Today's Clips (11/14/19)
DAVIDSON IN THE NEWS

Many NC community colleges, private colleges and government agencies didn’t apply or were rejected to have their student IDs used as voter ID. Some UNC System schools have until Friday to reapply.

Subway Restaurants, the sandwich giant, appointed former Burger King leader John Chidsey '83 as chief executive officer.

IN OTHER NEWS

Incidents at Northwestern and Harvard reveal a growing tension between traditional journalistic practices and the demands of student activists.

William “Rick” Singer, the self-admitted mastermind behind the college-admissions scandal, built his bribery network coach by coach and contact by contact, often paying finders fees.

Colleges can be forced to return tuition payments made for students whose parents can’t cover their own debts, according to a federal appeals court ruling that opens up higher education institutions to more litigation in bankruptcy courts.

The top three on the top 10 list — eclipsing MIT and Stanford — are schools specializing in pharmacy and health sciences. The only two public schools to make that top 10 list are maritime academies.

At 4, she came to the United States with her mother. At 20, she is a done-holding-back activist who sometimes steps over lines that others wouldn’t approach.

Montgomery County school officials urged change, as did Muslim parents and advocates.

A University of Connecticut student accused of saying a racist slur outside a campus apartment complex applied Wednesday for a probation program that could result in the charge being erased.

Students at Duke University found an opossum in the ceiling of their dorm room and it hasn’t been caught by critter control. Other students in that dorm on campus reported fleas in their bedrooms and bathrooms.

Students at NC State protest against the Culture War event organized by conservative organization Turning Point USA. Founder Charlie Kirk and Lara Trump, President Trump’s daughter-in-law, spoke.

A student-only community meeting was held on the USC campus Wednesday night following the release of a letter sent by the university regarding the recent student deaths. 

"There is a cultural problem," said Franklin College Professor Hank Nuwer, who has studied fraternity drinking trends for decades

A former college entrance exam administrator pleaded guilty to participating in a vast college admissions cheating and fraud scheme on Wednesday, the same day a wealthy parent was sentenced to six months in prison for his role in the scandal.

TRADES

Colleges ranking highly after 10 years aren't necessarily the same ones at the top after 40 years, report says. The middle tier is a perhaps surprising mix of public, nonprofit and for-profit institutions.

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