Afternoon Update: No, ChatGPT can’t be your new research assistant

End of the take-home essay; the value to learning of befriending classmates; Fla. college workers face penalties on trans bathroom access; and more. ADVERTISEMENT [Afternoon Update Logo]( You can also [read this newsletter on the web](. Or, if you no longer want to receive this newsletter, [unsubscribe](. SPINNING A 'WEB OF LIES' [No, ChatGPT Can’t Be Your New Research Assistant]( By Maggie Hicks [STORY IMAGE]( Just look what happens when you use it to find sources. ADVERTISEMENT THE REVIEW | ESSAY [The End of the Take-Home Essay?]( By Corey Robin [STORY IMAGE]( How ChatGPT changed my plans for the fall. TEACHING [Why One Professor Urged Students to Make a Friend in Her Course]( By Beckie Supiano [STORY IMAGE]( Many students are rusty on social interactions, but connecting with classmates supports learning. THE SUNSHINE STATE [Florida Approves Tougher Penalties for College Employees on Trans Access to Bathrooms]( The state’s Board of Education on Wednesday unanimously approved harsher punishments for workers at 28 state and community colleges who violate a new law barring them and students from using restrooms or changing facilities for a gender other than the one assigned at birth. (CNN) CAMPUS RESTRUCTURING [Ben Sasse’s Strategic Plan for U. of Florida Includes Higher Tuition and Program Cuts]( The university’s president said he might reduce the number of departments by 30 percent, move more instruction online, and eliminate professors who are “quiet-retired” or don’t bring in research grants. The plan, intended to take effect in 2024-25, was developed under a [$4.7-million no-bid contract]( with McKinsey & Company, the consulting firm. (The Independent Florida Alligator) FEDERAL STUDENT AID [Education Dept. Penalizes 5 Law Schools Over Aid to Students in Unaccredited Programs]( The department announced settlements with Albany Law School, Atlanta’s John Marshall School of Law, Brooklyn Law School, New England Law-Boston, and New York Law School after an investigation found that they had improperly disbursed $2.9 million in Title IV funds to 92 students. The freestanding law schools will return the money, and some will pay fines. (Department statement) 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. REGISTER NOW [The Chronicle's Women Leading Change Program] [Join us in September]( for a groundbreaking virtual leadership series that will provide critical context, creative strategies, and guided exercises for women in leadership roles across higher ed. [Reserve your spot today!]( Virtual Events: Tune In Live [Chronicle Festival: The Ideas Shaping Higher Ed]( [STORY IMAGE]( UPCOMING: August 29-31 | 12:30 p.m. ET: How can colleges embrace new partnerships and approaches, put students at the center, and deliver on the value of a degree? Join this year’s festival and hear from top thinkers and leaders about ideas that will reshape colleges. [Register here.]( ADVERTISEMENT FROM THE CHRONICLE STORE [The Accessible Campus - The Chronicle Store]( [The Accessible Campus]( Despite years of legislation meant to open up higher education to people with disabilities, colleges are still a long way from achieving equity. [Order your copy]( to examine how colleges are working to be more accessible and the challenges that remain. 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