Afternoon Update: Students Boo, Turn Their Backs on DeVos at Bethune-Cookman Speech

[THE CHRONICLE OF HIGHER EDUCATION] #subscribelink [Subscribe Today]( --------------------------------------------------------------- [Subscribe to The Chronicle today to get access to premium content and more.]( Afternoon Update Wednesday, May 10, 2017 --------------------------------------------------------------- [Sign up for this newsletter]( Today’s News --------------------------------------------------------------- The Ticker [Students Boo, Turn Their Backs on DeVos at Bethune-Cookman Speech]( Betsy DeVos, the U.S. education secretary, faced loud protests as she delivered the commencement address at the historically black university. The Ticker [Tennessee Law Is Hailed as Offering Unprecedented Protection of Campus Speech]( Among other things, the measure bars public colleges from disinviting speakers based on their controversial viewpoints or from charging student groups higher security fees to host speakers expected to trigger unrest. Vitae [From Bench Science to Academic Administration]( By Viviane Callier A Ph.D. in psychology found her niche working with graduate students on their professional development. What’s Popular on Chronicle.com --------------------------------------------------------------- The Chronicle Review [Why the Yale Hunger Strike Is Misguided]( By Amy Hungerford It is historically and intellectually inappropriate for Ph.D.’s to use this protest tactic. The Ticker [Students Boo, Turn Their Backs on DeVos at Bethune-Cookman Speech]( Betsy DeVos, the U.S. education secretary, faced loud protests as she delivered the commencement address at the historically black university. Leadership & Governance [Janet Napolitano, the ‘Political Heavyweight,’ Now Finds Herself Under Fire]( By Fernanda Zamudio-Suaréz The University of California president is on the defensive after a state audit accused her office of hiding reserve funds and tampering with campuses’ responses to a survey. She denies those allegations but promises better procedures going forward. The Ticker [Duke Professor Resigns After Facing Discipline for Challenging Diversity Training]( The move followed months of clashes with administrators, according to emails leaked to The American Conservative. [View the Latest Jobs in Higher Education]( Tools & Resources --------------------------------------------------------------- [A Strategy Guide for Second-Round Interviews]( You made the first cut, but the campus-interview stage is even tougher. This free booklet is your survival manual. [Download it here.]( [THE CHRONICLE OF HIGHER EDUCATION] 1255 Twenty-Third St., N.W. Washington, D.C. 20037 [Like us on Facebook]( [Follow us on Twitter]( [Add us on Google+](chroniclehighereducation/posts?elqTrackId=0905375bbee246d3bec8ff4ac983123e&elq=9097b3fdc34040ccb74275ca268713de&elqaid=13870&elqat=1&elqCampaignId=5783) [Subscribe Today]( Get the insight you need for success in academe. [Stop receiving this newsletter]( Copyright © 2017 The Chronicle of Higher Education