Afternoon Update: Where Religion and Neoliberal Diversity Tactics Converge

A tool kit for inclusive STEM; JPMorgan claims fraud in website of ghost students; questioned raised about Yeshiva's receipt of state funds; 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 | ESSAY [Where Religion and Neoliberal Diversity Tactics Converge]( By Alexander Jabbari [STORY IMAGE]( The Hamline controversy over a depiction of Muhammad is symptomatic of something deeper. ADVERTISEMENT TEACHING [How Can STEM Instructors Show Students They Belong?]( By Beckie Supiano [STORY IMAGE]( Pushed by its graduate students to build a more welcoming climate for Black students, a department created a tool kit for inclusive and antiracist instruction. BANK SHOT [JPMorgan Says It Was Defrauded in $175-Million Purchase of College Financial Site]( JPMorgan Chase says in a lawsuit that the founder of Frank, a financial-planning site for college students that the bank bought in 2021, committed fraud by vastly inflating its number of customers, with the help of an unnamed “data-science professor” at a college near New York. The suit says that rather than 4.265 million customers, Frank had only 300,000. (Bloomberg) GAY RIGHTS [Was Yeshiva U. Entitled to $230 Million in Public Funds?]( The Jewish university in New York has [refused to recognize]( a club of LGBTQ students, [countering a lawsuit]( by arguing that it is a religious institution. But state investigators are looking into the possibility that Yeshiva represented itself as a secular institution in order to use state money to build or renovate facilities and restructure debts, which could constitute fraud. (The New York Times, The Chronicle) BELIEFS [Student Group at Augustana U. Gets Interfaith Room Back]( The space is being restored to students at the South Dakota university after administrators removed sacred items without their consent or knowledge two weeks ago. Critics said that by dismantling the space, Augustana, which is affiliated with the Evangelical Lutheran Church of America, was contradicting its [stated goal]( of welcoming other faiths. (Sioux Falls Argus Leader) 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 VIRTUAL SEMINARS [The Chronicle's Strategic Leadership Program Seminars] [Join us January 17-19]( for a virtual professional-development seminar series covering national trends in higher education, faculty diversity, enrollment, retention and conflict management. Each session features an in-depth conversation with a subject matter expert with valuable insight into the challenges faculty members are facing today. [Register today!]( SPONSOR CONTENT | New Jersey Institute of Technology [New Jersey Institute of Technology President Teik Lim Offers his Vision]( 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. © 2023 [The Chronicle of Higher Education]( 1255 23rd Street, N.W. Washington, D.C. 20037