEW [Beyond the End of History]( By Daniel Steinmetz-Jenkins [image] Historians’ prohibition on “presentism” crumbles under the weight of events. 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. EVENTS [When Student Activists Push for Divergent Goals, How Can They Find Common Ground?]( Join us on Thursday at 12 noon, Eastern time, as students from diverse backgrounds and viewpoints explain what they want from their colleges — and one another. 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. 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