Chaos surrounds choice of chancellor at Ole Miss; admissions experts weigh judge’s call for anti-bias training; Chanel Miller speaks out; and more.
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Leadership & Governance
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By Emma Pettit

Protesters were removed by police officers at a Friday news conference that was supposed to announce the University of Mississippi’s new chancellor. (PREMIUM)

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Admissions & Student Aid
By Megan Zahneis

The reach into the admissions world of training to avoid implicit bias has been limited, and some question how it could be carried out. (PREMIUM)

Backgrounder
By Nell Gluckman

The challenge, from Students for Fair Admissions, may still end up before the U.S. Supreme Court. (PREMIUM)

The Chronicle Interview
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By Sarah Brown

After Brock Turner sexually assaulted her in 2015, Miller wrote a searing victim-impact statement as “Emily Doe” that went viral. In her new memoir, in which she speaks publicly for the first time, she has harsh words for the university. (PREMIUM)

Teaching
By Wesley Jenkins

When two female students could not answer a question in his physics class, E. David Davis said he “should call on a man” instead.

Leadership & Governance
By Goldie Blumenstyk

Promoting ‘fearless creativity’ and borrowing a teaching approach from preschool were two of the suggestions. 
   

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By Amy Binder and Jeffrey L. Kidder

Colleges can do more to guide students toward productive forms of political engagement. (PREMIUM)

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