Academe Today: Omicron Is Here, and Colleges Are Scrambling

The corruption at the heart of college sports; trends and themes in the new Carnegie Classification; productivity pressure and winter break; and more. ADVERTISEMENT [Academe Today Logo]( Did someone forward you this newsletter? [Sign up free]( to receive your own copy. COVID ON CAMPUS [Omicron Is Here, and Colleges Are Scrambling]( By Francie Diep [STORY IMAGE]( On some campuses, the new variant is already dominant. That may send higher education into crisis mode. ADVERTISEMENT THE REVIEW [The Corruption at the Heart of College Sports]( By Kevin Carey [STORY IMAGE]( Chapel Hill was roiled by an athletics scandal. Your institution could be next. BACKGROUNDER [The Confounding Case of Jan Boxill]( By Andy Thomason [STORY IMAGE]( The Chapel Hill professor was implicated in an infamous scandal. To focus on her culpability is to miss a disturbing truth about higher education in America. SPONSOR CONTENT | University of Birmingham [Learn how an established forest is responding to climate change.]( THE LADDER [Who Moved Up — and Down — in the New Carnegie Classifications?]( By Audrey Williams June and Brian O’Leary [STORY IMAGE]( The taxonomy, initially intended to distinguish institutions for educational-research purposes, is now seen as a ladder to climb. NEW FEATURE [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]( Our comprehensive tracker now includes campuses that are requiring booster shots. CHRONICLE REVIEW [Knowledge and Paranoia; the Year’s Must-Reads]( By Len Gutkin These are 2021’s don’t-miss essays — from The Chronicle and elsewhere. Happy Holidays! The Chronicle now takes its customary holiday publishing break. No newsletters are planned until January 3, but we will continue to update our website as news happens. If important news breaks, readers will be informed with email bulletins. UPCOMING EVENT [Join us January 18-22]( for a virtual professional development program on overcoming the challenges of the department chair role and creating a strategic vision for individual and departmental growth. [Reserve your spot now](. Space is limited. Views ADVICE [Winter Break and Productivity Pressure]( By Rebecca Schuman [STORY IMAGE]( Here’s what you should do this holiday season, rather than work yourself to a frenzy. SPONSOR CONTENT | SALESFORCE.ORG [How higher education is adopting new strategies in loyalty management]( Enabling institutions to drive lifelong engagement with alumni, learn how loyalty management solutions are fostering opportunities for alumni to pursue their passions at their alma mater. ADVERTISEMENT FROM THE CHRONICLE STORE [Building Students' Resilience]( [Building Students' Resilience]( Colleges are under pressure to meet the mental-health needs of students. Leaders also need to understand when to intervene. [Order your copy]( to explore strategies to address student mental health, and get guidance for how your staff and faculty can best support resilience and well-being. JOB OPPORTUNITIES Apply for the top jobs in higher education and [search all our open positions](. [Director in Postdoctoral Program in Psychotherapy and Psychoanalysis, NYU Arts & Science]( New York University Arts and Science [Faculty Fellow Positions in Museum Studies, New York University Arts and Science]( New York University Arts and Science [Director/Clinical Faculty Position, MA Program in International Relations, NYU Arts & Science]( New York University Arts and Science [Professor of Architectural History, Theory, and Urban Design]( The Catholic University of America [Professor of Architecture (Building Design)]( The Catholic University of America [Vice President for Academic Affairs & Dean of Faculty]( Graceland University [Pre-Award Specialist]( California State University - East Bay [Assistant Professor, Associate Professor, or Artist in Residence: Comedic Arts Production]( Emerson College [TENURE-TRACK FACULTY PVL 241148]( University of Wisconsin-Madison School of Nursing [KAREN FRICK PRIDHAM PROFESSOR OF PEDIATRIC NURSING PVL 241301]( University of Wisconsin-Madison School of Nursing [Search other jobs.]( NEWSLETTER FEEDBACK What did you think of today’s newsletter? [Strongly disliked]( | [It was ok]( | [Loved it]( This newsletter was sent to {EMAIL}. [Read this newsletter on the web](. [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