Today's Clips (2/6/20)
DAVIDSON IN THE NEWS

On February 2, Chapel Hill-based Dougherty begins his next project at Davidson College. It will take three weeks to build, and the artist will enlist the help of several student and community volunteers. The temporary sculpture is part of Davidson’s campus sculpture program, which features outdoor works by internationally acclaimed artists including Auguste Rodin and Polish sculptor Magdalena Abakanowicz.

IN OTHER NEWS

The vote adds to escalating pressure on the school to take dramatic measures targeting climate change.

New research from a consumer advocacy group suggests that Wells Fargo and Upstart Network may be charging people who attend community colleges or minority-serving institutions more than their peers at other types of schools.

As concerns about China's virus outbreak spread, universities all over the world are scrambling to assess the risks to their programs, and some are canceling study-abroad opportunities and prohibiting travel affecting hundreds of thousands of students.

In partnership with Ilera Holistic Healthcare, a medical marijuana company in Pennsylvania, the university launched its hemp product line, ALAFIA, last week. The name means “inner peace” in the Yoruba language, according to the team behind the product.

A Virginia Tech student is suing the university after he was suspended for hazing during a “blood pinning” ceremony last fall.

Texas A&M University officials have been exploring options to create a quiet zone along the railroad tracks from George Bush Drive to F&B Road.

A person with an ax caused a brief lockdown at Wheaton College in Norton, Massachusetts. The “all clear” came about 20 minutes after an initial warning to...

TRADES

Syracuse grapples with how to meaningfully educate students about equity and inclusion.

While giving to colleges and universities reached a record high this past fiscal year, signs point to a slowing pace of growth, according to the latest Voluntary Support of Education Survey.

At Oakton Community College, professors play a key role in keeping students enrolled.

Amid the disease outbreak, professors are finding ways to monitor bias against Asian-American and international students.

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