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Survey finds bipartisan opposition to government role in curricula; adult-student groups merge; pressures grow on Chinese students in U.S.; and more. ADVERTISEMENT [Academe Today Logo]( You can also [read this newsletter on the web](. Or, if you no longer want to receive this newsletter, [unsubscribe](. 'SHOVED ASIDE' [A 50-Year-Old Partnership Is Dissolving, Posing a Novel Risk to Tenure]( By Lee Gardner As Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis breaks into two institutions, some professors face an uncertain future. ADVERTISEMENT BACKGROUNDER [Why Is a Large Public University Splitting?]( By Lee Gardner Indiana and Purdue Universities’ joint campus in Indianapolis was bifurcated from the beginning. ACROSS THE DIVIDE [Who Should Shape What Colleges Teach? Not the Government, Most Americans Say.]( By Emma Pettit, with graphics by Brian O'Leary A new Chronicle poll shows bipartisan support for giving internal actors the most influence on the curriculum. But it also reveals deep political divides on other questions about higher ed. SPONSOR CONTENT | Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore [Get Ready For the Era of Double Degrees]( SPECIAL REPORT [Higher Ed’s Public-Perception Puzzle]( This project will examine higher ed’s public-perception problem — and the solutions to it — in our reporting and in an independent national survey that aims to add depth and nuance to the growing body of research on how people perceive higher ed. THE EDGE [Adult-Student Organizations’ Merger Aims to Expand Reach]( By Goldie Blumenstyk The Graduate Network and the Council for Adult and Experiential Learning are teaming up to support “comebackers.” LATITUDES [Among Chinese Students at U.S. Colleges, Political Pressures and Discrimination Grow More Acute]( By Karin Fischer A new survey tracks three decades of Chinese graduates. And a top U.S. official calls foreign interference on campus a “persistent” problem. 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