Today's Clips (11/14/18)
DAVIDSON IN THE NEWS

A leader of the U.S. Army Cadet Command tweeted that an ROTC cadet at Davidson College was not responsible for racist and anti-Semitic social media posts, but the college is still investigating.

Amazon has chosen to place its expanded headquarters, which it dubbed HQ2, in the suburbs of Washington, DC, and Queens, New York. Raleigh and Durham missed out. Here’s some of the reaction to the decision.

A Davidson College urban economics expert says he was a little surprised that Amazon picked the Washington, D.C., and New York City areas for its additional headquarters.

The 34-year-old disappeared more than two weeks ago after a walk in the small hiking village of Urique.

IN OTHER NEWS

The skills needed for cybersecurity jobs aren’t easy to learn in the classroom.

The billionaire Richard Liu, who has denied wrongdoing, was in Minneapolis attending a relatively new and lucrative academic program when he was arrested.

The government’s efforts to help those who were defrauded by their schools have all but ground to a halt. Instead, it is fighting claims in court.

A new study found that student loans, despite their toxic reputation, helped recipients earn better grades, take more classes and graduate sooner.

With a new Amazon headquarters anticipated in Northern Virginia, the ground has shifted for technology education in the commonwealth.

George Mason University's president weighs in on the nation's decline in new international students.

“Princeton was extremely white and very male. There was no avoiding the facts.”

TRADES

What a difference a chair makes: study finds female chairs improve departments' gender diversity and equity.

As Amazon green-lights two new headquarters in New York and Northern Virginia, universities and colleges scramble to create a talent pipeline for tens of thousands of high-paying tech jobs.

Jill Lepore on writing the story of America, the rise and fall of the fact, and how women’s intellectual authority is undermined.

A “highly educated labor pool” was among the tech giant’s top criteria, and universities say they will deliver the talent.

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