Afternoon Update: Giving Up on Truth Is Giving Up on Free Speech

Yet another HBCU bomb threat; colleges hire more minority presidents; Georgia higher-ed board to vote on former governor as next chief; and more. ADVERTISEMENT [Afternoon Update Logo]( Did someone forward you this newsletter? [Sign up free]( to receive your own copy. THE REVIEW | OPINION [Giving Up on Truth Is Giving Up on Free Speech]( By Michael Veber [STORY IMAGE]( Other justifications for the university are empty. ADVERTISEMENT THE REVIEW [Todd Gitlin, in Memoriam]( By Len Gutkin A lion of the left and an all-purpose man of letters is gone. CAMPUS SAFETY [Yet Another Bomb Threat Hits Howard U.]( The threat prompted a shelter-in-place order at the historically Black college in Washington, D.C. It’s the latest episode in a [wave]( of such [threats]( at HBCUs over the last month. (WJLA, The Chronicle) LEADERSHIP [Colleges Have Hired More Minority Presidents Amid Racial Reckoning]( From June 2020 through November 2021, more than a third of the leaders hired by American colleges and universities were members of racial minority groups. By contrast, less than a quarter of such hires from December 2018 through May 2020 were nonwhite. (Inside Higher Ed) IN THE STATES [Georgia Higher-Ed Board Is Set to Vote on Sonny Perdue as Next Leader]( The regents will vote on Tuesday on whether to name the former Republican governor as the sole finalist to be chancellor of the 26-campus state system. (The Atlanta Journal-Constitution) PRIVACY [University Apologizes for Project Monitoring People’s Locations on Campus]( George Washington University’s interim president, Mark S. Wrighton, said the project last fall monitored aggregate data, not individual data, to gauge building usage by students, faculty, and staff. (The Washington Post) PANDEMIC [Pitt Fires 9 Employees for Not Complying With Covid-Vaccination Mandate]( Three faculty members at the University of Pittsburgh also face disciplinary proceedings for noncompliance with the requirement. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette) FACULTY [BYU Professor Says She Was Fired After LGBTQ Advocacy]( Sue Bergin had taught for 28 years at Brigham Young University, which is operated by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. She says it refused to tell her why she was being dismissed. (The Salt Lake Tribune) INTERNATIONAL [Former Professor to Plead Guilty to Defrauding Chinese Grad Students]( Yue Liu, a former engineering professor at the University of Wisconsin at Milwaukee, reaped more than $1 million in [a four-year scheme]( that took advantage of some 20 students. (Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, U.S. Justice Department) EVENTS [Browse Upcoming and On-Demand Virtual Events]( [STORY IMAGE]( Join a discussion with national experts and leading practitioners on how to navigate an uncertain future and what new ideas your institution can pursue. SUBSCRIBE TO THE CHRONICLE Enjoying the newsletter? [Subscribe today]( for unlimited access to essential news, analysis, and advice. SPONSOR CONTENT | Vitalsource [Learning Science Proves Practice Does Make Perfect]( ADVERTISEMENT FROM THE CHRONICLE STORE [The Future of Gen Z]( [The Future of Gen Z]( The pandemic has had a deep psychological effect among Gen-Zers on the path to college. Learn how Covid-19 is likely to shape the preferences of college students in the decade ahead and how institutions will need to respond to the expectations of this generation. [Order your copy today.]( JOB OPPORTUNITIES Apply for the top jobs in higher education and [search all our open positions](. NEWSLETTER FEEDBACK What did you think of today’s newsletter? [Strongly disliked]( | [It was ok]( | [Loved it]( This newsletter was sent to {EMAIL}. [Read this newsletter on the web](. [Manage]( your newsletter preferences, [stop receiving]( this email, or [view]( our privacy policy. © 2022 [The Chronicle of Higher Education]( 1255 23rd Street, N.W. Washington, D.C. 20037