Afternoon Update: A star misinformation scholar says Harvard pushed her out for criticizing Meta

Board chair and president feud at Iowa college; academic doula calms faculty parents; leaders' panic attacks; stopping academic fraudsters; 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](. RESEARCH'S IMPACT [A Star Misinformation Scholar Says Harvard Pushed Her Out for Criticizing Meta]( By Stephanie M. Lee [STORY IMAGE]( In a new declaration, Joan Donovan says her controversial departure from the Kennedy School this year stemmed from “the possibility my work could upset Facebook.” ADVERTISEMENT LEADERSHIP & GOVERNANCE [A Feud Between a President and a Board Chair Goes Nuclear at an Iowa Community College]( By David Jesse [STORY IMAGE]( At Northeast Iowa Community College, the president campaigned to oust the board chair, filed a complaint against him, then was fired. But he says he’s still in charge. MOTHERHOOD AND ACADEME [This ‘Academic Doula’ Calms the Panic of Faculty Parents]( By Megan Zahneis [STORY IMAGE]( A unusual program supports professors once they’ve come back from leave. ADVICE [Presidents Don’t Talk About Their Panic Attacks]( By Raynard S. Kington [STORY IMAGE]( Advice for leaders and boards about how to deal with the increasing stress of campus leadership positions. THE REVIEW | OPINION [How to Stop Academic Fraudsters]( By Alex O. Holcombe [STORY IMAGE]( Data fabrication is an old problem. New preventive measures can help. THE REVIEW [Course Evaluations Are Garbage Science]( By Len Gutkin [STORY IMAGE]( So why do administrators keep demanding them? THE WAR ON CAMPUS I [U. of Arizona Reinstates Professors Who Were Suspended Over Hamas Comments]( The comments, [allegedly made]( in a class on early-childhood education, are the [latest example]( of a contentious debate on American campuses about the Israel-Hamas war. After an edited version of a supposed recording of the comments was posted on a pro-Israel social-media account, the instructors received threatening emails and calls. (Arizona Daily Star, The Chronicle) THE WAR ON CAMPUS II [U. of Southern California Professor Is Allowed Back on Campus After Hamas Comments]( The faculty member, an economist, remains under investigation after he allegedly said last month that all Hamas members should be killed. He spoke in a video supposedly shot (and later edited) at a campus memorial event for people who had died in Gaza since the Israel-Hamas war broke out. The university said he was no longer [barred from campus]( after engaging in protected speech. (Daily Trojan) THE WAR ON CAMPUS III [Utah Governor Doesn’t Want Public Colleges Commenting on Israel-Hamas War]( Gov. Spencer Cox, a Republican, spoke after the state’s Board of Higher Education on Friday required colleges to create free-speech policies committed to [neutrality]( on [each campus](. The [issue]( has [drawn attention]( since the [Israel-Hamas war’s outbreak](. Campus presidents interested in giving opinions, Cox said, should quit and run for political office instead. (The Salt Lake Tribune, The Chronicle) CAMPUS CUTS I [Facing a $6.2-Million Budget Shortfall, Saint Martin’s U. Rolls Back Faculty Raises]( The university, in a suburb of Olympia, Wash., said a 7-percent drop in enrollment had contributed to the deficit. The raises were rescinded after faculty members had received three paychecks with higher pay. (The Olympian) CAMPUS CUTS II [Lindenwood U. to Cut 9 NCAA Division I Sports Teams, Affecting 284 Athletes]( The Missouri university said that the reductions, to take effect this academic year, were needed because its athletics department, with 30 teams, “had become too large to sustain the quality of the student experience.” Lindenwood also said it would honor athletic scholarships for team members, many of whom [criticized the cuts](. 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