Today's Clips (2/24/20)
DAVIDSON IN THE NEWS

Davidson College's entrepreneurial facility has found success a little more than 18 months after it opened.

IN OTHER NEWS

Some of the institutions are acting in response to the public distrust of college admissions that was laid bare last year in the nationwide cheating scandal.

An indictment of a Chinese researcher, who is accused of concealing on her U.S. visa application that she is a lieutenant in the Chinese military, shows how American universities’ openness to international collaboration in cutting-edge research leaves them susceptible to potential exploitation.

Artificial intelligence is expected to alter how Americans work on a scale similar to that of robotics and PCs—but this time, most affected employees will be managers and professionals.

Supporters say coding know-how is good for students and society in an increasingly digital world. Opponents say public schools shouldn’t be turned into job-training sites for tech companies.

Training more often focuses on helping students cope with social and emotional problems.

Three more students from Iran attending New England colleges have filed civil rights complaints with the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, saying they were mistreated and illegally denied entry into the country.

A judge voided the agreement between UNC and the Sons of Confederate Veterans. The statue belongs back where it stood for a century.

Duke University's smoke-free policy, which will include tobacco, e-cigarettes, and vaping products, is slated to go into effect July 1.

A $13 million building to house the University of Utah police department is in the works after two highly publicized student murders.

TRADES

Michael Bloomberg's higher education plan and controversial remarks by Northwestern's president have renewed scrutiny of colleges giving children of alumni preferential treatment in admissions.

New Ad Council campaign will tout alternatives to the four-year degree. Led by CEOs of Apple and IBM, the project comes from a White House-convened task force on workforce policy.

A gathering at the University of Mississippi offers a chance to heal the wounds left by mass arrests at a peaceful demonstration in 1970.

The University of Michigan at Ann Arbor says a court ruling forced it to put the policy in place, but victim advocates say the process retraumatizes assault victims.

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