Today's Clips (9/5/19)
DAVIDSON IN THE NEWS
The recurrent protests in Hong Kong on the past 13 weekends suggest that the “one country, two systems” (OCTS) model offers no magic formula for blending incompatible political systems under a single flag. Hong Kong is watching closely — but so is Taiwan, the reason China conceived OCTS.

Davidson was 57th in 2019.

The Atlantic 10 released its 2019-20 men’s basketball conference schedule Wednesday. Davidson was greeted with consecutive road games against Duquesne (Jan. 5) and Rhode Island (Jan. 8) to start its league season.
IN OTHER NEWS
For four years, the woman whose Stanford University sexual assault case caused a public outcry, has been known only as “Emily Doe.” In her new memoir, “Know My Name,” which charts her life since then, she reveals her real name: Chanel Miller. In 2016, Ms.
Arizona State’s business school used a $50 million donation in 2015 to bet on a future where its M.B.A. is free. Now, though, the school says even more creative financing is needed to attract students in the current hot job market.

The founder of Papa John's has donated $1 million to a historically black college in Kentucky after more than a year of backlash for his use of a racial slur.

We need a serious conversation about the future of America’s universities.

Should you hand-write your notes or use a laptop? What about flashcards? Does highlighting even do anything? Here's how to improve your study habits and remember what you've learned — and keep college stress under control.

When students become customers, it’s much harder to enforce academic honesty.

“Young students, activist or not, fear for their safety when the University can send you a quick email about a thunderstorm warning, but they can’t send you an email about the number one mass murder group globally, white supremacists, being on campus and threatening student safety,” Drew said.
TRADES

Some students view term as racist.

One parent's defense in the admissions scandal is that the University of Southern California encouraged applications from the wealthy -- if they would donate.

Experts sense a judicial mood shift toward holding colleges more accountable for these deaths.

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