Afternoon Update: Free Speech and Unfree Universities (Opinion)

White House alerts borrowers to student-loan debt relief; Louisiana State U. disbands building-renaming panel; racial equity in internships; and more. ADVERTISEMENT [Afternoon Update Logo]( Did someone forward you this newsletter? [Sign up free]( to receive your own copy. THE REVIEW | ESSAY [Free Speech and Unfree Universities]( By Joshua Clover [STORY IMAGE]( On the sinister two-step by which administrators persecute the faculty. ADVERTISEMENT FORGIVENESS [White House Alerts Borrowers to Eligibility for Automatic Relief From Student-Loan Debt]( One day after the official launch of the application for the [controversial relief program]( the Education Department is notifying an estimated eight million people of their eligibility to have up to $20,000 of their federal student loans automatically canceled. (The Washington Post, The Chronicle) RACE ON CAMPUS [Are Your Work-Based Learning Programs Equitable?]( By Fernanda Zamudio-Suarez [STORY IMAGE]( A new report examines which students are and are not included in internship and co-op programs. NAMING NAMES [Louisiana State U.’s Building-Renaming Committee Quietly Disbanded Last December]( The 16-member panel was created in 2020 amid nationwide Black Lives Matter protests and calls from students for the university to re-evaluate buildings on the Baton Rouge campus that had been named for slaveowners, Confederate generals, and other racist figures. The panel dissolved itself a month after LSU’s new president, William Tate IV, said he would never have convened it. (The Reveille) CAMPUS DENIZENS [Dog-Like Delivery Robots Are Coming to U. of Texas at Austin in Early 2023]( The four-legged robots are part of a five-year study, backed by the National Science Foundation, of interactions between people and robots, and how they can coexist. (Austin American-Statesman) 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 | Jefferson Scholars [How a team of experts at UVA are bringing autism care into the 21st century]( ADVERTISEMENT FROM THE CHRONICLE STORE [Reimagining the Student Experience - The Chronicle Store]( [Reimagining the Student Experience]( Many colleges are intentionally rethinking and reshaping what has broadly become known as the student experience. [Order your copy today]( to explore the many forces affecting the student experience with the goal of making students’ time on campus more engaging. NEWSLETTER FEEDBACK [Please let us know what you thought of today's newsletter in this three-question survey](. 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