Today's Clips (6/12/20)
DAVIDSON IN THE NEWS

Twenty-four-year-old Alejandro, who asked to not share his last name, is one of approximately 25,000 recipients of the Deferred Action for Childhood

As outrage has grown in recent weeks toward racial injustice and police brutality against African-Americans, Davidson football player ChiChi Odo also felt the need to act.

Bold Music Lessons, a local instruction company Dean Williams and George Ramsay launched in 2013, usually teaches in-home, but has gone online for COVID-19.

CORONAVIRUS

Colleges are rewriting the rules of student life. Some students are skeptical.

Virginia students should expect a far different college experience when universities reopen to in-person classes in the fall

At Boston University, the developing plans for on-campus offerings this fall have prompted a revealing public controversy over health, safety and fair treatment during the ongoing coronavirus pandemic.

IN OTHER NEWS

“Things that are important to African-Americans in a sports setting get labeled a distraction. That’s a painful word when you’re talking about matters of life and death.”

Graduates from around the nation, some in their caps and gowns, have gone to protests after their online ceremonies to make a statement.

The debate about what to do with Confederate monuments and symbols has simmered for decades. Now, in several days, officials have decided to remove and protesters have toppled or defaced dozens of statues across the U.S., and entertainment and sports companies have entered the discussion.

The education secretary issued a rule to block undocumented students from receiving emergency grants tied to the pandemic, as she fends off two lawsuits challenging the policy.

The action item, listed only as "Provost's recommendation" will be voted on Friday morning. The vote comes one week after a petition to remove John C Calhoun's name from the Honors College was published.

More than 500 members of the Bates community this week called on the college president to take swift action to combat racism.

TRADES

Scholars raise concerns about teaching on Zoom after it acceded to Chinese government demands to shut down activists' accounts. Zoom says it will develop technology to block users by geography.

Colleges have been criticized for empty statements in response to the death of George Floyd. These leaders are taking action.

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