Afternoon Update: College athletes are being robbed of an education (opinion)

U. of Michigan student government cuts off cash for campus groups; U. of Texas system bars political statements by campuses; 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](. THE REVIEW | OPINION [College Athletes Are Being Robbed of an Education]( By Nathan Kalman-Lamb and Derek Silva [STORY IMAGE]( The current professionalized student sport regime makes learning impossible. ADVERTISEMENT [College Athletes Are Being Robbed of an Education]( THE REVIEW [Summer’s Almost Over. What’d You Miss?]( By Len Gutkin [STORY IMAGE]( Our most-read stories of the season. JUST UPDATED [Tracking Higher Ed’s Dismantling of DEI]( By Erin Gretzinger, Maggie Hicks, Christa Dutton, and Jasper Smith [STORY IMAGE]( This week’s update details how North Carolina State University and the Universities of Kentucky, Nebraska at Lincoln, and Southern Mississippi are limiting their diversity, equity, and inclusion efforts. STUDENT LIFE [U. of Michigan Groups on Edge as Student Government Cuts Off Cash Over Demands]( Pro-Palestinian activists who won last spring’s student-government elections say they will not provide funding for scores of campus groups unless the Ann Arbor university drops its endowment investments in Israeli and weapons-manufacturing companies. Campus officials said they were working to fund the groups separately. (The Detroit News) CAMPUS SPEECH [U. of Texas System Bars Its Universities From Making Political or Social Statements]( Under the new policy, the system’s 14 campuses are to remain neutral on “issues of the day” unrelated to operations but permit students, faculty, and staff to express ideas freely. The announcement is only the [latest policy shift]( toward [institutional neutrality](. (The Texas Tribune, The Chronicle) CAMPUS LABOR [Cornell Tells Employees to Start Bringing Their Own Meals to Campus Amid UAW Strike]( The week-old strike by 1,200 custodians, food-service workers, and other members of UAW Local 2300 prompted the university to ask faculty and staff members to either bring their own food or eat off campus as fall-term classes begin today. The union is pushing for higher pay; the university is seeking mediation and asking for help from retirees. (The Ithaca Voice) TROUBLED COLLEGE [Facing $20-Million Deficit, California College of the Arts May Seek Layoffs and Merger]( The 117-year-old college is also consolidating its campuses as it deals with a one-third drop in students since 2019. Enrollment has fallen even though the college absorbed many students who transferred from the San Francisco Art Institute when it [shut down](. (San Francisco Chronicle) CAMPUS CUTS [Naropa U. Sells Main Campus, Betting on Online Future]( The 50-year-old university in Boulder, Colo., said it faces financial problems and needs funds to expand online, as nearly half of its students now study remotely or in a hybrid format. (Inside Higher Ed) UPCOMING WORKSHOP [The Chronicle's Women Leading Change Program | September 2024] Join The Chronicle’s Women Leading Change Program this September! 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