Afternoon Update: A major sports settlement could cost colleges billions. How would they pay for it?

Bill to ban legacy admissions at all California colleges advances; chancellor apologizes for deal with protesters; more campus cuts; 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](. LOOMING LIABILITIES [A Major Sports Settlement Is Poised to Cost Colleges Billions. How Would They Pay for It?]( By Nell Gluckman [STORY IMAGE]( Hundreds of universities are hammering out a historic deal, the consequences of which could touch every part of campus. ADVERTISEMENT THE EDGE [Colleges Bootstrap Their Way to AI Literacy]( By Goldie Blumenstyk [STORY IMAGE]( With strategies like hands-on experiments, librarian-led demos, and templates for model-policy language, colleges are preparing for a new era in tech. LATITUDES [Can Colleges Be Global if Their Presidents Aren’t?]( By Karin Fischer [STORY IMAGE]( Half of college leaders come to the job with no international experience. THE REVIEW | OPINION [I Made Porn. That Shouldn’t Cost Me Tenure.]( By Joe Gow [STORY IMAGE]( The University of Wisconsin system took my chancellorship. Now it wants my job. THE REVIEW | ESSAY [Charles Taylor’s Sublime Shortcomings]( By Matthew Hunter [STORY IMAGE]( The great philosopher’s book about poetry is provocative but disappointing. ADMISSIONS [California Assembly Passes Bill Banning Legacy Admissions at All Colleges]( The legislation, which would cover public and private institutions in California, now heads to the State Senate. If enacted, the measure would make California the fourth state to prohibit admissions preferences for the children of alumni or donors. The [backlash]( against [the preferences]( follows the Supreme Court’s [decision]( to [outlaw race-conscious admissions](. (CBS News, The Chronicle) ON THE HOT SEAT [Facing a Backlash From Jewish Groups Over Protest Deal, Chancellor Apologizes]( The head of the University of Wisconsin at Milwaukee, Mark A. Mone, said an agreement this month with pro-Palestinian protesters to remove their encampment “should not have weighed in” on geopolitical and historical issues. Jewish groups had blasted the deal as full of misinformation. The deal also [drew criticism from the UW president](. (Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, The Chronicle) ACADEMIC LABOR [Student Employees Walk Off Jobs at Western Washington U. as Talks Continue]( The union, Western Academic Workers United, a UAW affiliate, represents 900 undergraduates and 200 grad students. The strike is part of a [surge]( in [union activism]( on [campus](. The workers want, among other things, higher pay and partial relief from tuition and fees. The university said it wanted a “fair and sustainable” deal. (The Bellingham Herald, The Chronicle) CAMPUS CUTS I [With Enrollment Declining, Illinois’s Benedictine U. Announces Layoffs]( The Roman Catholic university, which also has a campus in Mesa, Ariz., is dropping 40 jobs after losing nine last winter, but did not specify the nature of the job cuts. It said neither academic nor athletic programs would be eliminated. (Daily Herald) CAMPUS CUTS II [Wisconsin’s Northland College Lays Off 9 Faculty Members Under Plan to Stay Open]( The small college said it would remain open by cutting the majors it offers to eight from 42. The layoffs cover instructors in the programs to be discontinued, and will leave Northland with 31 faculty members. (Wisconsin Public Radio) FEDERAL STUDENT LOANS [Education Dept. 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