Academe Today: With Covid Cases High, U. of Florida Expands In-Person Classes Sixfold

Professor is punished for tweeting about colleague's death; College Board spikes SAT essay and Subject Tests; HBCUs rise in post-Trump era; and more. ADVERTISEMENT [Advertisement]( [logo] [Read this newsletter on the web](. CAMPUS HEALTH [With Covid Cases High, U. of Florida Expands In-Person Classes Sixfold]( By Michael Vasquez [image] Faculty members criticize “inherently risky” protocols and charge that they were excluded from spring planning. ADVERTISEMENT [Advertisement]( FREEDOM OF SPEECH [A College Warned a Professor About Her Tweet. She Says That’s Retaliation.]( By Emma Pettit [image] She wrote about an instructor who’d died of Covid-19, mentioning that he taught at her college. Then she got a reprimand. ADMISSIONS [Covid-19 Is Accelerating Changes in Standardized Testing. Expect to See More.]( By Eric Hoover [image] The College Board announced on Tuesday that it would discontinue two offerings — and that a “more flexible” digital SAT is coming. RACE ON CAMPUS [How Historically Black Colleges Are Rising to Prominence in a Post-Trump Era]( By Fernanda Zamudio-Suaréz A college president takes on the civility crisis, and a viral tweet marks changing public perceptions. THE REVIEW [The Dying Art of Political Persuasion]( By David Bromwich [image] Education, like elections, depends on the assumption that people can be convinced. PANDEMIC [Live Coronavirus Updates: U. of Alabama Offers Paid Covid-19 Leave in 2021 After Federal Benefit Expires]( [image] As the spring semester begins, Covid-19 is surging. The Chronicle is tracking developments across higher ed here. Read on for daily live updates and information. Subscribe to The Chronicle The Chronicle’s award-winning journalism challenges conventional wisdom, holds academic leaders accountable, and empowers you to do your job better — and it’s your support that makes our work possible. [Subscribe Today]( Views IN CASE YOU MISSED IT [How to Hold a Better Class Discussion]( By Jay Howard [image] Good discussions involve taking risks, by the students and the professor. This comprehensive guide is filled with tips to help improve yours. Paid for and Created by London Metropolitan University [Can cities rejuvenate biodiversity?]( Playing an important role in ecological sustainability, London Metropolitan University has laid out an environmental vision to reduce its carbon footprint, paving the way for numerous biodiversity initiatives. ADVERTISEMENT [Advertisement](oc.lc/explore-capiramobile) Job Announcement Multiple faculty openings at University of Northern Iowa. [Visit jobs.chronicle.com]( for more details. Paid for and Created by New York University [Engineers Are Helping Draft the Solutions to America’s Ills]( Seeking to remove bias from AI, NYU Tandon School of Engineering professor, Julia Stoyanovich, is applying research to build open-source tools that allow for easy-to-interpret information on fairness, stability and transparency. Burned Out and Overburdened: How to Support the Faculty Professors are anxious and burned out. They’ve been pivoting. They’ve been juggling work and child care. They’ve been worried — about Covid-19, the economy, social justice, the nation’s divisive political climate. This collection includes many of The Chronicle’s essential reads on how colleges can support their faculty members — and how professors can help themselves — during these stressful times. [Order your copy today.]( Job Opportunities [Faculty Position in the field of the History of Art and Architecture]( Institute for Advanced Study [Assistant Professor - Psychology]( Carroll College [Dean of Curriculum and Senior Diversity Officer]( St. Norbert College [Multiple Faculty Openings]( University of Northern Iowa [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. © 2021 [The Chronicle of Higher Education]( 1255 23rd Street, N.W. Washington, D.C. 20037