Should conferences stay put or relocate? It's complicated.

Image:  The Association for the Study of Higher Education, like many organizations, plots its annual meetings several years ahead. Last month, it announced that it would move the 2024 meeting, scheduled for New Orleans, out of Louisiana because of the state’s laws restricting access to abortion and the participation of transgender people in sports. In a statement to members, the group cited Louisiana’s appearance on a list that restricts Californians from using state funds to travel to...