Today's Clips (3/5/19)
DAVIDSON IN THE NEWS

Classical pianist Phillip Bush heads to Davidson and brings both history and appreciation for newness with him.

IN OTHER NEWS

Ronald Sullivan is no stranger to politically sensitive cases, but none has created an uproar like his defense of the film producer Harvey Weinstein in a rape case.

White supremacist groups in the U.S. tried to spread their propaganda at a record-setting rate last year, increasingly picking targets beyond college campuses, a Jewish civil rights group said Tuesday.

Grace DeNoya is used to getting snickers when people learn she's majoring in marijuana.

President Donald Trump's proposed executive order to protect free speech on college campuses follows a growing chorus of complaints from conservatives that the nation's universities are attempting to silence their voices when they're heckled, disinvited or their presence on campus is otherwise discouraged.

President Trump promised to issue an executive order soon that would require universities to protect free speech on campus. University officials and First Amendment scholars responded to the proposal with questions about the details of the policy, which are not yet known.

The University of California has broken with one of the world’s largest academic publishers. Is this the end of a very profitable business model?

TRADES

Major survey shows that professors worry about discrimination but aren't prepared to deal with classroom conflicts over diversity. Other findings touch on mentoring, pay and politics.

How have residential spaces for college students changed? An art historian discusses her new book on the topic.

The University of Chicago’s president called it “a grave error.” Law professors said it was constitutionally suspect. And one noted that politicians routinely misconstrue the issue.

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