Afternoon Update: New Title IX Rules Would Assert Rights of Transgender Students

Carnegie Mellon’s dance with autocrats; a new provost's long on-ramp; promise of a transfer "passport"; bomb threats hit two more colleges; and more. ADVERTISEMENT [Afternoon Update Logo]( Did someone forward you this newsletter? [Sign up free]( to receive your own copy. GENDER EQUITY [New Title IX Rules Would Assert Rights of Transgender Students]( The rules, expected to be issued in April by the Education Department, would make bias against the students a violation of federal law, setting up a clash with some state laws. The rules [would also]( revise [how colleges adjudicate]( allegations of sexual misconduct. (The Washington Post, The Chronicle) ADVERTISEMENT THE REVIEW | ESSAY [Dancing With Autocrats]( By Tom Zoellner [STORY IMAGE]( Carnegie Mellon’s branch campus in Rwanda provides cover for a repressive regime. ADVICE [The Provost Files: The Long On-Ramp to a Start Date]( By George Justice [STORY IMAGE]( A newcomer to academe’s No. 2 job uses technology to bridge the distance with his future colleagues. THE EDGE [The Promise of a Transfer ‘Passport’]( By Goldie Blumenstyk An interstate project to ease transfer pathways — while preserving academic principles and institutional autonomy — looks to expand. LATITUDES [Teaching Ukraine]( By Karin Fischer [STORY IMAGE]( New Common App data shows robust applications from abroad. And professors tell how they are bringing lessons on the war in Ukraine into the classroom. CAMPUS SAFETY [Bomb Threats Hit 2 More Community Colleges]( Lorain County Community College, in Ohio, has shifted to remote learning for the rest of this week after a third bomb threat in less than a week. Meanwhile, two bomb threats [shut down]( Northern Virginia Community College’s six campuses on Tuesday. (WKYC, The Washington Post) STUDENT AID [Washington Governor Signs Bill to Prevent Scholarship Displacement]( Under the legislation, the state will now seek to ensure that students who receive private scholarships have 100 percent of their uncovered needs met before state, federal, or institutional aid is reduced. (The Wenatchee World) ADMISSIONS [College Sends Scholarship Acceptance Email by Mistake to Hundreds of Students]( In another example of a [surprisingly common error]( Claremont McKenna College, in California, is dealing with a backlash after accidentally sending the emails to prospective students. (KABC, The Chronicle) STUDENTS [‘From Dumpster to Commencement Speaker’: Frederick Shegog’s Reinvention Continues]( A six-time dropout who at one point was living out of trash bins will graduate this spring from West Chester University of Pennsylvania. Today he said he had been selected as a speaker at its graduation ceremony. Read our Eric Hoover’s [major profile]( of him. (Shegog tweet, The Chronicle) 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. SUBSCRIBE TO THE CHRONICLE Enjoying the newsletter? [Subscribe today]( for unlimited access to essential news, analysis, and advice. SPONSOR CONTENT | University of Birmingham [Microplastics and our water: Clear thinking on a global pollution crisis]( ADVERTISEMENT FROM THE CHRONICLE STORE [The Library of the Future]( [The Library of the Future]( Academic libraries occupy a central position on campus, literally and figuratively. Explore the challenges libraries and librarians have endured in recent years, how this transformation is affecting institutions, and the ways they’ve adapted to it. [Order your copy today.]( 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