Afternoon Update: White, wealthy students are overrepresented among transfer applicants

Campus as a place of belonging; rural-student recruiting challenges; funding woes at federal student-aid office; U. of Michigan gets grades; 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](. EDUCATIONAL MOBILITY [White, Wealthy Students Are Overrepresented Among Common App Transfer Applicants]( By Katherine Mangan [STORY IMAGE]( The Common App reports that only a quarter of applicants using its transfer platform were from underrepresented minority groups and a third were first-generation college students. ADVERTISEMENT RACE ON CAMPUS [How to Turn Your Campus Into a Place of Belonging]( By Adrienne Lu [STORY IMAGE]( Experts discuss ways to measure, define, and instill a sense of mattering among college students. PHOTO ESSAY [A Rural Recruiter’s Road Map for Reaching Students in Far-Flung Corners of Pennsylvania]( [STORY IMAGE]( Rural high-school students enroll in college at a lower rate than urban students do. Here’s how one recruiter, Daryl Burleigh, connects with those students. NO AID FOR AID OFFICE [Funding Woes at the Education Dept. Threaten Federal Student-Aid Agenda]( The funding crisis is causing the department’s student-aid office to delay or curtail plans to help millions of Americans ease back into paying off their federal student loans after a three-year suspension during the pandemic. And that job is only one of its many duties. (The Washington Post) ACADEMIC LABOR [91% of Grades Are Submitted at U. of Michigan Amid Graduate-Worker Strike]( The university said it’s slightly behind its normal pace of finalizing grades because of the six-week-old strike, by the Graduate Employees’ Organization. The university has [tried to enlist faculty members]( to provide grades, even for students they did not teach, but dozens of professors balked at the request, in sympathy with the strikers, who are seeking higher pay. (The Ann Arbor News, The Chronicle) STUDENT AID [Spending Deal in Minnesota Includes Free Tuition for Families Who Make Under $80,000]( Legislators who support the measure say it could help reverse college-enrollment declines and the state’s shortage of trained workers. If it’s enacted, qualifying residents of the state would no longer have to take on debt to get a public-college degree. (Star Tribune) SEXUAL ASSAULT [Former Football Star Was Not Present During Alleged Gang Rape, Prosecutors Say]( In a civil lawsuit filed last year, Matt Araiza and two San Diego State University teammates were accused of assaulting an intoxicated 17-year-old girl at a 2021 party. But last December prosecutors said they would not press criminal charges, and in a recently disclosed document they said Araiza had left the party before the alleged attack took place. The university [drew sharp criticism]( for not investigating the case or informing the community of it for months. (Yahoo Sports, The Chronicle) STUDENTS [Title IX Audit of Hesston College, in Kansas, Shows Pressure to Forgive Abusers]( A [report]( on the audit, which the small, rural college had commissioned, found systemic failings, with people who had reported sexual abuse or sexual harassment pressured to meet their assailants face to face and to “forgive and forget” the abuse. (Kansas Reflector) UGLY WORDS [Coach at West Virginia U. Is ‘Under Review’ After Using Antigay Slur in Radio Interview]( Bob Huggins, the university’s head coach of men’s basketball since 2007, twice made an offensive reference to Xavier University fans when discussing his earlier coaching stint at the University of Cincinnati, Xavier’s crosstown rival. Huggins, who is 69, later apologized. (Pittsburgh Tribune-Review) ATHLETICS [U. of Iowa and Iowa State U. Are Investigating Athletes Accused of Gambling]( The two universities said they were looking into a total of more than 40 athletes in five sports who are suspected of betting on games in violation of NCAA rules. Iowa is among the 33 states that have started to allow legal wagering in the last five years. (ESPN/Associated Press) 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. 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