Academe Today: Faculty and Staff Feel Spent, Just When They’re Needed Most

Fired for refusing to teach without a mask mandate; nearly 800 colleges require vaccines; what academics are wearing; more on "The Chair"; and more. ADVERTISEMENT [Academe Today Logo]( Did someone forward you this newsletter? [Sign up free]( to receive your own copy. THE ACADEMIC WORKPLACE [Colleges Want a Return to Normal. Their Employees Want a Reset.]( By Lindsay Ellis [STORY IMAGE]( Faculty and staff members feel spent, right when they’re needed most. ADVERTISEMENT COVID AND THE CLASSROOM [She Wouldn’t Teach Without Being Able to Require Masks. So She Was Fired.]( By Emma Pettit [STORY IMAGE]( The lab coordinator wrote that she respectfully refused to teach “in a classroom in which I cannot create a safe environment for my students.” BACKGROUNDER [As Delta Variant Surges, Faculty Urge Their Colleges to Change Course]( By Emma Pettit [STORY IMAGE]( One professor wanted her university to “be brave” and institute a mask mandate. SPONSOR CONTENT | UNIVERSITY OF OREGON [A recent $500 million gift is accelerating scientific research and innovation]( THE RECAP [‘The Chair,’ Episode 3: Is the Department Chair the Boss?]( [STORY IMAGE]( No, at least not for tenure-track faculty members. But chairs do have to ensure everything runs smoothly. ELBOW PATCHES, ANYONE? [What Are Academics Wearing? Readers Share Their Campus Fashion Choices]( By Fernanda Zamudio-Suarez [STORY IMAGE]( We asked about favorite accessories, pandemic substitutions, and the elbow-patches stereotype. Here’s what you said. TEACHING [How to Prepare Your Students for a Possible Change of Plans]( By Beckie Supiano Even when a college intends to offer classes fully in person, professors may have to supply some fine print. NOW 797 COLLEGES [Here’s a List of Colleges That Require Students or Employees to Be Vaccinated Against Covid-19]( By Andy Thomason and Brian O’Leary [STORY IMAGE]( More colleges are mandating vaccinations. 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