Today's Clips (11/12/18)
DAVIDSON IN THE NEWS

Davidson College grad Patrick Braxton-Andrew went missing in Urique, Mexico. The North Carolina teacher was to meet his brother in Mexico City. Family thanks Chihuahua officials for search, investigation.

It has been two weeks since Patrick Braxton-Andrew of Davidson disappeared after taking a walk in a remote village in the state of Chihuahua, Mexico. On

Editor’s Note: Rabbi Michael Shields leads Temple Kol Tikvah on South Street in Davidson. On Nov. 1, in the aftermath of the synagogue shootings at the Tree of Life in

San Diego and Davidson combined for 1,477 yards of total offense, trailing the FCS record of 1,549, and four Davidson rushers had 100-plus yard games. Davidson’s 789 total rushing yards is a FCS record.

IN OTHER NEWS

The Wall Street Journal digs into the best ways to finance a college education and the smartest strategies parents and students can employ during the process.

Lawmakers, faculty and students are demanding more accountability from university boards as sexual abuse and other scandals continue to shake U.S. campuses.

Orange County’s AP effort, mirrored in districts across Central Florida and state, has rankled some educators and parents, who think too many students are enrolled in AP courses they don’t really want to take, then left to deal with too much homework and stress.

Over the past month my family has been all-in on getting my son’s college applications complete. From proofreading essays to remembering 10th grade academic honors, its been somewhat of a group effort. For those who haven’t shepherded a high school senior through the college application process recently, it has changed…a lot.

At this point in history, college-aged Americans—who, for the most part, were born in the late ‘90s—don’t remember a time when school gun violence wasn’t a widely feared threat.

Officials say a community college professor in Connecticut has been placed on leave after faculty members reported that he gave a Nazi salute during a meeting.

TRADES

"State of College Admission" finds colleges focus more on academics than personal characteristics and value first-generation status over race/ethnicity.

Former Harvard dean's tweet against required faculty diversity statements sets off debate.

The University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign’s College of Law is considering offering them a summary of an investigative report on his behavior.

It’s one thing to crack down on overt harassment, but dealing with subtle sexism is a different story. One grad student pushed her professors to try.

A surge in anxiety and depression has played a part in persuading colleges to take a more active role in helping students to shape their lives.

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