Afternoon Update: The promise of online teaching is evident. Are colleges ready?

3 presidents on the public-trust problem; grad-school applications rise but enrollments fall; Wisconsin raises blocked in DEI-funding fight; 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 FUTURE OF TEACHING [The Promise of Online Teaching Is Evident. Are Colleges Ready?]( By Beth McMurtrie [STORY IMAGE]( Pandemic necessity cleared the way for sweeping change in the classroom, but the faculty and students are still working out the details. ADVERTISEMENT PRESIDENTS' ROUNDTABLE [3 Presidents on How Higher Ed Can Build Public Trust]( By Sara Lipka [STORY IMAGE]( Public polling on higher education has set off some alarm bells. If confidence is falling, what does that augur for colleges? LATITUDES [Hey, First-Gen Students, This College Wants to Send You Abroad]( By Karin Fischer [STORY IMAGE]( Plus, risk data for study overseas, and college presidents on the war in Israel. ADVICE [Admin 101: Mentoring in an Age of Administrator Anxiety]( By David D. Perlmutter [STORY IMAGE]( Good mentors can be hard to find in this era of stress, uncertainty, and paranoia in higher education. GRADUATE EDUCATION [Applications to American Graduate Schools Increase, but Enrollments Are Down]( Applications for admission to the graduate schools rose by nearly 4 percent from the fall of 2021 to the fall of 2022, according to a [new report]( from the Council of Graduate Schools. But first-time graduate-school enrollments fell by about 5 percent during the same period, a time when jobs were plentiful. International enrollments climbed 10 percent, while domestic enrollments dropped 5 percent. ATTACK ON DEI [Wisconsin Republicans Withhold University Pay Raises in Fight Over Diversity Funding]( Leaders of the Republican-controlled Legislature on Tuesday blocked raises for University of Wisconsin employees but approved raises for other state workers in an escalation of a fight over the UW system’s spending on diversity, equity, and inclusion efforts. The Assembly speaker, Robin Vos, said raises would continue to be withheld until such spending was cut by $32 million. (Associated Press) CAMPUS SAFETY [Liberty U. President Cries Foul Over Report on Compliance With Campus-Crime Law]( The president of the Christian university in Virginia, Dondi E. Costin, accused the U.S. Education Department of leaking a preliminary report to the news media this month, to lay the groundwork for an unprecedented $37.5-million fine. The report says Liberty for years [did not keep its campus safe]( underreported [incidents of crime]( and [discouraged reports]( of crime. (Fox News, The Chronicle) CAMPUS SYMBOLS [Michigan State Removes Donor’s Name From Lab After Criticism of Racist Remarks]( The university dropped Larry Gaynor’s name from its Eli Broad College of Business Entrepreneurship Lab more than three years after he made racist remarks about Vietnamese people. Gaynor, an alumnus who donated $3 million in 2017, apologized, but his name remained on the lab. Its removal followed years of advocacy by several student groups on campus. (The State News) CAMPUS CULTURE [Students’ Desire for Booze-Free Housing Grows at Colleges]( Boston College, the College of the Holy Cross, and Tufts University are seeing an uptick in [students who want dormitories without alcohol](. The trend echoes research. (The Boston Globe, The Chronicle) CAMPUS HEALTH [The Latest College-Campus Freebies? Naloxone and Fentanyl Test Strips.]( The anti-overdose tools are becoming more common on campuses, with colleges handing them out at welcome fairs, orientation events, or health centers, even though some states still regard them as drug paraphernalia. But they can be the difference between life and death. “Naloxone is what I call an anti-funeral drug,” says one public-health expert. (NPR) 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. SUBSCRIBE TO THE CHRONICLE Enjoying the newsletter? [Subscribe today]( for unlimited access to essential news, analysis, and advice. Virtual Events: Tune In Live STUDENT ENGAGEMENT [Meaningful Classroom Engagement]( [STORY IMAGE]( UPCOMING: October 19, 2023 | 2 p.m. ET: Many professors face apathetic, disengaged students struggling with mental health. 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