Today's Clips (8/27/19)
DAVIDSON IN THE NEWS

Though many new students want to choose for themselves, schools prefer to use dorms as a way to introduce young adults to new perspectives.

Free college is a an expensive giveaway that will help the wealthy most. Our ideas would help needy students and might pass in a polarized Congress.

Soon after Emma McLaughlin finished her junior year at Davidson College in North Carolina, she packed up her Jeep and drove to Iowa, ready for a summer of politics.

IN OTHER NEWS
Meet the resilient strivers who prove that brilliance has no borders. You’ve read a lot over the past year about kids who end up in the Ivy League because of their parents’ wealth and wiles, kids with obscene advantages. I’d like to introduce you to another kind of kid who landed there.

For Jake Uskoski, videogames provided a haven from the anxiety of his middle-school years, but when he went off to college the coping strategy nearly derailed him.

Soaring student debt has been fertile ground for companies that promise to help stretched borrowers by navigating a maze of federal programs. But some services are outright scams and others make promises that are illegal.

“He not only thinks I should be ashamed of what I wrote, he thinks that I should also get in trouble for it,” said David Karpf, a professor at George Washington University. “That’s an abuse of his power.”

More than 50% of college sexual assaults take place during the beginning of the school year, dubbed "the red zone."

In today's Martin Center article, Anthony Hennen surveys some of the reform prospects.

There are 33,000 University of North Carolina system employees who could get paid time off when they become parents if this plan passes the UNC Board of Governors. Faculty are covered by an existing policy.

TRADES

Two universities suffered devastating cyberattacks just before students returned to campus. Is the timing a coincidence?

Star scholar of minority-serving institutions Marybeth Gasman was accused of fostering a hypersexualized and racially insensitive climate in her research center.

Choosing the right tech tools for your teaching means making strategic choices, weighing costs against payoffs, and staying laser-focused on your course goals — and that is what this guide aims to help you do.

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