Afternoon Update: Hopeful Mood at Meeting of International Educators

Text nudges can raise student success; Harvard holds slave and Native remains; Texas college tries to quash Chicago professor's free speech; and more. ADVERTISEMENT [Afternoon Update Logo]( Did someone forward you this newsletter? [Sign up free]( to receive your own copy. LATITUDES [Live From NAFSA]( By Karin Fischer [STORY IMAGE]( At a gathering for international educators, the mood is hopeful. And the U.S. secretary of state weighs in on Chinese students. ADVERTISEMENT THE EDGE [Nudges for Academic Progress]( By Goldie Blumenstyk Two new studies on the use of text-message nudges show they can improve students’ grades and motivation. PAST AND PRESENT [Harvard Holds Remains of 19 Probable Enslaved People and 7,000 Native Americans]( A draft report, produced by a committee studying how Harvard museums should treat such remains, says they show “the university’s engagement and complicity” with slavery and colonialism. Harvard has pledged to [spend $100 million]( to atone for its ties to slavery. (The Harvard Crimson, The Chronicle) ACADEMIC FREEDOM [Chicago Professor Says College in Texas Tried to Crack Down on His Free Speech]( A Loyola University Chicago professor circulated a petition calling for an investigation into whether Collin College’s [ouster]( of [several]( [faculty]( [members]( had violated its accreditor’s academic-freedom standards. Then [Collin’s president]( complained to Loyola’s president. (Dallas Observer, The Chronicle) PANDEMIC POLICIES [Michigan Universities Fired Hundreds of Employees Over Vaccination Mandates]( The public institutions also suspended thousands of students or put holds on their academic accounts for violating rules on Covid-19 testing or vaccines. (The Detroit News) STUDENT SAFETY [Parents of Stanford Athlete Who Died by Suicide Push for New Campus Policy]( Three months after their [daughter’s death]( the parents of Katie Meyer said students should be able to opt into a program that would email an advocate of their choosing [if they faced]( physical-injury, mental-health, substance-abuse, academic, or disciplinary challenges. (ESPN, 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. 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 | New York Institute of Technology [Leveraging Mentorship and Data to Improve Student Success]( 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 [Please let us know what you thought of today's newsletter in this three-question survey](. 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