Afternoon Update: DeSantis offers out-of-state Jewish students incentives to transfer to Florida

Indiana U. denounced over suspension of professor for Palestinian event; Title IX settlements at U. of Montana and S.F. conservatory; 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 GREAT SORTING [DeSantis Offers Out-of-State Jewish Students Incentives to Transfer to Florida]( Gov. Ron DeSantis announced the incentives for Jews worried about antisemitism to attend the state’s universities, extending a pro-Israel theme of his Republican presidential campaign. The move echoes a similar culture-war battle over New College of Florida. After it was taken over last year by DeSantis’s appointees, [colleges in other states]( urged [its students to transfer](. (Bloomberg, The Chronicle) ADVERTISEMENT ADVICE [Dos and Don’ts of a Visiting Professorship]( By Dana S. Dunn and Jane S. Halonen [STORY IMAGE]( Advice for job candidates on how to thrive in this full-time yet temporary faculty position. LATITUDES [A New Film Shines a Light on the Experiences of International Students From Africa]( By Karin Fischer [STORY IMAGE]( A conversation with the film’s director, plus undocumented students may now qualify for a federal college-prep program. THE WAR ON CAMPUS [Indiana Faculty Members Denounce Suspension of Professor Over Pro-Palestinian Event]( The university’s Bloomington campus suspended Abdulkader Sinno, a tenured political scientist, after it denied a request for a room reservation by the Palestine Solidarity Committee, a student group that Sinno advises. The group held the event anyway. Other faculty members said the two-semester suspension violated free speech and shared governance. (Indiana Daily Student) GENDER DISCRIMINATION [U. of Montana at Missoula Agrees to Pay $350,000 to Settle Title IX Lawsuit]( Under the settlement, the flagship campus also pledged to improve its anti-discrimination policies and practices. The lawsuit, filed by 18 current and former female employees across the university, alleged that they had been belittled, retaliated against, and undermined by the campus’s “good ol’ boys’ club” culture. Most of the money will go to their lawyers. (The Missoulian) SEXUAL ASSAULT [Education Dept. Resolves Title IX Investigation of San Francisco Conservatory of Music]( The department’s Office for Civil Rights found that the college’s “deliberately indifferent response” to a student’s report of sexual assault and harassment by another student “violated Title IX at every stage.” The college has now agreed to revise its policies and procedures, retrain its Title IX staff, pay the victim’s health costs from the incidents, allow her to retake courses, and more. (OCR statement) CLOSING TIME [Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts to Close Its College at End of 2024-25 Year]( The 218-year-old institution blamed “rising costs, expanding requirements, and dwindling enrollment” for the move. It will continue to operate its museum, K-12 programs, and certificate and continuing-education programs. Upperclass students will be able to graduate. Thirty-seven underclass students can transfer to other arts colleges in the Philadelphia area. (CBS News) LEADERSHIP [Norwich U. President Was Under Investigation When He Stepped Down Last Week]( Mark Anarumo, who had led the private military college in Vermont since 2020, initially said his departure had been [a “mutual” decision]( and had not been prompted by a particular incident. But according to a statement on Tuesday by the Board of Trustees, he was being investigated at the time for violating unspecified university policies and “core guiding values.” (VTDigger) 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 LEADERSHIP AND AI [Loughborough U. Vice Chancellor Speaks on AI]( [STORY IMAGE]( UPCOMING: January 23, 2024 | 2 p.m. ET. 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