Afternoon Update: The Student-Professor Power Dynamic Has Shifted

Burnt-out admissions leaders quit jobs they loved; how a viral anti-vaccine paper got published; Texas court endorses revocation of degrees; 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](. DISENCHANTMENT [The Student-Professor Power Dynamic Has Shifted]( By Emma Pettit [STORY IMAGE]( That makes many faculty members nervous. ADVERTISEMENT ‘AN INFLECTION POINT’ [Why Admissions Leaders Are Wearing Down, Burning Out, and Leaving Jobs They Once Loved]( By Eric Hoover [STORY IMAGE]( The field is losing top talent even as the stakes of enrollment work are getting higher. The roots of the problem run deep. PUBLISHING [This Questionable Study Caught Fire in Anti-Vaccine Circles. How Did It Get Through Peer Review?]( By Stephanie M. Lee [STORY IMAGE]( The study, now set to be retracted, used fuzzy methods to claim that hundreds of thousands had died from Covid vaccines, critics say. LATITUDES [For International-Education Leaders, the Job’s About ‘Managing the Gray’]( By Karin Fischer [STORY IMAGE]( Also, groups weigh in on federal guidance’s impact on study abroad and foreign-student recruitment. ADVICE [The Year of Running Nonstop Job Searches]( By Manya Whitaker [STORY IMAGE]( An administrator’s front-row view of the competition for hiring senior staffers. ACADEMIC INTEGRITY [Texas Supreme Court Says Universities Can Revoke Degrees for Academic Misconduct]( The University of Texas and Texas State University had sought to rescind doctorates for academic misconduct to, in part, “protect their reputations and the value of degrees conferred.” The court ruled that a degree could be revoked as long as the misconduct occurred while the student was enrolled and the university provided due process to the student. (Austin American-Statesman) CONSOLIDATION [Medaille U. Announces Merger With Trocaire College]( The consolidation of the two institutions in Buffalo, N.Y., is expected to be completed on July 31, and the new institution will use the Trocaire name. (The Buffalo News) STUDENTS [New Effort Aims to Expand College Access for Students From Small Towns and Rural Areas]( Sixteen of the nation’s top colleges and universities are part of the STARS College Network, which is being started with a $20-million gift from the banker Byron Trott. Students who attend rural high schools, research has found, are less likely to attend and graduate from college than are their peers in suburban and urban areas. (USA Today) IN THE COURTS [Founder of Student-Loan Startup Is Charged With Faking Data on 4 Million Customers]( Federal prosecutors said Charlie Javice, the 31-year-old founder of the now-defunct software company Frank, had fabricated data to entice JPMorgan Chase into buying the company. The prosecutors called it a [$175-million fraud](. (CBS News, Justice Department) INTERNATIONAL [Columbia University’s Tel Aviv Plans Draw Strong Faculty Rebuke]( The university’s announcement that it would open a campus in Israel, as the country confronts a major political crisis, prompted both anger and support among professors. (The New York Times) 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. Upcoming Workshop [Join us this spring]( for a virtual professional development program on overcoming the challenges women leaders in academe face and creating a strategic vision for transformational change. [Reserve your spot today!]( SPONSOR CONTENT | Stevens Institute of Technology [Stevens is leading major initiatives in research, curricula and diversity.]( ADVERTISEMENT FROM THE CHRONICLE STORE [The Future of Advising - Buy Now]( [The Future of Advising]( Good advising is widely seen as central to student success, but it is one of the most misunderstood and under-supported divisions on campus. [Order your copy]( to learn how university leaders can improve advising systems to help close equity gaps, and ensure students effectively navigate their path to a degree. 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