Today's Clips (3/20/20)
DAVIDSON IN THE NEWS
At least two colleges and universities in North Carolina are pivoting to a pass/fail grading system for the remainder of the spring semester due to the coronavirus.

Who will win the title of the greatest college basketball player (men's or women's) ever? We break it down.

CORONAVIRUS

As colleges and universities nationwide close dorms and dining halls, cancel athletic events and commencements and shift to remote instruction amid the coronavirus outbreak, many families wonder if they will get a refund.

Starting today, we’re offering you notes on the pandemic, featuring the voices of young adults who are navigating this unsettling moment -- and our voices, too, since we’re all in this together.

Under the proposal, students would be eligible for reimbursement of emergency expenses of up to $1,500 each, and institutions would also be able to recover some of their immediate costs.

College during coronavirus is heartbreaking and scary — but we're figuring it out together

As the coronavirus spreads, colleges give up traditions like dorm life and graduation. The future is uncertain and more change is likely.

“It terrifies me that I’m separated from my family and I’m not able to see them.”

Here's what college seniors and their families should know as schools cancel, postpone or plan virtual graduation ceremonies.

“The best way to describe it is like a ghost town,” student David Hoskins said of Western’s campus.

As a growing number of college campuses close, so does the window for students to connect in person with the schools to which they have been admitted. These considerations with an easy to remember acronym (COVID 1-9) will help newly admitted students in their process of discernment.

The institutions are seeking to reassure bondholders and shore up cash reserves as the United States enters what is likely to be a recession.

Because Covid-19 has interrupted the traditional path of advancement, at least three institutions will offer tenure-clock extensions to junior faculty members.

Uncertainty around colleges' financial futures may be at an all-time high. The one thing that's certain is that the weakest institutions are most likely to struggle.

IN OTHER NEWS

Kent Garrett describes the frustration of being one of only a few students of color.

TRADES
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