Afternoon Update: Deans and Department Chairs on the Evolving Campus Workplace

Princeton seeks to fire professor for misconduct; Central Fla. is told to reinstate academic; student pleads guilty to role in Capitol riot; and more. ADVERTISEMENT [Afternoon Update Logo]( Did someone forward you this newsletter? [Sign up free]( to receive your own copy. THE REVIEW | FORUM [‘My Job Has Fundamentally Changed’]( By Megan Zahneis [STORY IMAGE]( Deans and department chairs on the challenges of an evolving campus workplace. ADVERTISEMENT FACULTY [Princeton President Asks Board to Fire Tenured Professor Over Sexual Misconduct]( Joshua Katz, a vocal critic of the university’s antiracism efforts, is accused of failing to cooperate fully in an investigation of his inappropriate conduct with a student, an episode for which he [was punished](. Katz’s allies say he is being penalized for his views. (The Wall Street Journal, The New York Times) FACULTY [University Is Told to Reinstate Professor Who Tweeted About ‘Black Privilege’]( An arbitrator found that the University of Central Florida had failed last year to show “just cause” when it fired Charles Negy, a tenured professor whose comments caused an uproar. (The New York Times) STUDENTS [UCLA Student Who Participated in January 6 Riot at U.S. Capitol Pleads Guilty]( Christian Secor, a far-right Republican leader at the University of California at Los Angeles with white-supremacist ties, admitted to obstructing Congress’s certification of the election of Joe Biden, in a plea deal with prosecutors that could put him in prison for 21 to 61 months. (The Washington Post) TITLE IX [Sexual-Assault Survivors Settle With Fraternity and Sorority at Eastern Michigan U.]( The settlements, with the Sigma Kappa sorority and the Theta Chi fraternity, cover 24 alleged sexual assaults. Terms of the settlements were not disclosed. Litigation against the university continues. (MLive.com) CAMPUS SAFETY [Threat Closes South Puget Sound Community College Campuses]( In the latest in a [series of threats]( against colleges in Washington State, the two-campus community-college system shut down on Wednesday in response to an unspecified threat of “targeted violence.” (KIRO, KATU) 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 | Rice University [Rice University recommits to a goal for a net zero campus by 2030]( 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