Afternoon Update: Number of New Chinese Students Plummets at U.S. Colleges

When "immorality" was purged at Florida universities; how HBCUs recover from bomb threats; whether a traffic stop targeted Black students; and more. ADVERTISEMENT [Afternoon Update Logo]( Did someone forward you this newsletter? [Sign up free]( to receive your own copy. INTERNATIONAL ENROLLMENTS [Number of New Chinese Students at U.S. Colleges Plummeted This Fall, Visa Data Show]( By Karin Fischer and Dan Bauman [STORY IMAGE]( But student-visa issuances over all held steady, thanks to an explosion in interest from India. ADVERTISEMENT HIGHER ED UNDER FIRE [When Lawmakers Purged ‘Immorality’ From Florida Universities]( By Emma Pettit [STORY IMAGE]( State intrusion in higher ed is nothing new. RACE ON CAMPUS [How HBCUs Recover From Bomb Threats]( By Oyin Adedoyin [STORY IMAGE]( Many historically Black colleges and universities were shaken by the menacing messages in February. A federal program has been expanded to help. POLICING [Shaw U. President Is ‘Outraged’ by Traffic Stop Seen as Targeting Black Students]( Paulette Dillard said a bus carrying students and staff members to a conference in Atlanta from her historically Black college in North Carolina was pulled over last week in South Carolina. “Multiple sheriff deputies and drug-sniffing dogs,” she said, then searched the bus, its passengers, and their luggage — a scene “reminiscent of the 1950s and 1960s” and of a [similar incident]( last spring in Georgia. Nothing illegal was found, and the driver was ticketed for improper lane use. (WSPA, The Chronicle) ADVICE [How to Get Started as an Academic Program Reviewer]( By Jane S. Halonen and Dana S. Dunn [STORY IMAGE]( Tips on one of the few areas of faculty service that actually involve getting paid for your time. COLLEGE COSTS [Half in New Poll Say In-State Public Universities Are Not Affordable]( The [Morning Consult survey]( also found that 77 percent of adult Americans consider a college degree difficult to afford. (The Hill) ACADEMIC FREEDOM [Mo. Attorney General’s Requests for Emails Raise Academic-Freedom Concerns]( The requests, for faculty and staff emails at the University of Missouri at Columbia, appear to target the journalistic fact-checking process and research into social emotional learning. Critics say the attorney general’s office is being weaponized for political reasons. (Missouri Independent) FACULTY [Faculty Members in Georgia System Are Widely Dissatisfied With Tenure Changes]( In a poll of faculty members conducted by the Georgia conference of the American Association of University Professors, more than half said [recent changes]( in [tenure policies]( affected their desire to remain in the University System of Georgia. (Higher Ed Dive, The Chronicle) THE PAST AT PRESENT [U. of Pennsylvania Told a ‘Comforting Story’ About Slavery. Then Students Began Digging.]( While [other]( universities [disclosed]( and [acknowledged]( their [historical ties]( to [slavery]( one of the first long claimed innocence, banking on its Quaker traditions. But thanks to some persistent students, a cascade of revelations disproved the story Penn told about itself. (The Philadelphia Inquirer, The Chronicle) CAMPUS SAFETY [After Drugging Allegations and Misogynistic Chanting, U. of Miami Fraternity to Close]( Sigma Phi Epsilon’s campus chapter will shut down after a report of drugged drinks at an off-campus party this month that also featured chants about murdering and raping women. (The Miami Hurricane) 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 | Tableau [As the Need for Data Skills Grows, Accounting Professors Try to Keep Pace]( ADVERTISEMENT FROM THE CHRONICLE STORE [Reimagining the Student Experience - The Chronicle Store]( [Reimagining the Student Experience]( Many colleges are intentionally rethinking and reshaping what has broadly become known as the student experience. [Order your copy today]( to explore the many forces affecting the student experience with the goal of making students’ time on campus more engaging. 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