Today's Clips (4/27/20)
DAVIDSON IN THE NEWS

The second economic crisis in a dozen years could take a bite out of colleges' ability to set prices, but pressures were mounting long before the coronavirus arrived.

Survey finds they are skeptical of online-only options available now -- and perhaps in the fall -- and don't want to pay regular tuition rates.

The learning curve has been steep in moving college classes online and students are not happy.

CORONAVIRUS

It won’t be easy, but there’s a path to get students back on track. Higher education will crumble without it.

When the pandemic shuttered colleges, many international students had no idea where to live or whether they would ever be able to return to class.

It’s an admissions season unlike any other, with uncertainty for students and their families — and the colleges that want to get them in the door.

Soaring fees, worthless degrees and dicey investments have hurt the economy

Purdue President Mitch Daniels floats plans to reopen campus for fall 2020, saying coronavirus "poses close to zero lethal threat" to young people.

Declines in summer enrollments could signal tough times for community colleges, who are trying to figure out plans for fall 2020 amid coronavirus.

College students, trade in lousy online classes for a pandemic-safe mobilization to turn out 18-to-29-year-old climate voters in November. 

Bowdoin was allocated $1.12 million through the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security (CARES) Act passed by Congress. Half of the funds, about $562,000 must go toward low-income students and the other half can be used to help defray the costs incurred with the transition to remote learning. Bowdoin officials have not yet decided whether to accept the funds.

The Covid-19 pandemic will test the mettle and ingenuity of even the most seasoned college leaders. But some of them are brand new to the job.

IN OTHER NEWS

Craig McFarland, the valedictorian of his high school in Jacksonville, Fla., received acceptance letters from 17 colleges and universities in all.

Federal prosecutors on Friday denied that law enforcement engaged in misconduct, fabricated evidence or tried to entrap "Full House" actress Lori Loughlin or other wealthy parents who are now awaiting trial in the U.S. college admissions scandal.

There are disagreements among scholars over validity of test scores in college admissions.

Imagine a major-college quarterback with a sizable social media following who posts entertaining and informative updates about his life on and off the field.

TRADES

Jim Jump reviews the ethical issues facing college admissions officials on May 1.

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