Today's Clips (11/16/17)
DAVIDSON IN THE NEWS

For Seattle, Amazon has become far more than a big employer and taxpayer.

IN OTHER NEWS

The House tax bill, up for a vote on Thursday, would tax benefits that put the children of college workers through school and help doctoral students get their degrees.

An energy researcher sues another over a critical paper. It’s the wrong way to resolve such disputes.

A foundation backed by the libertarian billionaire Charles Koch gave away $77 million in 2016, primarily to hundreds of colleges and universities, according to its latest tax filing.

UNC Charlotte professors studying coal ash proclaim independence from Duke Energy, but documents prove otherwise.

More than two dozen speakers were allowed to share their ideas with the board Wednesday, with most saying the Confederate statue should be removed because it promotes an unsafe and racist atmosphere on campus.

David Swensen, Yale University’s longtime chief investment officer, said the lack of market volatility in the current geopolitical environment is a major concern and warned that another crash is possible.

The colleges of the future may all be online.

TRADES

Annual survey finds that students want to and increasingly are doing so, many times related to diversity.

The higher ed lobby has singled out specific provisions of Republicans’ proposed tax overhaul instead of taking on the idea that loopholes should be closed to pay for lower corporate taxes. Leaders say that’s the right strategy, even though polling shows the bill is widely unpopular.

When right-wing fire-starters descend, campus officials face a conundrum: How to get students, and everyone else, not to feed the trolls.

A new survey of college and university trustees finds that they don't view preparing students for careers as the most important priority of higher education.

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