Afternoon Update: U. of Minnesota "committed genocide" of Native people, report says

UCSD chancellor gets $500,000 raise to keep him from leaving; Portland State rearms police; colleges tackle "brain waste"; guarding science; 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 SHADOW OF THE PAST [U. of Minnesota ‘Committed Genocide’ of Native People, Report Says]( The university should hire more Native American instructors, offer Native students more aid, and return land to atone for mistreating the state’s tribes, according to a [500-page report]( prepared with university help by a group called the Truth Project. The report also says the founding board “committed genocide and ethnic cleansing of Indigenous peoples for financial gain” and used the university as “a shell corporation through which to launder lands and resources.” (Associated Press) ADVERTISEMENT THE EDGE [Colleges Take On ‘Brain Waste’]( By Goldie Blumenstyk [STORY IMAGE]( What it takes to help college-educated immigrants put their skills to work. LATITUDES [In Safeguarding Science, U.S. Must Not ‘Throw the Innovation Baby Out With the Bathwater’]( By Karin Fischer [STORY IMAGE]( One on one with a key federal official on research-security policy. Plus, Congress tackles colleges’ foreign-funds reporting. ADVICE [Ask the Chair: How to Organize a Useful Retreat]( By Kevin Dettmar [STORY IMAGE]( A new dean asks for advice on what to include in a retreat for department heads. LEADERSHIP [UC-San Diego Chancellor Gets $500,000 Raise to Keep Him From Taking Other Presidency]( The increase, to be covered by private donations, will push Pradeep Khosla’s base salary to $1.14 million, making him one of the country’s [highest paid public-university leaders](. A private college was seeking to hire him, but it’s not known which one. (The San Diego Union-Tribune, The Chronicle) CAMPUS SAFETY [Portland State U. Rearms Its Campus Police]( Police officers on the Oregon campus quietly resumed carrying guns almost two months ago, in response to what they called increased incidents of weapons on campus. The university announced in 2021 that it would disarm its police, one of the first to do so, but police-reform advocates called the move a “[media stunt]( (Oregon Public Broadcasting, The Chronicle) TEACHING [Texas Senate Approves Bill Barring Professors From ‘Compelling’ Students’ Beliefs]( Critics say the legislation is vague and will create a [chilling effect]( that will prevent important conversations about race and gender. But [Republican supporters]( say the bill is needed to protect conservative students who are self-censoring in the classroom. (The Texas Tribune, The Chronicle) DISCIPLINING STUDENTS [Montana House Passes Bill Overriding Board of Regents’ Authority to Discipline Students]( Under the legislation, students facing disciplinary proceedings at a public university would have the right to a lawyer or other representative, to cross-examine witnesses, and to a live, in-person hearing. The bill, if enacted, would probably conflict with the state’s Constitution, which empowers the board to set such policies, and with Title IX, the federal gender-equity law. (Montana Kaimin) WALLING OUT THE WORLD [Florida Bill to Ban Higher-Ed Dealings With 7 ‘Countries of Concern’ Advances in Senate]( The legislation, which is also moving through the state’s House, aims to block the governments of China, Cuba, Iran, North Korea, Russia, Syria, and Venezuela from influencing state colleges and universities, their students, and their faculty and staff members. The deadline for compliance would be December 1. (Florida Politics) ATTACKS ON DEI [State Auditor Wants to Know How Much Mississippi Universities Spend on DEI Efforts]( Public universities have been asked to detail their spending on [diversity, equity, and inclusion]( following similar demands by Republican state officials in [Florida]( [Oklahoma]( [South Carolina]( and [North Carolina](. 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