Afternoon Update: What will determine AI’s impact on college teaching? 5 signs to watch.

The new linchpin job between president and board; the top colleges with the most economic diversity; Robinson Crusoe walks into a bar; 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](. THE CHANGING CLASSROOM [What Will Determine AI’s Impact on College Teaching? 5 Signs to Watch.]( By Beth McMurtrie Academics have been consumed by the technology’s potential to disrupt education, but recent analyses present a more complicated picture. IN THE MIDDLE [The ‘Linchpin’ Job That Sits Between the President and the Board]( By David Jesse Once a secretarial position, the board professional has turned into a little-known pocket of power advising both the board and the administration. ADVICE [What Do You Need in Your Next President?]( By Suzanne Teer Too many leadership searches cut short the planning phase, which can be a missed opportunity and a time-consuming mistake. THE REVIEW | ESSAY [Robinson Crusoe Walks Into a Bar]( By Jason Pearl A literary scholar and an improbable lawsuit. ENROLLMENT [The Top American Colleges With the Greatest Economic Diversity]( The New York Times has updated its “College-Access Index,” a list of the country’s 286 most-selective colleges and universities in order of economic diversity (defined as Pell Grant recipients), for the first time since 2017. The Times also looks into [why Duke University]( has so few low-income students. FACILITIES [California Governor Signs Legislation to Tackle Roadblocks to Campus Housing]( Gov. Gavin Newsom, a Democrat, signed into law a bill that removes barriers, based on an environmental law, to building new housing on campus. The legislation responds to a court ruling that initially blocked [such construction]( at the University of California at Berkeley, but [the problem]( has [affected]( campuses [statewide](. (Governor’s office, The Chronicle) GOVERNANCE [Governor Tries for Third Time to Appoint New Regent to U. of Alaska Board]( Gov. Mike Dunleavy’s first choice was [rejected]( by the Legislature in May. The Republic governor’s second choice [resigned]( in August before the Legislature voted on his nomination. The latest choice is Stephen Colligan, president of the Alaska Drone Racing League and government-relations coordinator in Alaska for the Academy of Model Aeronautics. (Alaska Beacon, Anchorage Daily News) ENROLLMENT [U. of Tennessee System Guarantees Admission for Top High-School Seniors]( The new program aims to keep Tennessee students in-state, improve opportunities to enroll for students from rural and urban areas, and fight the misconception that getting into one of the system’s campuses — especially the flagship, in Knoxville — is impossible. The guarantee will depend on students’ grades and class rank. (Knoxville News Sentinel) CAMPUS SAFETY [Michigan State U. Bans Concealed Weapons on Campus]( The university was the [scene]( of a [mass shooting]( in February that [killed three students]( and wounded five. The only exception to the policy approved today by the university’s Board of Trustees is people who are driving through the campus. (The Detroit News) CAMPUS HONORS [West Chester U. to Strip Name of Eugenics Supporter From Its Science Building]( Samuel Christian Schmucker, a science professor at the public university in Pennsylvania a century ago, was a white supremacist who advocated for the lifelong institutionalization of people with intellectual disabilities. The decision to remove his name stemmed from a student’s research for a history paper. (The Philadelphia Inquirer) 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. 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