Today's Clips (9/4/19)
DAVIDSON IN THE NEWS

The story behind the full page ad and thousands of signatures on petition called CLT 2019 Unity Letter, responding to racist hate mail sent to elected leaders in Charlotte-Mecklenburg government, schools.

IN OTHER NEWS

We need more and better graduates. We sure don’t act that way.

Ismail Ajjawi, who was denied entry to the United States, was allowed to enter on Monday and was at Harvard University for the start of classes.

New documents made public as part of the college admissions bribery case show officials at U.S.C. keeping donation information about applicants in spreadsheets.

An unusual legal dispute brewing in the nationwide college-admissions cheating scandal could lead to lighter punishments than prosecutors want for parents who have pleaded guilty.

Students discuss the role hardship should play in college admissions decisions.

Emails show the school explicitly weighed how much money applicants’ families could donate when determining whether to admit students.

Over the last decade, American schools embraced technology, spending millions of dollars on devices and programs; some parents question how much it’s helping.

It’s not just the students who are making a major life shift; parents are too. Barnard's Dean of Students has advice.

UNC Wilmington, East Carolina University and other coastal NC schools canceled classes ahead of Hurricane Dorian. Some instructed students to evacuate campus due to severe weather forecasts in North Carolina.

Due to Hurricane Dorian, Winthrop University will host Charleston students this week. As of Monday, College of Charleston closed the campus and canceled all classes and school activities. The decision followed Gov. Henry McMaster’s evacuation order for coastal counties.

Andrew Smith, a 19-year-old sophomore, charged with misdemeanor disorderly conduct and committing a hate crime.

Congratulations! You've been accepted into college. Now you've got to find your way around campus, pick out classes, make new friends and figure out a plan to graduate — on time. Here's how to make it easier.

First of all, beware of gift cards.

And what that has meant for America’s middle-class families

The slightly longer mattress is a compromise between schools’ economic needs and students’ physical ones.

TRADES

Becky Carlson explains why coaches will lose interest in some potential recruits for reasons having nothing to do with athletic skill.

Three students were recently arrested at three separate colleges for potentially being a threat to the campuses. Institutions are monitoring these risks more closely in an age of increasing gun violence.

"Nudging" has been embraced as an elegant, low-cost way to fix thorny problems. New studies cast doubt on how widely applicable it really is.

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