Today's Clips (11/2/18)
DAVIDSON IN THE NEWS

Family and friends of a 34-year-old Davidson man are expressing concern over his disappearance in a remote area of Mexico last weekend. Patrick Braxton

IN OTHER NEWS

The rapidly growing demand for skills in artificial intelligence is so high that it is upending educational programs across the country.

Finding ways to get students to connect early with career services support has become a goal at many colleges and universities around the country.

‘The games that are competitively viable in the collegiate sphere have real depth, have deep levels of strategy, and require strategic teamwork.’

The university has created a division to study the science of mining the tidal wave of digital information that floods our lives. More than 300 universities offer some type of data major at a time when companies like Google can’t hire enough specialists.

Harvard University and a group accusing it of discriminating against Asian-American applicants are expected to deliver their closing arguments on Friday in a trial that could have wider implications for the role of race in U.S. college admissions.

While the governing boards of public universities have long provided political plums that governors and senior legislators love to hand out, most state residents probably don’t know the oversight boards exist until there's a problem.

The reluctance to fire University of Maryland coach DJ Durkin after the death of 19-year-old Jordan McNair exposes everything wrong with college football.

The Middle States Commission on Higher Education has asked for more information from the University of Maryland, after the death of a student athlete and questions about the school's athletic program raised red flags.

Dr. William Roper will be interim president of the UNC system after Margaret Spellings’ departure. She will step down at the end of the year.

Police are investigating after a carved pumpkin featuring a swastika was found near a dorm building at Duke University overnight.

The Great Recession scared a lot of students away from the humanities. Now administrators are trying to bring them back.

TRADES

New book outlines how rich donors have become more assertive about how their money should be used and explores the costs to higher ed.

As reach of big data and AI grows, UC Berkeley and Massachusetts Institute of Technology unveil plans for major expansions.

The partnership is among a growing number of tuition-free alliances between universities and corporations, including Google, FedEx, and Starbucks.

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