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The canopy of bull kelp in September off the Sonoma-Mendocino coast, an annual plant that...

While the COVID-19 pandemic has created upheaval, Duke’s medical benefits remain a trusted resource for nearly 75,000 staff, faculty, and family members.  In the past fiscal year, Duke paid $288 million for health concerns for plan participants, up $27 million from the previous year. For 2022, medical, dental and vision plans will continue to provide peace of mind and value.

As of the Friday, Oct. 1 deadline, just over 99 percent of the University workforce is now compliant with Duke’s vaccination policy, including 96 percent who are fully vaccinated against COVID-19. More than 60 other staff and faculty have received the first dose of the vaccine and are in the process of becoming fully vaccinated.

Remote work forever? Maybe A meeting room at the Health Sciences Innovation Building at the U. of Arizona. If you haven't returned to your campus yet, the date is very likely in sight. But then again, maybe it's not. Committees and administrators at colleges across the country are evaluating whether and to what extent some faculty and staff members could keep their jobs virtual. Before the pandemic, some institutions saw only an uptick in employees' asking about flexible work policies. Now bosses at colleges have plenty of questions to weigh. Among them: What does remote work mean for recruit...

At Some Colleges, Remote Work Could Be Here to Stay A meeting room in the Health Sciences Innovation Building at the U. of Arizona. For months, colleges have weighed the risks and rewards of bringing students back to campuses disrupted by Covid-19. Now they’re considering what to do about their employees. Committees at colleges and universities across the country are evaluating the future of work, asking to what extent staff and some faculty members could remain virtual and what that would mean for life on campus and off. There are broad implications, for example, for recruiting and...