Academe Today: Online-Learning Report Card: Good Grades, Stressed Students

The pandemic’s sexist consequences; Fiske guides drop ACT/SAT scores; remembering Walter LaFeber; Mills College to stop awarding degrees; and more. ADVERTISEMENT [Advertisement]( [logo] [Read this newsletter on the web](. PANDEMIC LEARNING [Good Grades, Stressed Students]( By Beth McMurtrie [image] They struggled with online learning last fall, but not always in the ways you might expect. ADVERTISEMENT [Advertisement]( THE REVIEW [The Pandemic’s Sexist Consequences]( By Rose Casey [image] Academe’s stark gender disparities are exacerbated by Covid-19. ADMISSIONS [Why This Popular College Guide Will Stop Publishing ACT and SAT Score Ranges]( By Eric Hoover [image] A best-selling college guide is going test-blind. “It’s the right thing to do in the current context,” its creator says. THE REVIEW [The Quintessential Institutionalist]( By Donald Alexander Downs [image] Walter LaFeber, who died this month, defended the university from foes on the left and the right. LIVE CORONAVIRUS UPDATES [Citing Pandemic’s ‘Burdens,’ Mills College Plans to Stop Awarding Degrees]( By Andy Thomason The liberal-arts college in California will stop enrolling new students as it transitions into an institute. YOUR VOICES [Laid-Off Staff Members, Tell Us Your Story]( Budget cuts prompted by the Covid-19 pandemic have led many colleges to lay off or furlough employees. We want to tell the stories of staff members, particularly dining-hall workers, custodians, and groundskeepers, who were laid off. If that’s you or someone you know, [fill out this form]( and a Chronicle reporter may reach out to you for a future story. Virtual Events: Tune In Live - Ensure academic integrity in an online world. [Register here]( for today's forum on how colleges can minimize cheating and plagiarism during the pandemic. - Adjust your business model for a post-pandemic world. [Sign up here]( for Tuesday’s forum on how colleges can adapt to changed student expectations. 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 ADVICE [A Year of Remote Teaching: the Good, the Bad, and the Next Steps]( By Michelle D. Miller [image] How can academe make best use of the faculty’s vast new capacity to teach with technology? Paid for and Created by Chapman University [Chapman University Researchers Advance the Fight Against Antibiotic Resistance]( Motivated to pursue breakthroughs against a global health threat, Chapman University researchers are investigating a new class of antimicrobial agents to counter antibacterial resistance. ADVERTISEMENT [Advertisement]( Job Announcement Faculty Positions at The University of Alabama at Tuscaloosa. [Visit jobs.chronicle.com]( for more details. Paid for and Created by Auth0 [How Blackboard is Unifying Identity for Millions of Users]( Learn how Auth0’s support allowed Blackboard to create a universal identity solution while maintaining the company’s rigorous security standards and reducing user friction. Faculty Diversity What Colleges Need to Do Now The growing racial-justice movement has led colleges to rethink diversity on many fronts, including in their faculty ranks. This collection from The Chronicle includes articles, advice, and essays on how colleges can diversify their faculties and help minority scholars thrive. [Order your copy today.]( Job Opportunities [Visiting Assistant Professor of Biology(One-year appointment with potential for tenure-track)]( Emory & Henry College [Director of Educational and Student Success Center Assistant/Associate Professor]( University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences [Associate Dean, Faculty Affairs]( Temple University College of Public Health [Charlotte Beyer Hubbell Chair in River-Coastal Science and Engineering]( Tulane University [Faculty Positions in Orchestral Studies, and Athletic Training]( Drake University [College of Education]( University of Alabama at Tuscaloosa [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