Afternoon Update: Judge orders U. of California workers to pause their strike

Recruiters reach out to rural students; Nevada regents endorse disputed sense of antisemitism; Arkansas State's Qatar campus wins approval; 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](. ACADEMIC LABOR [Judge Orders U. of California Workers to Pause Strike Over Response to War Protests]( The state judge issued a temporary order on Friday against thousands of graduate students and other academic workers who had [walked off the job]( on [several UC campuses]( over the system’s response to pro-Palestinian protests this spring. The system has contended that the strike is illegal, but until Friday had not made that argument successfully. (The Hill, The Chronicle) ADVERTISEMENT [Judge Orders U. of California Workers to Pause Strike Over Response to War Protests]( VIDEO [Reaching Rural Students: The STARS Network Hits the Road]( [STORY IMAGE]( A group of college recruiters from the Small Town and Rural Students College Network travel throughout rural southeastern America, making extra efforts to build and expand opportunities. THE REVIEW [What Social Epistemology Can Teach Us About the Lab-Leak Debates]( By Len Gutkin [STORY IMAGE]( Plus: Spiders! 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 at Harvard University. CAMPUS SPEECH [Nevada Regents Vote to Define Antisemitism, Citing Jewish Students’ Concerns]( The state System of Higher Education’s board on Friday approved a definition, from the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance, that has been [criticized as fostering the censorship]( of critics of Israel, not just purveyors of religious or ethnic hatred. As [colleges seek to protect]( Jewish students, [state]( and [federal]( policies have grappled with that definition. (Las Vegas Review-Journal, The Chronicle) INTERNATIONAL [Accreditor Approves New Arkansas State U. Campus in Qatar]( The action, by the Higher Learning Commission, represented a rare expansion of an American university into the Persian Gulf nation at a time when institutions like [Texas A&M University]( at College Station [are pulling out]( and Republicans in Congress are [attacking universities]( like Northwestern for their Qatari ties. (University statement, The Chronicle) PUBLICATIONS [Columbia Law Review Is Back Online After Students Threatened Strike Over Censorship]( The student-run journal’s board shut down the website after it published an article last week that criticized Israel as a genocidal apartheid regime. The board — faculty members and alumni of the university’s law school — proposed reposting the article with a disclaimer appended. The student editors rejected that idea and said they’d strike. The board then restored the website. (The Intercept) UPCOMING PROGRAM [The Chronicle's Library and Institutional Success Program | July 2024] The Chronicle is partnering with Ithaka S+R to host a brand new [professional development program for librarians]( in July. This innovative two-week program will help library leaders understand the many roles they might take on, boost the success of the campus library, and better align with their institution’s goals. 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