Today's Clips (5/17/19)
DAVIDSON IN THE NEWS

Before the Warriors guard could inspire a generation to believe that no shot was impossible, he had to believe it himself. This is the story of the coach who instilled that belief.

IN OTHER NEWS

Higher education officials are calling on Congress to fix a provision in the sweeping tax overhaul of 2017 that has resulted in unintended tax bill increases.

A college student on medical leave for compulsive behavior finds comfort in a kindred spirit.

The focus is often on what first-generation students lack, not what they bring, says ASU President Michael Crow.

The college test’s ‘adversity score’ may foment more cynicism.

Cambridge Square Capital, a hedge fund with ties to Harvard University’s endowment, is closing down after roughly two years.

That decision left vulnerable students like Olivia Paregol in the dark.

A University of Mississippi sociology professor criticized for encouraging "acts of aggression" against Republican politicians was granted tenure by a divided College Board on Thursday.

Tom Fetzer, a UNC board of governors member and former Raleigh mayor, made off-script comments about men and women during a graduation speech at University of North Carolina Wilmington, video shows.

The members of a middle school basketball team that represented a Jewish Community Center in Omaha, Nebraska, were not expecting the 2001 season to be an auspicious one. The previous season had produced mediocre results, and there was no reason to expect much of an improvement going forward. That all changed, however, when a mysterious coach with no obvious ties to the community center showed up, and made it his mission to whip the boys into shape.

The oldest members of Gen Z, the population segment born after 1996, are leaving college and entering the workforce. How do their expectations and outlooks vary from those of the Millennials who have recently reshaped the modern workplace? Economics correspondent Paul Solman and financial journalist Beth Kobliner talk to Gen Z college students as they approach graduation and anticipate careers.

TRADES

Inspector general's report backs up complaints from student aid administrators about income-verification process. But Education Department says it is already carrying out several recommendations.

College Board says tool will provide more context for admissions officers. Many are skeptical of the plan.

The plaintiff is Students for Fair Admissions, the same group that has also sued Harvard and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

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