Afternoon Update: After 2-Month Strike, Columbia and Student Workers Reach Tentative Deal

Penn celebrated a student's inspiring story, then started asking questions; GOP keeps Wisconsin board nominees in limbo; what happiness is; and more. ADVERTISEMENT [Academe Today Logo]( Did someone forward you this newsletter? [Sign up free]( to receive your own copy. ACADEMIC LABOR [After 2-Month Strike, Columbia U. and Student Workers Reach Tentative Agreement]( By Megan Zahneis [STORY IMAGE]( The strikers voted on Friday to end their 10-week walkout, which was the largest active strike in the United States when it ended. ADVERTISEMENT BACKSTORIES [Her University Celebrated Her Inspiring Story. Then It Started Asking Questions.]( By Tom Bartlett [STORY IMAGE]( After an anonymous email, the University of Pennsylvania went to extraordinary lengths to verify a student’s story — reaching out to dozens of people and scrutinizing what she had written about herself in several essays. GOVERNANCE [GOP Hasn’t Confirmed Most Nominees to U. of Wisconsin and Tech-College Boards]( A dozen choices remain in limbo in the Republican-controlled state Senate, a move that could allow the party to more quickly seize control of the boards if a Republican is elected governor in November. (Wisconsin State Journal) LEGAL [San Mateo Community College Vice Chancellor Pleads No Contest in Corruption Case]( Jose Nunez, the three-campus district’s facilities chief for 21 years, pleaded no contest to two felonies for using college resources for political purposes, including passing a bond measure and electing a board member. (KPIX) REVIEW | CONVERSATION [What Is Happiness?]( By Joachim Krueger and Bernard Reginster [STORY IMAGE]( A philosopher and a psychologist discuss meaning, politics, and the pleasures of disagreement. REVIEW | ESSAY [This Is the Way the Humanities End]( By Brian Rosenberg [STORY IMAGE]( A recent high-profile book review carries the field further along the path to oblivion. CHRONICLE REVIEW [Evolutionary Psychology vs. Literature; ‘Macbeth’!; What We’re Reading]( By Len Gutkin A book review with the knives out. NEW FEATURE [Here’s a List of Colleges That Require Students or Employees to Be Vaccinated Against Covid-19]( By Andy Thomason and Brian O’Leary [STORY IMAGE]( Our comprehensive tracker now includes campuses that are requiring booster shots. EVENTS [Browse Upcoming and On-Demand Virtual Events]( [STORY IMAGE]( Join a discussion with national experts and leading practitioners on how to navigate an uncertain future and what new ideas your institution can pursue. SPECIAL INTRODUCTORY OFFER Enjoying the newsletter? [Subscribe today]( for unlimited access and save 50% for the first year with this limited-time offer. SPONSOR CONTENT | university of florida [Learn how colleges are advancing technology and learning across academic disciplines.]( ADVERTISEMENT FROM THE CHRONICLE STORE [The Future of Gen Z]( [The Future of Gen Z]( The pandemic has had a deep psychological effect among Gen-Zers on the path to college. Learn how Covid-19 is likely to shape the preferences of college students in the decade ahead and how institutions will need to respond to the expectations of this generation. [Order your copy today.]( JOB OPPORTUNITIES Apply for the top jobs in higher education and [search all our open positions](. NEWSLETTER FEEDBACK What did you think of today’s newsletter? [Strongly disliked]( | [It was ok]( | [Loved it]( This newsletter was sent to {EMAIL}. [Read this newsletter on the web](. [Manage]( your newsletter preferences, [stop receiving]( this email, or [view]( our privacy policy. © 2022 [The Chronicle of Higher Education]( 1255 23rd Street, N.W. Washington, D.C. 20037