Afternoon Update: Prisons Would Get Broad Power Over Education Programs. Advocates Say That’s a Problem.

Program will allow ex-students with college debts to re-enroll; the language barrier for foreign TAs; colleges scale back Covid precautions; and more. ADVERTISEMENT [Afternoon Update Logo]( Did someone forward you this newsletter? [Sign up free]( to receive your own copy. PELL GRANTS IN PRISONS [Corrections Agencies Would Get Broad Power Over Prison Education. Advocates Say That’s a Problem.]( By Eric Kelderman [STORY IMAGE]( Under proposed rules, the agencies would decide which education programs were available to the nearly half a million incarcerated people who will be newly eligible for Pell Grants next year. ADVERTISEMENT THE EDGE [At Last, a Solution to Undo a Barrier to Enrollment]( By Goldie Blumenstyk Former students with college debts will be allowed to re-enroll. LATITUDES [A Language Barrier]( By Karin Fischer [STORY IMAGE]( International teaching assistants are required to take English tests to teach. Do they really test proficiency? CAMPUS HEALTH [Colleges Scale Back Covid Precautions for the Fall, Saying Pandemic Phase Is Over]( With easy access to vaccinations and low hospitalization rates among college-age adults, despite the surge of the BA.5 subvariant, officials said it was time to lift or rethink requirements for masking, testing, vaccines, and isolation. (The Wall Street Journal) IN THE STATES [N.J. Law Creates Gainful-Employment Standards for Career-Oriented Programs]( Under the law, signed last week by Gov. Phil Murphy, the state may now revoke any college’s authority to award credentials in career-focused programs if they don’t meet quality standards based on a comparison of tuition and anticipated earnings. (Higher Ed Dive) PUBLICATIONS [‘PLOS One’ to Retract More Than 100 Papers for Manipulated Peer Review]( According to an ethics official at the journal, authors of submitted papers would ask to work with a particular academic editor with whom they had a relationship, and those editors would choose peer reviewers who also had conflicts of interest. (Retraction Watch) 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 | Università Cattolica [Challenges do not come with an instruction book.]( 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