Afternoon Update: Disabled Students Build Campus Centers of Their Own

Chapel Hill settles with Nikole Hannah-Jones; San Francisco Art Institute to close; Maryland college lays off newly unionized workers; and more. ADVERTISEMENT [Afternoon Update Logo]( Did someone forward you this newsletter? [Sign up free]( to receive your own copy. CAMPUS CULTURE [In Fight Against Ableism, Disabled Students Build Centers of Their Own]( By Adrienne Lu [STORY IMAGE]( Disabled students on a growing number of campuses have created centers to fight for access, accommodations, and a place of belonging. ADVERTISEMENT FACULTY [UNC-Chapel Hill Settles With Nikole Hannah-Jones, Avoiding a Lawsuit]( The acclaimed journalist threatened to sue after the University of North Carolina’s [botched attempt]( to [hire]( her [last year]( ended up with her [accepting]( a post at [Howard University](. The settlement is for less than $75,000. (NC Policy Watch, The Chronicle) FINANCES [San Francisco Art Institute to Close After U. of San Francisco Backs Out of Deal]( The proposed acquisition, seen as a lifeline for the nearly insolvent 151-year-old institute, foundered over what the university’s president described as business risks. (San Francisco Chronicle) ACADEMIC LABOR [Maryland Institute College of Art Plans to Lay Off Recently Unionized Workers]( The college cited a budget gap and declining enrollment in announcing staff cuts amounting to 10 percent of the bargaining unit ahead of negotiations over the union’s first contract. College employees voted, 86 to 17, in May to join SEIU Local 500. (Artforum) STUDENT AID [Colleges Sue U.S. Government Over Alleged Overpayment of Veterans’ Benefits]( Two community colleges in Oregon are suing the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs over its efforts to claw back millions in GI Bill benefits that the department says it overpaid for students enrolled in programs intended to train them for civilian jobs. (The Oregonian) STUDENT-LOAN DEBT [For-Profit Colleges Oppose Plan to Forgive $6 Billion in Student Loans]( The settlement, [announced]( in June by the Education Department, would discharge the federal loans of some 200,000 people who say the colleges they attended, primarily for-profit institutions, misled them. The opponents say the deal would harm their reputations. (Higher Ed Dive, Politico) CAMPUS SYMBOLS [California State U. at Fresno Will Remove Nazi Sympathizer’s Name From Library]( The library had been named for Henry Madden, the university’s chief librarian from 1949 to 1979, who “held deeply anti-Semitic views and Nazi sympathies,” Fresno State said. The CSU system’s board approved the change this week. (Cal State news release) PRIORITIES [Texas Tech Announces Plan to Spend $200 Million on Football]( The project, for a new south end-zone building at Jones AT&T Stadium and a new football center, will be funded largely by private gifts and athletics revenue. The goal, the AD said, was to be “the top athletics department in the country.” (University news release) SCHOLARSHIP [Andrew Delbanco Is Named the 2022 Jefferson Lecturer in the Humanities]( The Columbia University professor, who is president of the Teagle Foundation, will speak in October on reparations. The public lecture is the federal government’s highest honor in the humanities. (National Endowment for the Humanities news release) 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 | The Chronicle [Scholarship for Diversity in Media]( 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