Afternoon Update: Graduate of new esports program balances dreams and uncertainty

Big bets on new career-navigation tool for students; the Olympic path runs through U.S. colleges; Biden offers new plan for debt relief; 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](. VIDEO [A Graduate of an Innovative Program Balances Dreams and Uncertainty]( [STORY IMAGE]( Kal-El Key, a recent graduate of SUNY-Canton’s new esports-management program, hopes to find work in the fast-growing industry. Here’s his story. ADVERTISEMENT [A Graduate of an Innovative Program Balances Dreams and Uncertainty]( THE EDGE [Can a New Career-Navigation Tool Really Steer Students to Success?]( By Goldie Blumenstyk [STORY IMAGE]( Two nonprofits bet big on a new tech tool to guide students. Also, a survey shows colleges embracing outsourcing in response to enrollment challenges. LATITUDES [For Athletes Around the Globe, the Path to the Olympics Runs Through U.S. Colleges]( By Karin Fischer [STORY IMAGE]( The opportunity to play college sports attracts some foreign students. Will that continue? NEWLY UPDATED [Which Colleges Have Produced the Most Individual Olympic Medals in Paris?]( By Amelia Benavides-Colón and Nell Gluckman [STORY IMAGE]( The Chronicle is tracking which campuses helped train the most medalists at this year’s Games. Is your college on the list? Three medals were added to it today. LOAN FORGIVENESS [Biden Kicks Sweeping Plan for Student-Debt Relief Into Gear]( The administration says it will [email borrowers of federal student loans]( about a proposed debt-relief proposal that would cancel up to $20,000 in accrued interest payments per person. The plan is an alternative to a program that the [Supreme Court struck down]( last year. (The Washington Post, Education Department, The Chronicle) CAMPUS SPEECH [Tenured Professor Fired by Bakersfield College Receives $2.4-Million Settlement]( Matthew Garrett was a co-founder of the [Renegade Institute for Liberty]( against “the social-justice dogma,” but Black instructors and students at the California public college said the group was engaging in hate speech and creating an unsafe climate. Garrett was fired for unprofessional conduct and unlawful activity. Under the 20-year deal, Garrett resigned. (The Porterville Recorder, The Chronicle) CAMPUS SAFETY [Penn State Fraternity Leaders Plead Guilty in Student’s Hazing Death in 2017]( Brendan Young and Daniel Casey pleaded guilty this week to 14 counts of hazing and one count of reckless endangerment in the death of Timothy Piazza, who consumed 18 drinks in 90 minutes at [a Beta Theta Pi pledge event](. Young and Casey joined 23 other members who pleaded guilty; another was found guilty at trial. All also face a [wrongful-death lawsuit](. (Pittsburgh Tribune-Review, The Chronicle) CAMPUS CUTS [Rider U. Announces Cuts of 31 Nonfaculty Positions]( The private university in New Jersey said the staff reduction, of mostly vacant jobs, amounted to 10 percent of the nonfaculty work force across all administrative divisions. The move was part of efforts to save $4.6 million in the 2025 fiscal year and close a budget deficit. (University statement) UPCOMING WORKSHOP [The Chronicle's Leadership Transformation Collaborative | Starting in August 2024] Join The Chronicle’s Leadership Transformation Collaborative this fall to not only learn a new set of leadership skills, but to gain a structure for implementing them into your day-to-day work. This 15-week virtual program is designed to help current and aspiring higher-ed leaders instill new practices across the fall semester and beyond through practical tools, community building, and flexible learning. 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