Afternoon Update: How will artificial intelligence change higher ed? A forum.

A scholar’s front-row seat to battles in Wis. and Tex.; a billionaire's gift to graduates; U. of California president's home is vandalized; and more. ADVERTISEMENT [Afternoon Update Logo]( Did someone forward you this newsletter? [Sign up free]( to receive your own copy. You can now read The Chronicle on [Apple News]( [Flipboard]( and [Google News](. THE REVIEW | FORUM [How Will Artificial Intelligence Change Higher Ed?]( [STORY IMAGE]( ChatGPT is just the beginning. Twelve scholars and administrators explain. ADVERTISEMENT Q. & A. [‘It Doesn’t Have to Be This Way’: One Scholar’s Front-Row Seat to Higher-Ed Battles in Wisconsin and Texas]( By Megan Zahneis [STORY IMAGE]( Jeremi Suri, a historian, left Wisconsin because of legislation to strip faculty rights. He went to Texas, where similar efforts have been proposed. JUST UPDATED [DEI Legislation Tracker]( By Adrienne Lu, Jacquelyn Elias, Audrey Williams June, J. Brian Charles, Kate Marijolovic, Julian Roberts-Grmela, and Eva Surovell [STORY IMAGE]( Our maps and database on legislation to block colleges’ diversity, equity, and inclusion efforts include updates for Missouri and Texas. FEDERAL POLICY [Education Dept. Delays Issuing Final Title IX Regulations]( The department said today that its [proposed]( [rules]( for [enforcing]( the gender-equity law had drawn more than [240,000 public comments](. The time needed to review those comments, it said, will push the expected date of final rules to October. Final rules on related [athletics policies]( have also been pushed to October, also because of the volume of comments. (Department post, The Chronicle) PHILANTHROPY [Billionaire Gives UMass-Boston Graduates $1,000 Each and Says Half Must Be Donated]( Robert Hale, the founder of Granite Telecommunications and a part owner of the Boston Celtics, gave two envelopes to each graduate at the University of Massachusetts campus’s commencement, on Thursday. One envelope was labeled “Gift,” and the other was marked “Give.” (WBTS) CAMPUS SAFETY [U. of California President’s Home Is Vandalized]( A hate-crime investigation is underway after university officials say vandals painted racial slurs on the home of the system’s president, Michael V. Drake, in Berkeley. Neighbors said the house had been targeted before. (KNTV) ADMISSIONS [Colleges Will Be Able to Block Out a Student’s Race on Admissions Applications]( If requested, the Common App can conceal from colleges basic information on applicants’ race and ethnicity — a move that could help colleges if the U.S. Supreme Court strikes down [race-conscious admissions policies](. (The New York Times, The Chronicle) FACULTY [Anti-Tenure Legislator in Louisiana Drops Controversial Bill to Codify Tenure Policies]( Sen. Stewart Cathey, a Republican who has [sought without success]( to abolish tenure, acknowledged his legislation was dead because he never requested a hearing for it in the Senate Education Committee. (Louisiana Illuminator) IN THE STATES [S.D. Governor Assails Universities Over Free Speech, Drag Shows, and More]( In a wide-ranging letter Gov. Kristi Noem, a Republican, also ordered the Board of Regents to cut costs, raise graduation rates, crack down on funding from China, require courses in American history and government, and remove references to preferred pronouns. She said she was creating a whistle-blower hotline for anyone to complain about “what is occurring” at state colleges. (Sioux Falls Argus Leader) FINANCES [Most U. of Wisconsin System Campuses Have Budget Deficits in the Millions]( The university’s Milwaukee campus topped the list with a projected deficit of $18.8 million. The news comes as the annual [State Higher Education Finance report]( showed that Wisconsin provided nearly double the amount of financial support per student at two-year technical colleges than at state universities. (Wisconsin Public Radio, The Chronicle) CAMPUS CUTS [Declaring Financial Exigency, Upper Iowa U. Lays Off Professors and Deans]( The moves, which follow [another round of layoffs]( earlier this month, also include cutting or merging academic programs. In all, five programs, 13 faculty posts, two deans, and three support-staff members will be affected. (Des Moines Register, The Gazette) CAMPUS CUTS [Clark College, in Washington, Proposes More Than $3 Million in Cuts]( The public college cited falling enrollment as the reason budget reductions were needed. The vast majority of the planned cuts will come from the elimination of vacant positions, many of them tenured, in academic departments. (The Columbian) 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. NEWSLETTER [Sign Up for the Teaching Newsletter]( Find insights to improve teaching and learning across your campus. Delivered on Thursdays. 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