Daily News Roundup: Donna Shalala Steps Down as Clinton Foundation President

Clinton Foundation CEO Returning to Academia: Donna Shalala is leaving the charity’s top post to resume teaching full time at the University of Miami, where she served as president before taking the helm at the former first family’s foundation in 2015, the Miami Herald reports. She will take a seat on the charity’s Board of Directors, of which former President Bill Clinton is becoming chairman.

U. of Utah Reinstates Head of Huntsman Cancer Institute: The university reversed course a week after firing CEO Mary Beckerle, a move that prompted faculty protests and a furious response from billionaire philanthropist Jon Huntsman Sr., the research center’s primary benefactor, who threatened to hold back a $250 million donation, The Chronicle of Higher Education writes.

Hunt for Elusive Megadonor Fuels Rift at University: Some University of Nevada at Las Vegas regents are raising concerns about slow fundraising for the institution’s soon-to-open medical school and criticizing its dean, Barbara Atkinson, for building her development strategy around landing a $100 million gift, reports the Las Vegas Review-Journal.

Giving to ACLU Up 8,000% Since Inauguration, Report Says: Four other major nonprofits opposing President Trump’s agenda saw fundraising gains of 500 percent to 1,400 percent from January 20 to April 20 compared to the same period last year, Newsweek writes, citing an analysis by Charity Navigator. Read a Chronicle article on the American Civil Liberties Union’s strategies to turn new supporters into continuing donors.

Fate of Contraceptive Mandate Not Yet Clear Under Trump: The president declared staunch opposition on the campaign trail to the Affordable Care Act rule requiring that workplace insurance plans cover birth-control services, but his Justice Department has yet to abandon its legal fight with religious nonprofits that have sued over the mandate, reports The Washington Post.

Philosophy Scholar Wins $1.4 Million Templeton Prize: The John Templeton Foundation, which annually bestows the award for research and other work that affirms a spiritual dimension to life, this year honored Alvin Plantinga, a retired University of Notre Dame professor whose writings incorporate religious faith into academic philosophy, the Associated Press reports.