Afternoon Update: She accuses her former adviser of "sex slavery." He says she consented.

UNC-Chapel Hill fears new leader has already been chosen; error in new FAFSA could cut aid; 72% of jobs will need postsecondary credentials; 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](. DUELING COMPLAINTS [She Accuses Her Former Adviser of ‘Sex Slavery.’ He Says She Consented.]( By Katherine Mangan [STORY IMAGE]( Now Feifei Fan and Yanyao Jiang work in the same department, and their tangled case is headed for a Title IX showdown. ADVERTISEMENT CENTRALIZED CONTROL [With Their Chancellor Likely Leaving, Chapel Hill Insiders Fear a New Leader Has Already Been Chosen]( By David Jesse [STORY IMAGE]( In North Carolina, the system president now largely controls the selection of campus chancellors. Sources say they expect a current member of the system’s board to take over the flagship. THE REVIEW | OPINION [Everyone, Just Shut Up Already]( By Stanley Fish [STORY IMAGE]( Academic administrators should keep their politics to themselves. STUDENT AID [An Error in the FAFSA Could Lower Financial Aid for College Students]( The Education Department, already [under fire]( for the [delayed rollout]( of the [revamped form]( has not updated guidelines for calculating aid eligibility, a mistake that could make students receive less scholarship and grant money than they are due in 2024-25. The new Free Application for Federal Student Aid is to be released by December 31. (The Washington Post, The Chronicle) VALUE OF A COLLEGE CREDENTIAL [72% of U.S. Jobs to Require Postsecondary Education or Training by 2031, Report Says]( The [report]( from Georgetown University’s Center on Education and the Workforce, says that 12.5 million of the 18.5 million job openings each year will demand at least some college education. CLOSING TIME [College of Saint Rose’s Board Votes to Close at End of Academic Year]( The closure of the Roman Catholic college in Albany, N.Y., first [reported by WNYT]( stemmed from financial and accrediting woes brought on by falling enrollment. It means hundreds of people will lose their jobs, students will be forced to transfer, and 87 properties will be vacant. The college recently tried without success to get emergency funding from the state and city. (Times Union) CAMPUS CUTS [Fontbonne U. to Cut 21 Degree Programs and 19 Faculty Positions]( The Roman Catholic university in Missouri said the cuts, including more than $2 million in other reductions by 2025, were needed to deal with a 60-percent drop in enrollment and a $14-million fall in revenue in the last decade. (St. Louis Post-Dispatch) ACADEMIC LABOR [Cal State Faculty Members Plan Strike as Officials Reject Bid for 12% Salary Increase]( If there is no breakthrough in negotiations, one-day strikes next week will hit four of the largest campuses in the vast public system. California State University’s administration has offered a 5-percent pay raise in each of the next three years. A [monthlong strike]( last year paralyzed the University of California system. (CalMatters, The Chronicle) CAMPUS SPEECH [Message About Gaza Leads to Removal of U. of Texas at Austin Teaching Assistants]( After writing to students about the “violence in Gaza” and sharing mental-health resources, two social-work grad students were released from teaching duties. The university said they didn’t have permission to send the message, but they said they did and are being punished for their free speech, a [common complaint]( since the Israel-Hamas war’s outbreak. (The Dallas Morning News, The Chronicle) CAMPUS LIFE [U. of Notre Dame Bans E-Scooters and Other Personal Electric Vehicles From Campus]( The ban, which also covers e-skateboards, e-hoverboards, and go karts, takes effect on December 17. The university said it recognized the vehicles’ convenience but concluded they threaten both the safety and the pedestrian character of the campus — [concerns that are reflected]( at colleges across the country. (The Observer, The Chronicle) 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. 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