Today's Clips (2/1/19)
DAVIDSON IN THE NEWS

Tresata partners with Davidson College

Data analytics firm Tresata Inc. is investing $2.5 million into The Jay Hurt Hub at Davidson College, a 23,000-square-foot space for coworking and entrepreneurship.

North Carolina Governor Roy Cooper named a new state elections board that will oversee the investigation into election fraud in the 9th District congressional race between Mark Harris and Dan McCready.

IN OTHER NEWS

Is there still room for unconventional schools like Hampshire College?

Saving for College: When grandparents own the 529 account, there can be advantages for the family. But don’t run afoul of rules for aid consideration.

Women in India are pushing back against restrictions on campus.

Charlotte Mecklenburg Police are investigating after UNC Charlotte’s Center City Building was on lockdown after shots were fired at the uptown campus, a Niner Alert said. A man was shot in the butt at UNCC, police said.

UNC chancellor, Carol Folt, says goodbye to UNC

TRADES

Professor is suspended for using the N-word in class. He was discussing language in a James Baldwin essay. Given the slur's potential to throw learning off course, is it ever worth using in the classroom -- if it ever was?

Association finds former tutor completed classwork -- and full online courses -- for 12 athletes, but without university's encouragement or detection. Missouri vows to appeal "harsh and inconsistent" decision.

It is ridiculous to demand that the University of Oklahoma’s leader resign after just six months on the job.

Conservative dislike of the academy isn’t new. But it is alarming.

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