Afternoon Update: The AAUP is right. Supporting boycotts is academic freedom. (opinion)

Take our higher-ed quiz; Harvard settles tenure-denial suit before trial; book-subvention FAQ; New College of Fla. library dean put on leave; 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 REVIEW | OPINION [The AAUP Is Right. Supporting Boycotts Is Academic Freedom.]( By Joan W. Scott [STORY IMAGE]( Cary Nelson’s recent attack on the organization misses the mark. ADVERTISEMENT [The AAUP Is Right. Supporting Boycotts Is Academic Freedom. ]( TRIVIA TIME [How Well Do You Know Higher Ed? Take Our Quiz.]( By Audrey Williams June [STORY IMAGE]( Answers are drawn from The Chronicle’s newly released Almanac, our annual data-driven portrait of academe. THE WORKPLACE [High-Profile Tenure-Denial Lawsuit Against Harvard Is Settled Before Trial Begins]( By Megan Zahneis [STORY IMAGE]( The case had been scheduled to go to trial this morning. Terms of the settlement were not immediately disclosed. RACE ON CAMPUS [Following a Botched Donation, Florida A&M U.’s Leader Wants Some Cabinet Members Out]( By Fernanda Zamudio-Suarez [STORY IMAGE]( Plus, see how diverse college staffs really are. ADVICE [‘A Sub-What?’ FAQs on the Mysterious Book Subvention]( By Rebecca Colesworthy [STORY IMAGE]( Everything you need to know about the subsidies that publishers sometimes request. IN THE LANDFILL [New College of Florida’s Library Dean Is Put on Leave After Mass Book Disposal]( Shannon Hausinger’s leave follows widespread attention last week to the [dumping of hundreds of books]( from the public college’s library and now-defunct Gender and Diversity Center. Asked to explain the leave, a spokesman cited a failure to follow rules for “the routine disposition of materials.” The college’s president criticized reporters for covering the story. (Sarasota Herald-Tribune) EXPANSION [Vanderbilt U. Plans $520-Million Campus Amid Elite of West Palm Beach, Fla.]( The private university in Tennessee is asking local officials for approval of the new campus, which is intended to tap into a region transformed by new offices of financial companies. The campus, to be built on a site previously chosen for a University of Florida expansion that fell through, would accommodate 1,000 students and 100 faculty members, and open in 2026. (Bloomberg) ANTI-DIVERSITY EFFORTS [Mizzou Student Group Is ‘Heartbroken’ After Being Told to Rename ‘Welcome Black BBQ’]( The Legion of Black Collegians at the University of Missouri at Columbia said it had been forced to change the barbecue’s name to the “Welcome Black and Gold BBQ,” a reference to the flagship’s colors. The university, which was [embroiled in racial protests]( in 2016, said the shift showed it is “welcoming to all,” another step to [pre-empt conservative lawmakers](. (Associated Press, The Chronicle) CAMPUS UNREST [Pro-Palestinian Protesters at Purdue U. Must Read Navy Book as Part of Discipline]( Several students in [last spring’s protests]( were found to violate the university’s Code of Student Conduct. One of them said their penalty includes reading Extreme Ownership: How U.S. Navy SEALs Lead and Win, and writing a paper apparently to prove they did so. The book, by members of the elite Navy group, is said to offer a “formula for success” in other realms. (The Exponent, The Chronicle) TRASHED [At Least 260 E-Scooters (and Counting) Have Been Dumped in Rivers Near Michigan State]( Most of the battery-powered scooters removed from waterways in East Lansing, Mich., over the last two years have come from a river that flows through the university’s campus, especially one bridge. The scooters have [become popular]( on some campuses, but they have been [criticized elsewhere]( as unsafe, unwanted, or both. 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