Afternoon Update: How to Solve the Student-Disengagement Crisis

A more open search for Oregon State's president; mentors' best career advice; student-loan interest rates to rise on July 1; and more. ADVERTISEMENT [Afternoon Update Logo]( Did someone forward you this newsletter? [Sign up free]( to receive your own copy. ADVICE | FORUM [How to Solve the Student-Disengagement Crisis]( [STORY IMAGE]( Six experts diagnose the problem — and suggest ways to fix it. ADVERTISEMENT PRESIDENTIAL SEARCH [Will a More Open Search Produce a Better President at Oregon State?]( By Eric Kelderman [STORY IMAGE]( The last president didn’t last a whole year. Now, the university’s Board of Trustees is taking a different approach to find and appoint his successor. ADVICE [The Best Career Advice My Mentors Ever Gave Me]( By Aaron Basko [STORY IMAGE]( Mentoring is vital in administrative careers, too. Here are five “rules” to shape your career or aid someone else’s. THE EDGE [Can Digital Courseware Promote Equity?]( By Goldie Blumenstyk A new project with 18 partners aims to reduce disparities in gateway courses that now enroll millions of students. LATITUDES [Complicating the Narrative on Confucius Institutes]( By Karin Fischer [STORY IMAGE]( Instructors at the China-funded language centers get little political instruction before going overseas but toe the party line anyway, a study finds. STUDENT-LOAN BORROWING [Interest Rates for Federal Student Loans Are Expected to Increase]( Based on [today’s auction]( of the 10-year Treasury note, the rates after July 1 are likely to rise from 3.73 percent to 4.99 percent for undergraduate direct loans, 5.28 percent to 6.54 percent for graduate and professional loans, and 6.28 percent to 7.54 percent for Parent and Grad PLUS loans. (Tweet by National Association of Student Financial Aid Administrators) CURRICULUM [Saint Mary’s U. of Minnesota to Eliminate 11 Programs Due to Declining Enrollment]( Among the undergraduate programs to be phased out, starting in 2023-24, are art, English, history, music, Spanish, and theology. Thirteen full-time faculty members will be laid off. (Post Bulletin) CAMPUS SAFETY [Noose Found at Stanford Prompts Hate-Crime Probe]( The symbol of anti-Black racism and violence was found hanging in a tree outside a dormitory, the second time since November that a noose has been discovered on campus. (ABC News) 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. UPCOMING EVENT [Join us June 7-24]( for a virtual professional development program on overcoming the challenges of the department chair role and creating a strategic vision for individual and departmental growth. [Reserve your spot now](. Space is limited. SPONSOR CONTENT | Amazon Web Services, Inc. [Solutions & Strategy: The Evolving Role of Tech]( 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