Afternoon Update: Publishing decisions are increasingly aided by AI, but that’s not always obvious

Nourishing students’ minds; affirmative-action ban as a gift; starting a newsletter; college told to give ousted professors their jobs back; 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](. REVIEWERS' LITTLE HELPER [‘We’re All Using It’: Publishing Decisions Are Increasingly Aided by AI. That’s Not Always Obvious.]( By Taylor Swaak [STORY IMAGE]( Authors’ use of artificial intelligence has dominated the conversation since ChatGPT was released. But many editors and peer reviewers use it, too. ADVERTISEMENT bit.ly/48er0mK?wlbelineID=1390541 TEACHING [What Nourishes Students’ Minds?]( By Beckie Supiano [STORY IMAGE]( Professors and the courses they teach are integral to student success — but they’re often sidelined. THE REVIEW | OPINION [The Court’s Affirmative-Action Ban Is a Gift in Disguise]( By Feisal G. Mohamed [STORY IMAGE]( The old diversity regime was a bit of a mess. Let’s reform it. THE REVIEW | CONVERSATION [A New Theory of Race in America]( By Rhoda Feng [STORY IMAGE]( A conversation with the Asian American-studies scholar Claire Jean Kim. ADVICE [Should You Start a Newsletter?]( By James M. Lang [STORY IMAGE]( How academics are using Substack, Medium, and other formats to talk to one another and the public. FACULTY UNIONS [Community College in N.J. Is Told to Offer 5 Ousted Professors Their Jobs Back]( The New Jersey Public Employment Relations Commission ruled that the County College of Morris violated state law in 2021, when it declined to reappoint the nontenured professors “in retaliation for protected union activity.” The college was also ordered to compensate the faculty members for lost salary and benefits. (NJ.com) CAMPUS CUTS I [Dickinson State U. Finalizes Plan to Cut 7 Programs and 5 Tenured Professors]( The North Dakota university’s president, Stephen Easton, has said [swift cutbacks are needed]( to avoid a $1-million budget deficit, even as he has been accused of using fiscal problems to dismiss his faculty critics. Earlier this year, Easton lobbied unsuccessfully for a bill that would have given him [more power to fire]( tenured instructors. (Higher Ed Dive, The Bismarck Tribune) CAMPUS CUTS II [St. Norbert College Lays Off 29 Employees; 12 More to Lose Jobs Next Year]( Budget concerns lie behind Wednesday’s announcement by the Roman Catholic institution in Wisconsin. (Green Bay Press-Gazette) FACULTY [Adjunct Who Threatened to ‘Chop’ Reporter With Machete Has New Teaching Gig]( Shellyne Rodriguez was fired in May by the City University of New York’s Hunter College after a video showed her confronting an anti-abortion group on campus and she reportedly threatened a New York Post reporter who had knocked on her door to ask her questions. She is now listed as an adjunct instructor in a sculpture course at the Cooper Union, also in New York City. (New York Post) 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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