Afternoon Update: After a suicide, what information does a college owe its campus?

Whether small, struggling colleges can survive; classroom as lab; La. governor gets more power over college boards; U. of the Arts to 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](. AGONIZING DECISIONS [After a Suicide, What Information Does a College Owe Its Campus?]( By Kate Hidalgo Bellows [STORY IMAGE]( Sharing too much can inspire vulnerable students to act on dark impulses. Sharing too little can set the social-media rumor mill in motion. ADVERTISEMENT [After a Suicide, What Information Does a College Owe Its Campus?]( THE REVIEW | ESSAY [Can Small, Struggling Colleges Survive?]( By Robert Kelchen [STORY IMAGE]( There are paths forward, but they all require acting early. ADVICE [Should You Use Your Classroom as a Lab?]( By James M. Lang [STORY IMAGE]( Faculty members are swimming in useful research on teaching. But it’s vital to trust your own instincts, too. 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 changes in the University of North Carolina system. THE REVIEW [Harvard Rethinks Its Addiction to Statements. And Our Most-Read Stories of the Year So Far.]( By Len Gutkin [STORY IMAGE]( What’d you miss? GOVERNANCE [‘King Landry Bill’: La. Legislature Increases Governor’s Power Over Higher-Ed Boards]( Louisiana lawmakers gave final approval last week to a measure that would give Gov. Jeff Landry, a Republican, the authority to directly appoint the leaders of more than 100 boards and commissions, including the state’s five higher-ed systems. Critics said the bill could endanger the systems’ accreditation because it would give him undue influence over them. (Louisiana Illuminator) CLOSING TIME [Philadelphia’s U. of the Arts Loses Accreditation and Will Close]( The Middle States Commission on Higher Education, the art institution’s accreditor, abruptly withdrew its recognition on Saturday after, it said, the university failed to properly notify it of an unplanned closure this coming Friday. The university has 1,300 students and 77 full-time faculty members, according to [its website](. (CBS News) CAMPUS CUTS [Facing Budget Deficit, Brandeis U. Eliminates 60 Positions]( The Massachusetts university said the cuts would affect mostly staff members and administrators, but the contracts of some adjunct instructors might not be renewed. Brandeis blamed the deficit in part on a drop in grad-student enrollment. The historically Jewish institution has invited Jewish students uneasy about recent campus protests [to transfer](. 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