Afternoon Update: How FIRE Actually Defends Free Speech (Opinion)

Colleges face enrollment woes; leading at short notice; Florida presidents in secret meeting; journal editor quits at association's behest; and more. ADVERTISEMENT [Afternoon Update Logo]( Did someone forward you this newsletter? [Sign up free]( to receive your own copy. You can now read The Chronicle on [Flipboard]( and [Google News](. THE REVIEW | OPINION [How FIRE Actually Defends Free Speech]( By Nico Perrino [STORY IMAGE]( An essay promising better criticism of the group’s work misses the mark. ADVERTISEMENT THE EDGE [5 Notable Findings as Colleges Respond to Enrollment Worries]( By Goldie Blumenstyk [STORY IMAGE]( A survey highlights moves toward more online and hybrid courses, new microcredential offerings, and a pursuit of students who had stopped out. ADVICE [Admin 101: Ready to Lead on Short Notice?]( By David D. Perlmutter [STORY IMAGE]( Plenty of professors become administrators overnight with an unexpected offer. Here’s how to prepare for “the call” and make it more likely that you will be tapped. SHUTTING DOWN [Cazenovia College to Close After Nearly 200 Years]( The liberal-arts college in New York, which defaulted on a bond payment in September, cited financial trouble in its decision to close after the spring semester. Its plight [reflects problems]( affecting other [small colleges]( with [enrollment declines](. (The Post-Standard, The Chronicle) LEADERSHIP [Heads of Nearly 40 Public Colleges in Florida to Gather for ‘First-of-Its-Kind’ Meeting]( Presidents of institutions in both the Florida College System and the State University System have been invited to today’s meeting, which is closed to the public, to discuss systemwide educational goals and to share their best practices. (Tallahassee Democrat) RESEARCH [Psychological Association Accepts Resignation of Journal’s Editor in Chief]( Klaus Fiedler had been [accused of incompetence and racism]( for his handling of articles in Perspectives on Psychological Science on diversity in the field and whether journals should, for example, require authors to explain how their racial identities affect their research. The Association for Psychological Science, the journal’s publisher, said it had asked him to resign. (APS statement, The Chronicle) INTERNATIONAL [Professor Says He Was Forced Out After Discrimination in China Investigation]( Xiang-Dong Fu, a Chinese-born American citizen who has lived in the United States for 40 years and worked at the University of California at San Diego for 30, alleges bias in UCSD’s investigation into his ties to Chinese universities, an inquiry under the [China Initiative](. (La Jolla Light, The Chronicle) GLOBAL [The Viral List That Turned a Yale Professor Into an Enemy of the Russian State]( Jeffrey Sonnenfeld, a business professor, assigned grades to 1,400 foreign companies that worked in Russia based on their response to sanctions imposed after it invaded Ukraine. In the process, he highlighted the economic costs to Russia of those sanctions. (Bloomberg) ON CAPITOL HILL [Bipartisan Bill Would Give Tribal Colleges a Stronger Voice in Education Policy]( Under the U.S. Senate [legislation]( at least one member of the National Advisory Council on Indian Education would have to be a tribal-college president, and the Education and Interior Departments would have to consider the council’s annual reports in their budgets. (Senators’ news release) DATA [Count of U.S. Credentials Finds More Than a Million of Them]( The census, conducted by [Credential Engine]( found that postsecondary institutions offer more than 350,000 credentials, nonacademic providers some 656,500, MOOCs about 13,000, and secondary schools around 56,000. The project’s goal is to improve the uniformity of how credentials are described so they can be searched, discovered, compared, and valued. 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. 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