Afternoon Update: Student-protest encampments are underway on more than 60 campuses

Today's arrests, a compilation; institutional neutrality and politics; when to retire; remembering Helen Vendler; two small colleges close; 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](. JUST UPDATED [Student Protesters Are Demanding Divestment From Israel on More Than 60 Campuses]( By Sonel Cutler and Alecia Taylor [STORY IMAGE]( Our map shows activists have put up new encampments since Friday at Pitzer College, Wesleyan University, the Universities of Georgia, of Vermont, and of Wisconsin at Madison, and more. ADVERTISEMENT CAMPUS UNREST [Today’s Arrests at Pro-Palestinian Encampments on Campus]( University of Georgia police officers arrested 16 students and local residents, [The Red and Black]( reported. Among other such incidents, about 20 were arrested and released at Case Western Reserve University, [Spectrum News]( reported. As many as 60 were arrested at Virginia Tech, [WSLS]( reported. As this newsletter was mailed, arrests were in progress at the University of Texas at Austin, the [Austin American-Statesman]( reported. Arizona State University confirmed 69 arrests over the weekend, [The State Press]( reported. A graduate student at Indiana University at Bloomington who has been banned from campus for five years denounced last week’s 56 arrests, the [Indiana Daily Student]( reported. THE REVIEW | OPINION [Institutional Neutrality Has Never Been About Politics]( By Tony Banout [STORY IMAGE]( Critics of the Kalven principles miss the point. ADVICE [You Don’t Have to Mull the Retirement Question Alone]( By G. Anne Bogat, Kathleen McCartney, and Rena Repetti [STORY IMAGE]( Three professors share lessons learned from joining a support group to “workshop” the decision on when to retire. THE REVIEW [Remembering the Great Helen Vendler]( By Len Gutkin [STORY IMAGE]( Plus: More on academic freedom and discrimination. PHOTO ESSAY [A Small Town, Two Students, and Different College Dreams]( [STORY IMAGE]( Nolan Cook and Will Shafer grew up together in the same rural town — but their college journeys will take them in very different directions. CLOSING TIME I [Wells College to Close After 156 Years, Citing Financial Strain]( The private college in New York said it would shut down at the end of the spring term because of financial challenges stemming from enrollment declines exacerbated by the pandemic, a shrinking pool of students, and other factors. Wells’s 300 students can transfer to Manhattanville University and other public and private colleges under teach-out agreements. (Syracuse.com) CLOSING TIME II [U. of Saint Katherine Announces Sudden Closure and Bankruptcy Filing]( The 14-year-old, 300-student university, an Orthodox Christian institution in California, will shut down on May 18, its president and founder said. Factors in the decision, he said, included “extraordinary inflation, higher-than-anticipated salary increases, and high institutional student financial aid.” (The San Diego Union-Tribune) 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. Experienced academic leaders will provide insights on the the current trends in higher ed, effective ways to manage a department, strategic planning, and more. [Register today!]( SPECIAL OFFER FOR NEW SUBSCRIBERS Enjoying the newsletter? [Subscribe today]( for as low as $59. 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