Today's Clips (7/18/19)
DAVIDSON IN THE NEWS
With the University of South Carolina board of trustees expected to vote on a new president of the school, former colleagues are beginning to come out in support of retired Army Lt. Gen. Robert Caslen.

Taiwan’s main opposition party snubbed billionaire Foxconn founder Terry Gou and chose a maverick mayor as its best hope of returning to power in January’s presidential election, with incumbent Tsai Ing-wen facing an uphill reelection bid.

When many students and families approach their college search, they default to commercial rankings as reliable indicators of quality and match. There are better ways, so get a second opinion.

IN OTHER NEWS

A sailing coach pleaded guilty to federal charges related to the cheating and bribery scheme. A rowing coach was fired, but the university won’t say why.

Matthew Naquin, 21, faces up to five years in prison for negligent homicide. His conviction is the latest example of the increasingly hard line prosecutors are taking with hazing deaths.

My college class asks what it means to be white in America — but interrogating that question as a black woman in the real world is much harder to do.

‘It’s so inspiring, I’d do it for nothing.’ Put that piety to a test.

A college degree can significantly boost lifetime earnings, but that higher income is increasingly offset by the burden of debt.

When the college admissions scandal news broke, we called one another in extreme concern, lamenting the crazy circus that our beloved profession has become as a result of a hyper-competitive college admissions landscape coupled with inappropriate parenting madness. 

Offering college credit in high school lowers costs — and could ease the “diploma divide.”

Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and Rep. Al Lawson (D-Fla.) introduced legislation Wednesday to tackle food insecurity on college campuses.

Despite the over 126 billion pounds of food produced in the United States, over 40 million Americans do not know where their next meal is coming from. One student's selfless act before winter break

TRADES

Florida legislation gives prosecutors the ability to bring charges against fraternity and sorority members who weren't present for hazing but helped plan it.

George Washington University announced last week it would slash its undergraduate enrollment by 20 percent over five years.

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