Afternoon Update: Company That Created a Phony Student-Loan Expert Says It’s ‘Deeply Sorry'

[THE CHRONICLE OF HIGHER EDUCATION] #subscribelink [Subscribe Today]( --------------------------------------------------------------- [Subscribe to The Chronicle today to get access to premium content and more.]( Afternoon Update Wednesday, April 25, 2018 --------------------------------------------------------------- [Sign up for this newsletter]( Today’s News --------------------------------------------------------------- Admissions & Student Aid [Company That Created ‘Drew Cloud,’ the Phony Student-Loan Expert, Says It’s ‘Deeply Sorry’]( By Chris Quintana On Tuesday, The Chronicle reported that a student-loan expert who had been quoted by many media outlets was a sham. The company that created him apologized on Wednesday. Free Speech [Professor’s Tweets Were ‘Insensitive’ and Embarrassed Fresno State, but She Won’t Be Punished]( By Katherine Mangan President Joseph Castro says Randa Jarrar’s social-media comments in the wake of Barbara Bush’s death were protected by the First Amendment. Sports Scandals [Commission Calls for Tougher Basketball Penalties for Colleges and End to ‘One and Done’]( [premium] By Fernanda Zamudio-Suaréz The independent commission, led by Condoleezza Rice, stopped short of suggesting that men’s basketball players be paid. Paid for and Created by Pearson [Incorporating Digital Tools in the Classroom]( New technology allows professors to cater to different learning styles and assess progress and mastery. What’s Popular on Chronicle.com --------------------------------------------------------------- [Drew Cloud Is a Well-Known Expert on Student Loans. One Problem: He’s Not Real.]( By Dan Bauman and Chris Quintana His website, the Student Loan Report, is widely cited by news media for its surveys on loan debt, and Cloud is quoted at length. But both he and his organization are facades. [Want to Be a 'Volunteer Adjunct'? Southern Illinois U. Is Hiring]( By Nell Gluckman A dean's email asking department chairs to recruit alumni for unpaid teaching positions ignited a social-media firestorm. The university says it was misunderstood. [What It Felt Like to Lose My Deanship]( By George Justice “We’re going to go in a different direction,” the provost said — one that clearly didn’t include me. [What Is ‘STEM’? The Definition Is Evolving]( [premium] By Vimal Patel Recognizing the increasing presence of technology and mathematics in academic disciplines could help international students hoping to stay and work in the United States. [View the Latest Jobs in Higher Education]( [THE CHRONICLE OF HIGHER EDUCATION] 1255 Twenty-Third St., N.W. Washington, D.C. 20037 [Like us on Facebook]( [Follow us on Twitter]( [Add us on Google+](chroniclehighereducation/posts?elqTrackId=5f40c637cf6541dc9056852255de7a91&elq=5739e9f57eda413f9ff3e2c297504583&elqaid=18771&elqat=1&elqCampaignId=8468) [Subscribe Today]( Get the insight you need for success in academe. [Stop receiving this newsletter]( Copyright © 2018 The Chronicle of Higher Education