Academe Today: The Era of Artificial Scarcity on Campus

Two-year colleges face a long recovery; most in-person colleges didn’t use surveillance testing; Utah bans vaccine mandates on campus; and more. ADVERTISEMENT [Advertisement]( [logo] [Read this newsletter on the web](. THE REVIEW [The Era of Artificial Scarcity]( By François Furstenberg [image] Administrators have rushed to embrace austerity measures. The faculty should call their bluff. ADVERTISEMENT [Advertisement]( THE POST-PANDEMIC FUTURE [Community Colleges Face a Long Road to Recovery]( By Lee Gardner [image] Enrollments are down, state support has sagged, and many of their students are reeling. But some see signs of hope for the fall. LIVE CORONAVIRUS UPDATES [Most Colleges With In-Person Classes Didn’t Use Surveillance Testing This Spring]( By Francie Diep The lack of testing defies a key best practice for preventing the spread of coronavirus on campus. LIVE CORONAVIRUS UPDATES [Texas and Utah Bar Public Colleges From Requiring Covid-19 Vaccines]( By Francie Diep As a small but growing number of colleges announce that they’ll require students to get a Covid-19 vaccine, two state governments have prohibited their public colleges from doing so. JUST UPDATED [Here’s a List of Colleges That Will Require Students to Be Vaccinated Against Covid-19]( By Andy Thomason More colleges are announcing that they will require students to be vaccinated. Here are the ones we know about. 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 [So You Didn’t Get a Spring Break This Year]( By Jane S. Halonen and Dana S. Dunn [image] A precious week off in March or April is just one more thing many faculty members have lost to Covid. 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. ADVERTISEMENT [Advertisement]( Job Announcement President of Voorhees College.[Visit jobs.chronicle.com]( for more details. Paid for and Created by SIMBA Chain [The Impact of Socialization and Tacit Knowledge on Blockchain Education]( Developed through hands-on education and collaboration, institutions are imparting tacit knowledge to prepare students for long-term success in abstract-heavy fields such as blockchain. Today's Global Campus Strategies for Reviving International Enrollments and Study Abroad Pandemic travel restrictions cut both ways, causing international enrollments to plummet and limiting study-abroad opportunities. This Chronicle report provides an in-depth look at how the global education experience has changed and offers strategies for assessing and adapting programs to ensure students' exposure to cultural and global diversity. [Order your copy today.]( Job Opportunities [Department Chair]( SUNY Korea (State University of New York Korea) [Center Director]( Texas A&M AgriLife Research [President]( Voorhees College [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