Afternoon Update: Do administrators have academic freedom?

States' underfunding of land-grant HBCUs; Broward president asked to rethink resignation; layoffs at antiracism center; talking to Gen Z ; 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 REVIEW [Do Administrators Have Academic Freedom?]( By Len Gutkin Ideas around the topic are diffuse and murky. ADVICE [Gen Z Is Ready to Talk. Are Professors Ready to Listen?]( By Melinda S. Zook How a successful gen-ed program is using the humanities to reach this very different generation of students. STATE SUPPORT [States Should Fix Underfunding of Land-Grant HBCUs, Biden Administration Says]( In a [letter to 16 governors]( the secretaries of education and agriculture [noted]( a [funding disparity]( exceeding $12 billion between historically Black colleges and universities with land-grant status and non-HBCU land-grant peers in their states. (The Washington Post, The Chronicle) LEADERSHIP [Broward College President Is Given ‘Cooling Off’ Period to Reconsider Resignation]( Gregory Adam Haile remains in charge of the public college in Florida, the board’s chair said, after it decided not to accept his resignation or take steps to find a successor. (South Florida Sun Sentinel) CAMPUS CUTS [Antiracism Center at Boston U. Is Laying Off 15 to 20 Staff Members]( The university’s Center for Antiracist Research is led by the prominent activist and scholar Ibram X. Kendi. A BU spokesman said the center is “evolving to a fellowship model,” with funding redirected to support visiting scholars rather than its staff. (Semafor) CAMPUS SPEECH [Protesters at Washington College, in Md., Silence Princeton Speaker]( Robert P. George, who has taught at Princeton for 38 years, was scheduled to speak on September 7 about the principles for which liberal-arts colleges should stand. Shouting, music, and whistle-blowing eventually drowned him out. The protesters assailed George for his view of LGBTQ rights, calling it hate speech. (The Star Democrat) UGLY WORDS [Cabrillo College Trustees Say They Were Targets of Homophobic and Transphobic Attacks]( Two members of the public California college’s board said the incidents stemmed from their support for changing Cabrillo’s name. The board voted last week to [delay the name change]( until at least 2028, amid controversy among donors and in the community. The college is named for a Spanish explorer blamed for oppressing Indigenous people. (Lookout Santa Cruz) FACULTY [U. of Idaho Agrees to Pay $750,000 to Former Professor to Settle Bias Lawsuit]( The law professor, who now teaches at Penn State, accused Idaho and two deans in a 2019 lawsuit of racial and gender discrimination and of retaliation. Among the allegations were secret recordings, a failure to respond to students’ Nazi salutes and calls for genocide, bias in hiring and other areas, and reprimands after she complained. 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