Afternoon Update: How anti-DEI bills have already changed higher ed

Facing a smothering adviser; false calls of active shooters hit several colleges; Supreme Court won’t block settlement of student-loan case; 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](. INCLUSION INTERRUPTION [How Anti-DEI Bills Have Already Changed Higher Ed]( By Kate Marijolovic [STORY IMAGE]( While none of the proposals have been signed into law, college leaders have taken steps to suspend new diversity policies and programs. ADVERTISEMENT ADVICE [‘Help! My Dissertation Supervisor Is Smothering Me!’]( By Rebecca Schuman [STORY IMAGE]( Advice from an academic-productivity expert on how to cope with poor advising from your mentor. CAMPUS SAFETY [False Calls of Active Shooters Prompt Shelter Orders at D.C. Universities]( The hoaxes affected Catholic University of America and Trinity Washington University. [Similar fake calls]( known as swatting incidents, hit several colleges in Texas. The episodes, which occur as colleges [face real violence]( follow a [series]( of [spurious]( [bomb]( [threats]( in 2021 and 2022. (The Washington Post, KIII, The Chronicle) STUDENT LOANS [Supreme Court Won’t Block Settlement of Student-Loan Lawsuit]( The U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday refused to halt a settlement that forgives $6 billion in federal loans for students who say they were defrauded by a total of 151 for-profit colleges and vocational programs. The Education Department is allowed to cancel such loans based on misconduct by colleges. Some of the 151 colleges had sought to block the settlement. The case is not related to the White House’s plan to forgive $400 billion in student loans owed by 40 million Americans; the Supreme Court is [currently considering]( a lawsuit over that effort. (The New York Times, The Chronicle) 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 | The University of Queensland [Flies as food? The future of sustainable meat]( 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