Academe Today: UNC Pulls the Plug on In-Person Fall

Putting standardized-testing policies to the test; your students will be different this fall; outbreaks at Okla. State and Colorado College; 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](. AN ABRUPT REVERSAL [UNC Pulls the Plug on In-Person Fall. Will Other Campuses Follow?]( By Francie Diep and Andy Thomason [image] The Chapel Hill campus’s reopening plan lasted just days. “A lot of universities will learn from our experience,” said a member of the public-health faculty. ADVERTISEMENT BACKGROUNDER [As Safety Concerns Mount, Many Colleges Hold Fast to Reopening Plans]( By Michael Vasquez [image] Some leaders are gambling that the benefits of bringing students back outweigh the risks. If they’re wrong, the losses could be incalculable. BACKGROUNDER [The Bad Science of Reopening]( By Vivian S. 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