Wednesday, October 7, 2020

10-7: Amy Coney Barrett served as a ‘handmaid’ in Christian group; Michelle Obama accuses Trump of racism; Health experts outraged by Trump

—CHE 

Diversity Work, Interrupted 
Some institutions have begun to cancel diversity, equity and inclusion programs in response to a Trump order. Critics say the order is censorship. 
—Inside Higher Ed 

—Inside Higher Ed 
    The 2020 Nobel Prize in Chemistry was awarded jointly to Emmanuelle Charpentier and Jennifer A. Doudna "for the development of a method for genome editing."
     Charpentier is director of the Max Planck Unit for the Science of Pathogens in Berlin, Germany. Doudna is a professor at the University of California, Berkeley. 

—Inside Higher Ed 
     Community colleges receive $8,800 less in education revenue per enrolled student than four-year colleges. There is a gap of $78 billion total between the two sectors because of this, according to an analysis from the Center for American Progress. 
     The revenue gap is driven by tuition and fees, as well as state appropriations. Four-year colleges receive $7,100 more per full-time-equivalent enrollment in tuition revenue than two-year colleges, accounting for $55.5 billion of the total revenue gap, the report states. Revenue from grants and scholarships makes up $2.9 billion of the gap. 
     Four-year colleges also receive $3,700 more per full-time-equivalent enrollment in state appropriations than community colleges, accounting for $31.3 billion of the total gap. Only four states -- Colorado, Delaware, New Hampshire and Wisconsin -- don't appropriate more per student at four-year colleges than two-year colleges. 
     Community colleges do receive more revenue from local appropriations, though. They get $2,016 per full-time-equivalent enrollment, compared to $39 at four-year colleges. 

FPPC announces investigation into Orange County Supervisor Andrew Do and alleged money laundering of campaign funds. 
—OC Reg 

Amy Coney Barrett served as a ‘handmaid’ in Christian group People of Praise
     Barrett has had an active role in the organization, as have her parents, according to documents and interviews that help to fill out a picture of her involvement with a group that keeps its teachings and gatherings private.
—WashPo

—WashPo 

Health experts outraged by Trump’s response to contracting COVID-19 -- “It’s very real. It’s very concerning. Giving a message that says ‘Don’t worry about this’ is just wrong,” Dr. Bob Wachter, chair of the department of medicine at UCSF, said during a roundtable discussion conducted virtually on Tuesday afternoon. Aidin Vaziri and Catherine Ho in the San Francisco Chronicle$ -- 10/7/20

Orange County is failing state’s new health equity metric, remains in the red tier -- In Orange County’s census tracts where residents have lower incomes, less health care access and other socioeconomic obstacles, the share of tests coming back positive for the virus is 6.6%, about double the county as a whole. Ian Wheeler in the Orange County Register -- 10/7/20

To Tackle Racial Disparities In COVID-19, California Enacts New Metric For Reopening -- In order to advance to the next phase of economic reopening, counties like Los Angeles will need to reduce the levels of the virus in their most vulnerable communities — by meeting certain test-positivity goals as well as showing targeted investments in resources such as more increased testing, contact tracing and education. Audie Cornish, Maureen Pao NPR -- 10/7/20

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So far, so good. California school openings aren’t driving COVID-19 spread -- Health and Human Services Secretary Mark Ghaly said that “we have not seen a connection between increased transmission and school reopening or in-person learning. Ghaly cautioned that his office is constantly asking the question of whether there is a connection, and that it may take a while to spot a trend. Andrew Sheeler in the Sacramento Bee$ -- 10/7/20 

Trump is his own Covid messenger. Allies say that’s the problem -- In the days after Donald Trump revealed he was infected with coronavirus, the president’s aides have given out misleading information, contradicted each other and refused to answer questions about an infection timeline. Trump’s doctor even admitted he had misled Americans in an attempt to reflect an “upbeat attitude.” It was all for Trump. Anita Kumar Politico -- 10/7/20 

Michelle Obama accuses Trump of racism, urges Americans alienated by politics to vote -- Michelle Obama, in a video released Tuesday, accused President Trump of racism and of lying to the American people about the deadliness of COVID-19, and she encouraged young voters and people of color to make a plan to cast their ballots. Melissa Gomez in the Los Angeles Times$ -- 10/7/20

1 comment:

Bob said...

While tenured faculty are vulnerable to being cut off from colleges and universities, part time faculty are always vulnerable.

Roy's obituary in LA Times and Register: "we were lucky to have you while we did"

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