Afternoon Update: Casual accessibility faced reality check in Santa Ono's first year as Michigan's president

What colleges owe their host cities; 400,000 student borrowers have wrong payments; report questions Michigan State's response to shooting; 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](. HOW IT'S GOING [A Very Public Presidency’s Reality Check]( By David Jesse [STORY IMAGE]( Santa Ono’s casual accessibility won him the job at the University of Michigan. His first year challenged that approach. ADVERTISEMENT THE REVIEW | OPINION [What Do Colleges Owe the Cities That Host Them?]( By Davarian L. {NAME} [STORY IMAGE]( In Ithaca, Cornell University isn’t paying its fair share. STUDENT-LOAN DEBT [More Than 400,000 Student-Loan Borrowers Had Wrong Monthly Payments]( The U.S. Education Department said miscalculations had caused many borrowers transferring into a new income-driven repayment plan to be asked for higher monthly amounts than they actually owed. The mistakes were disclosed as more than 28 million borrowers returned to repayment this month after a pandemic-related pause of nearly four years. (The New York Times) CAMPUS SAFETY [Michigan State’s Response to Mass Shooting Was ‘Appropriate,’ Report Says]( But the [university’s response]( to the [February 13 attack]( which [killed three students]( lacked “command and control” of the many people who rushed to the scene, including some board members whose attempts to get involved further complicated the situation, according to a report by outside consultants. (Lansing State Journal, The Chronicle) CAMPUS CUTS I [U. of Wisconsin at Oshkosh Lays Off 140 as 76 Retire Voluntarily]( The university, which is seeking to save nearly $15 million, has said other positions would go unfilled or [face furloughs](. The layoffs involve staff and administrative jobs, but 21 of the retirees are faculty members. Oshkosh is one of several campuses in the system [considering location closures]( to deal with major deficits. (Oshkosh Northwestern, Wisconsin State Journal, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel) CAMPUS CUTS II [Lesley U. Students and Professors Protest Mass Layoff on Liberal-Arts Faculty]( The Massachusetts university laid off at least 30 faculty members and eliminated four academic programs: global studies, photography (graduate level), political science, and sociology and social change. (The Boston Globe) GOVERNANCE [Pittsburgh Technical College Works to Resolve Leadership Crisis]( Alicia Harvey-Smith will remain president after months of turmoil triggered by faculty and staff complaints that college resources had been used to finance her book — criticism that resulted in a no-confidence vote, an outside investigation, and the resignation of several board members. Successors were named on Monday, and the board endorsed the president’s work. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette) FACULTY [Washington U. in St. Louis Professor Says He Was Fired for Anti-Palestinian Post]( The social-media post, which has since been deleted, purportedly called for the ethnic cleansing of Palestinians in the aftermath of Hamas’s attack on Israel. He later posted that he had been dismissed. But a university official denied that the professor — Seth Crosby, director of research collaborations for the medical school’s genetics department — had been fired. (St. Louis Post-Dispatch) FEARS ON CAMPUS [Former Coach Is Arrested for Allegedly Threatening to Kill College Chancellor]( The physical-education instructor at California’s Fresno City College, who was removed as the men’s basketball coach in 2020, was arrested on Friday for allegedly threatening both students and the head of the State Center Community College District, the police said. Some students [criticized the two-month lag]( between the threats and the arrest. 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