Today's Clips (12/11/17)
DAVIDSON IN THE NEWS
The former Charlotte Mayor and Davidson College graduate will play a major role in selecting members of the commission, the school said.
In 2017, we need to finally see CIOs as “Chief Innovation Officers” who can lead the charge in driving student, faculty and staff digital dexterity while creating a richer institutional environment for all.
IN OTHER NEWS

Students deserve the chance to try out ideas without incurring the wrath of the entire internet.

An annual survey showed that 58 presidents of private colleges earned more than $1 million, while the average pay package rose 9 percent.

Robots may make half of today’s jobs obsolete in 20 years. What careers will be left when our children grow up?

Traditional methods can backfire, but ideas like teaching bystanders to intervene and promoting more women have proved effective.

Many students don’t know the rules, and it can cost them.

We forgo government money in order to spare our students, faculty and administrators the bureaucratic interference.

A provision that allows companies to provide workers with as much as $5,250 in yearly tax-free tuition help is under threat as Congress overhauls the tax code.

Much is at stake for higher education in the net-neutrality debate before the Federal Communications Commission

This is the time of year when college majors probably garner the most attention.

Students at Oberlin College have long enjoyed pastries, bagels and chocolates from Gibson's Bakery, a century-old, family-owned business near campus. That sweet relationship has turned bitter amid hotly disputed accusations of racism, roiling a school and town long known for their liberal politics.

TRADES

As Republicans in Congress look to change course on graduate lending policies, some higher education groups warn about limiting access and tougher paths to service-oriented careers.

Rutgers professor who was prolifically anti-Semitic on social media is removed from teaching required courses and from a campus leadership post.

A new lawsuit stemming from allegations of harassment against T. Florian Jaeger, a professor of brain and cognitive sciences at the University of Rochester, is taking aim at the institution and its president and provost.

View compensation data on chief executives at public and private nonprofit colleges in the United States as far back as 2008.

Missteps of all kinds can derail a presidency, among them an inadequate response to protesters’ complaints, conflicts over shared governance, and incautious remarks. Collected here are 11 articles describing how presidencies have failed.

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