Afternoon Update: Dozens of students arrested at Yale as administrators clear another encampment

Elise Stefanik, dean of faculty; our DEI campus-impact tracker updated; perking up your last day of class; the academic novel that gets it; and more. ADVERTISEMENT [Afternoon Update Logo]( You can also [read this newsletter on the web](. Or, if you no longer want to receive this newsletter, [unsubscribe](. CAMPUS UNREST [Dozens of Students Arrested at Yale as Administrators Clear Encampment]( By Forest Hunt [STORY IMAGE]( Echoing mass arrests last week at Columbia University, campus police officers on Monday detained 47 Yale students who were protesting the university’s ties to weapons manufacturers. ADVERTISEMENT THE REVIEW | OPINION [Elise Stefanik, Dean of Faculty]( By David A. Bell [STORY IMAGE]( The zealous Trump booster wields dangerous influence over higher education. NEWLY UPDATED [Tracking Higher Ed’s Dismantling of DEI]( By Erin Gretzinger and Maggie Hicks [STORY IMAGE]( We have updated our database of ways colleges are dropping their diversity, equity, and inclusion efforts to include Pennsylvania State University’s main campus and the Texas A&M and University of Texas systems. ADVICE [7 Ideas to Perk Up Your Last Day of Class]( By Kristi Rudenga [STORY IMAGE]( How to end the semester with a flourish instead of a fizzle. THE REVIEW | ESSAY [Academic Life Is About Humiliation and Envy. This Novel Gets It.]( By Jefferson Pooley [STORY IMAGE]( C.P. Snow’s forgotten classic The Masters deserves to make a comeback. THE REVIEW | ESSAY [Happy Birthday, Kant!]( By Michael S. Roth [STORY IMAGE]( The great philosopher was also a great theorist of education. ATTACK ON DIVERSITY [Kansas Governor Allows Anti-DEI Bill to Become Law]( Gov. Laura Kelly, a Democrat, on Friday let [the bill]( — which bans diversity, equity, and inclusion in admissions, student aid, and employment — become law without her signature. “I have concerns about this legislation,” she said, but “I don’t believe that the conduct targeted” occurs at the state’s colleges. The regents [adopted a similar policy]( last week. (KSNT, Associated Press, The Chronicle) CAMPUS UNREST [In Wake of Arrests and Continuing Protests, Columbia Shifts to Virtual Classes]( Four days after [summoning]( the New York City police to [arrest students]( and others in a pro-Palestinian [encampment at the university]( its president, Nemat (Minouche) Shafik, announced this morning that classes would be held online to “de-escalate the rancor.” She also criticized outsiders “who have come to campus to pursue their own agendas.” (Columbia Daily Spectator, The Chronicle) CAMPUS SPEECH [U. of Southern California Reworks Graduation Amid Controversy Over Student’s Speech]( The university last week cited safety in [canceling the commencement address]( traditionally delivered by the valedictorian, a first-generation Muslim student. Critics assailed USC as trying to censor her pro-Palestinian views. Now the university says it is “redesigning” the ceremony, including releasing outside speakers and honorees from attending. (Associated Press, The Chronicle) RESEARCH INTEGRITY [Stanford Closes Review of Complaint About Controversial Scholar]( The university said the anonymous complaint against the mathematics-education professor [Jo Boaler]( concerned “scholarly disagreement and interpretation,” not misconduct. The complaint accused Boaler of a “[reckless disregard for accuracy]( in her work on the California math framework, a document on how math should be taught in K-12 schools. (The Stanford Daily, The Chronicle) CAMPUS SAFETY [Delaware State U. Cancels Classes as Shooting Victim Is Identified]( According to the police, the victim of the campus shooting early Sunday morning was an 18-year-old woman who was not a student at the university. (CBS) UPCOMING PROGRAM [The Chronicle's Strategic-Leadership Program for Department Chairs | June 2024] [Join us in June]( for a professional development program tailored to the needs of department chairs. 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