A jury awarded David Sabatini $6 million in a defamation case against his accuser, five years after sexual-harassment allegations cost him his professorship at MIT. Is the result proof of an unfair rush to judgment? chroni.cl/47tW0QD

A judge has temporarily stopped an effort to dissolve Antioch University’s board and fire its president, Lori Varlotta, as a dispute tied to Antioch’s merger with Otterbein continues. chroni.cl/4i3fr8T

Kalshi wants users bet on acceptance rates at 22 major universities, including Harvard, Yale and Princeton. The online prediction market is even seeking federal approval. Admissions experts aren't a fan of the idea. chroni.cl/4BqNa3W

More than 200 students at SUNY Geneseo recently received a marketing email from an AI company, which has partnered with their university, that set off faculty alarms about academic freedom. The provost said she had not approved or known about the email before it was sent. chroni.cl/4dQu8tx

A month ago, hard times were seemingly behind the University of Minnesota. Then, in September, the university announced a $250 million budget cut. What happened? chroni.cl/4skC6kE

In this week's Latitudes newsletter: Computer-science departments are reacting cautiously to a policy announcement by the Trump administration limiting academic-related work like internships, co-ops, and practicums for international students, even though the guidance is being challenged legally. chroni.cl/4jAhKS1

New: UCLA's budget deficit for the 2025-26 fiscal year has shrunken again to $58 million. In April the campus had gone from $425 million to $220 million. Here's the latest: chroni.cl/4z2bPKf

Opinion: Ohio has put $59 million into civics institutes at five public universities. Now a new bill would give their directors “sole and exclusive authority” over civics courses statewide. The author argues this is a new front in curriculum politics. chroni.cl/4A7C8PF

This week on College Matters: Endowment raids. Program cuts. Buyouts. This may be higher ed's worst budget crisis in decades. Listen wherever you get your podcasts: chroni.cl/4zS57qx

A performance audit of the post-tenure review system in Utah found shortcomings in the way underperforming faculty members are dealt with. The solution, it argues, is to professionalize the role of department chairs. But that’s not what professors necessarily want. chroni.cl/4z36UZP

A jury awarded David Sabatini $6 million in a defamation case against his accuser, five years after sexual-harassment allegations cost him his professorship at MIT. Is the result proof of an unfair rush to judgment? chroni.cl/47tW0QD

New: Rema Vassar, a Michigan State University trustee, is suing several of her colleagues and other MSU leaders, claiming they retaliated and intentionally discriminated against her. Vassar, a former board chair, has been at the center of controversy at MSU since her election. chroni.cl/488R040

This week in our Jagged Intelligence newsletter: Religious colleges are making a case that higher education should be about more than skills AI can automate, things like character, meaning, and human dignity. Subscribe for free here: chroni.cl/4BjfRiX

Humanities dissertations have fallen by 49 percent since 2015, compared with a drop of 4.5 percent in the social sciences, according to a new analysis of nearly 445,000 dissertations in these two fields over 65 years. Explore the data: chroni.cl/4yxUZ4S

Some college accreditation upstarts begin with big ideas about ending "political correctness" and "wokeness." But as they start trying to attract members, they talk less about hot-button politics and more about the decidedly unsexy work of accreditation. chroni.cl/4BjWhTS

Opinion: After leaks about the AHA’s lobbying strategy, its leaders asked council members to sign a confidentiality certificate then hired a corporate law firm to investigate who shared internal material. chroni.cl/4z2RK6N

From 2025: Four candidates. One slot for student body president. And an untold number of complaints filed between them. This is the story of how the pursuit of power at Ohio State University went totally off-the-rails. chroni.cl/4eGaWik

Opinion: A journal editor tested AI-generated peer reviews and found them detailed, constructive — and sometimes bracingly critical. The harder question: not whether AI is perfect, but whether it can outperform the system academics already distrust. chroni.cl/4sf8h4J

A Ku Klux Klan-themed image shared by students at the University of Maryland’s flagship has put a fresh spotlight on an institution that’s spent much of the past decade confronting charges of racism. chroni.cl/4dPwh8L

UNC-Chapel Hill has settled antisemitism and admissions claims with the Trump administration. Under the agreement announced Monday, the government found no civil-rights violations, and the university paid no money. chroni.cl/4k6l5Zh