Afternoon Update: An inventive credential model bites the dust

Florida now plans to create its own tests in place of AP; ex-professor convicted under China Initiative gets no prison time; 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 EDGE [An Inventive Credential Model Bites the Dust]( By Goldie Blumenstyk [STORY IMAGE]( Sponsors shut down the 19-campus Digital Tech certificates program. And an analysis questions the effectiveness of many common career-prep pathways. ADVERTISEMENT LATITUDES [International Students Are Here. Now Help Them Succeed.]( By Karin Fischer [STORY IMAGE]( How colleges are focusing on foreign-student success, inside the classroom and out. THE FLORIDA TEST [After DeSantis Fight With College Board, Florida Now Plans to Create Its Own Tests]( On the heels of a scrap between the [governor]( and the [College Board]( over its [Advanced Placement course]( in [African American studies]( the state Legislature this week agreed to spend $2.8 million to develop a homegrown equivalent of the AP courses, and is considering favoring the Classic Learning Test, or CLT, as an alternative to the SAT and ACT. (Politico, The Chronicle) INTERNATIONAL [Ex-Professor at Harvard Gets 6 Months’ House Arrest for Lying About China Ties]( Charles M. Lieber, a nanoscientist who was [found guilty]( in 2021 under the China Initiative, was also sentenced to two years of supervised release and a fine. He was one of the most prominent figures convicted under the Trump-era investigation of academic ties to China, an effort that [continues to affect research]( in the United States even after President Biden ended it. (Reuters, The Chronicle) LEADERSHIP [West Texas A&M Faculty Members Condemn President After Drag-Show Cancellation]( The vote of no confidence in Walter Wendler was symbolic but overwhelming, 179 to 82. It followed his [decision to block the charity show]( but faculty members also said he’d shown poor leadership on other issues. (The Texas Tribune, The Chronicle) LAND GRANTS [Penn State Should Account for Land It Took From Indigenous People, Report Says]( The land, nearly 777,000 acres in 16 states, was [expropriated by the federal government]( from 114 tribal nations and bands, according to the report, by a Faculty Senate committee. For some of the land, the United States grossly underpaid, and the rest it just took. (The Philadelphia Inquirer, The Chronicle) OFFICIAL MISCONDUCT [Michigan State Dean Resigned After Drunken Misconduct, Records Show]( His departure was prompted by his “inappropriate behavior” at a hotel bar during a regional conference in Chicago last year of Naspa: Student Affairs Administrators in Higher Education, according to records obtained by The State News after being initially withheld by the university. NEW ADVOCATES [Leaders Announce Formation of Council on Higher Education as a Strategic Asset]( The group, which includes officials from higher ed, government, business, the nonprofit sector, and the military, says it will recommend ways to ensure that colleges and universities produce the workers and educated citizens needed to meet the country’s top priorities. (News release) 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 PROGRAM [The Chronicle's Strategic-Leadership Program for Department Chairs] [Join us in June]( for a virtual professional development program which will provide the space, time, and tools to help department chairs take on the challenges and opportunities of the role. Through workshops, high-level seminars, and individual development plans, chairs will think strategically about their departmental and institutional impact. [Register today!]( 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