Today's Clips (10/7/19)
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New research reveals the brutal treatment endured by the enslaved men, women and children who built and maintained Thomas Jefferson's famous university.

Emails and other documents obtained through public records requests by The Associated Press show the FBI’s far-reaching efforts to caution colleges that some Chinese scientists aspire to steal U.S. research for Beijing’s gain

The former owner of a California wine business was sentenced Friday to five months in prison for paying $50,000 to rig his daughter's ACT score and for trying to bribe her way into the University of Southern California as a fake water polo recruit.

Police say reports of a man with a gun led to the lockdown of three college campuses in South Florida before officers determined that it was nothing more than a toy.

A group that opposes affirmative action is appealing a federal judge's ruling that Harvard University does not discriminate against Asian American applicants.

The college admissions scandal — which recently led to a 14-day prison sentence for actress Felicity Huffman — exposed a group of wealthy parents' obsession with getting their kids into the "right" school. Prosecutors say the families paid bribes, faked test results and pretended their kids were athletes to get them into selective colleges.

University of Oregon President Michael Schill came up with a proposal for a presidents panel to resolve concerns about NCAA overreach when member schools are suspected of academic fraud. But it was shot down.

The University of Colorado Boulder is investigating a verbal altercation between students that included racial slurs, according to a statement from CU system President Mark Kennedy.

RADFORD — Some Radford University students oppose a new policy that will charge more for credit hours above a 16-hour per semester cap.

A college communications and marketing team member shot down that suggestion, citing the university’s “political activity” guidelines and policy.

Schools have been on a mission to reinvent campus libraries—even though students just want the basics.

Resist the skills-gap panic; there are plenty of science grads. Forward-looking executives are investing in creativity and adaptability.

TRADES

Union College in New York attempts to bridge a gap.

Protests erupted after Glenn Boyce, who was involved in the search process, was appointed as the University of Mississippi’s new chancellor.

After Brock Turner sexually assaulted her in 2015, Miller wrote a searing victim-impact statement as “Emily Doe” that went viral. In her new memoir, in which she speaks publicly for the first time, she has harsh words for the university.

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