Academe Today: Making Fall Plans? Like ’Nailing Jell-O to the Wall’

Caltech goes test-blind for two years; decisions about reopening campuses take on a partisan edge; the two key tools for reopening; and more. [Academe Today] Are you working remotely? Many institutions provide access to premium Chronicle content on campus. If your college or university is one of them, you can maintain that access when you’re at home. Read this helpful [FAQ]( to see how. Your account is easy to set up and will provide you access wherever you are. Reopening the Campus [Why Colleges’ Plans for Fall Are Like ‘Nailing Jell-O to the Wall’]( [Image]( Photo illustration by The Chronicle By Lee Gardner Many colleges are planning to return to campus, but some of the costs remain unknown, according to a Chronicle survey. (PREMIUM) ADVERTISEMENT [advertisement]( Events [Decide When and How to Reopen the Campus]( Sign up for our free interactive forum tomorrow to get the full results of our survey of presidents and provosts — and ask your questions. Admissions [Testing Shakeup: Caltech Won’t Consider ACT/SAT Scores for Next 2 Years]( By Eric Hoover Citing concerns about disruptions caused by Covid-19, it becomes the most highly selective institution yet to adopt a test-blind policy. (PREMIUM) Data [Has Reopening Become a Partisan Issue?]( By Chronicle Staff Politics is one of several factors that appear to affect colleges’ decisions on reopening. (PREMIUM) Campus Safety [Colleges’ Plans to Reopen Rely on 2 Tools: Testing and Contact Tracing. Will They Work?]( [Image]( Kris Hanning, U. of Arizona Health Sciences By Nell Gluckman The time-tested techniques have quelled outbreaks of disease in the past. But residential colleges have never used them to foster their ambitious plans to reopen. (PREMIUM) In the States [U. of Alaska System to Eliminate Nearly 40 Academic Programs]( By Katherine Mangan The university system’s president told the Board of Regents that severe cuts were the only way to deal with a budget crisis. (PREMIUM) Finance [College Fund Raising Is Expected to Drop Sharply in Next Few Years]( By Emily Haynes (The Chronicle of Philanthropy) Development leaders are predicting steep declines in big gifts, especially those of more than $1 million. Newly Updated [Here’s a List of Colleges’ Plans for Reopening in the Fall]( By Chronicle Staff Our searchable list, now with cumulative analysis, tracks whether institutions expect to have in-person or online-only classes or some mix of the two. Tell us what your campus is doing. Paid for and Created by Mercy College [Expanding Online Healthcare Education Programs]( Mercy College is reshaping what a comprehensive online health sciences education looks like. Students can complete 100 percent of their coursework online through advanced learning platforms, including simulations, in an accelerated format to help meet the needs of healthcare industry today. 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