Afternoon Update: Hamline U. president takes the offensive on academic freedom

Tips to avoid writing traps; evangelical colleges and HBCUs see enrollment surges; U. of Minnesota says hackers stole decades of data; and more. [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 | ESSAY [Hamline President Goes on the Offensive]( By Mark Berkson [STORY IMAGE]( Despite the AAUP’s concerns about academic freedom, Fayneese Miller is doubling down. ADVERTISEMENT ADVICE [‘It’s 300 Words — How Long Could It Take?’ and Other Writing Traps]( By Rebecca Schuman [STORY IMAGE]( Advice from a productivity expert on shortcuts for drafting conference papers and abstracts. ENROLLMENT [Evangelical Colleges Celebrate Best-Ever Enrollment Numbers]( Eleven evangelical college and universities have announced record enrollments this fall, suggesting that students affected by pandemic isolation are being drawn to Christian communities and education. (Christianity Today) ADMISSIONS [HBCUs Brace for Flood of Applications After Supreme Court Decision]( College presidents and admissions experts say they expect a [surge in applications]( at historically Black colleges and universities as a result of the Supreme Court’s June decision [outlawing race-conscious admissions policies](. (Los Angeles Times, The Chronicle) TECHNOLOGY [U. of Minnesota Says Hackers May Have Stolen Decades of Student and Worker Data]( University officials on Thursday acknowledged that a data breach [initially reported]( last month exposed personal information on some two million students, prospective students, and employees from 1989 to 2021, including names, addresses, birth dates, Social Security numbers, driver’s license or passport numbers, and demographic data. (Minnesota Public Radio) LEADERSHIP [College President Was Investigated for Sexting a Student at U.S. Coast Guard Academy]( Glenn M. Sulmasy took a voluntary leave of absence as president of Nichols College, in Massachusetts, amid allegations that he was among academy officials who had urged a sexual-assault victim not to pursue the matter. Now he has been accused of exchanging hundreds of sexually suggestive messages with one of his students at the academy. His lawyer said the sexting had been consensual. (CNN) RELIGIOUS FREEDOM [Freedom From Religion Foundation Warns Auburn U. After Mass Baptism]( More than 200 students at the public university in Alabama were baptized last week, with several head coaches taking part. The foundation, which [sent a similar message]( recently to a community college in the state, said that “it is inappropriate and unconstitutional for university employees to use their university position to organize, promote, or participate in a religious worship event.” (WSFA, Al.com) CAMPUS SAFETY [Eastern Michigan U. to Use AI-Based Gun-Detection System to Enhance Security]( The university said the artificial-intelligence system would analyze the video feeds of more than 1,000 existing security cameras on campus. If a gun is detected, images of it will be sent to an operations center staffed by trained U.S. military and law-enforcement veterans. If they determine there is a credible threat, they will alert the campus police. (The Detroit News) INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY [Yale and a Professor Agree to Pay $1.5 Million for Failure to Share Patent Royalties]( The university and John Krystal acknowledged that they had failed to disclose certain patents and failed to share patent royalties with the U.S. Department of Veteran Affairs for drugs invented by Krystal from 2006 to 2023, when he worked for both institutions. (U.S. Justice Department) 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. 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