Afternoon Update: Hiring for Success, a Free Report

Academic service as intellectual labor; student visas are State Dept. priority; neurodivergent teaching; community-college enrollment rises; 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 [Apple News]( [Flipboard]( and [Google News](. THE WORKPLACE [Free Report: Hiring for Success]( By Megan Zahneis [STORY IMAGE]( Competing in a candidates’ market. ADVERTISEMENT THE REVIEW | OPINION [Academic Service Is Intellectual Labor]( By Andrea Kaston Tange [STORY IMAGE]( Equity and fairness depend on giving all work its due. LATITUDES [Student Visas Are a Priority, State Dept. Pledges]( By Karin Fischer [STORY IMAGE]( Officials are expediting the documents, but what will happen during peak demand? Plus, new visa fees are announced. THE EDGE [On Students’ Paths to Careers, Obstacles Remain]( By Goldie Blumenstyk [STORY IMAGE]( What the secretary of education, other educators — and students — say about improving the pathways from school to college to career. ADVICE [How to Teach Your (Many) Neurodivergent Students]( By Katie Rose Guest Pryal [STORY IMAGE]( It’s easier than you think to make your classroom welcoming and accessible to students with autism and other diagnoses. ADMISSIONS [Community-College Enrollments Show Uptick in Spring 2023]( According to [preliminary data]( released today by the National Student Clearinghouse Research Center, the enrollments grew by 2.1 percent. Undergraduate enrollment was largely unchanged, rising only 0.2 percent, but even such stability is good news, given the drops of the previous years. Public four-year colleges saw a 0.9-percent decline in enrollment. (Higher Ed Dive) STUDENTS [Republicans Face Setbacks in Push to Tighten Voting Laws on College Campuses]( Party officials across the country have sought to erect more barriers for young voters, who tilt heavily Democratic, after several elections in which their turnout surged. But so far this year, a new Idaho law is one of a few successes for the Republicans. Attempts to make it harder for students, especially out-of-state students, to vote have failed in New Hampshire, Virginia, and even Texas. (The New York Times) LEGISLATIVE CONTROL [North Dakota House Passes Bill on Instruction of ‘Specified Concepts’ at State Colleges]( The bill, which already passed the state Senate, would bar discrimination or disciplinary action against students or instructors who don’t agree that the United States is racist or sexist, that all Americans are not created equal, and that meritocracies are oppressive. The bill also would require biennial surveys on the diversity of thought on North Dakota University System campuses. (Grand Forks Herald) ACADEMIC LABOR [Higher Pay Is Key Issue in Strike by U. of Michigan Graduate-Student Instructors]( The students walked off the job this morning. The Graduate Employees’ Organization, which represents 2,300 instructors and staff assistants, has been bargaining since November for a new contract to replace the current one, which expires on May 1. (The Ann Arbor News) THE AFTERMATH [Michigan State U. Won’t Resume Classes in Building Where Deadly Shootings Started]( The [shooting spree]( which killed [three students]( and wounded [five]( on [February 13]( began in Berkey Hall and continued in the MSU Union. The latter will partly reopen on Monday, but the former will remain closed at least through the fall semester. (The Detroit News, The Chronicle) PUBLISHING [Fast-Growing Open-Access Journals Are Stripped of Coveted Impact Factors]( The Web of Science Master Journal List, run by Clarivate, is based on 24 measures of quality, including effective peer review and ethical practices. The company dropped 50 journals and said more might follow. The move highlights debate over a business model marked by high volumes of articles, speedily published, and the practice of packing articles into guest-edited special issues. (Science) 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. NEWSLETTER [Sign Up for the Teaching Newsletter]( Find insights to improve teaching and learning across your campus. Delivered on Thursdays. To read this newsletter as soon as it sends, [sign up]( to receive it in your email inbox. 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