Today's Clips (6/16/20)
DAVIDSON IN THE NEWS

Politics is one of several factors that appear to affect colleges’ decisions on reopening.

AD for the Davidson Wildcats, Chris Clunie joins the show to discuss: what it’s like being AD for his alma mater, if he wanted to get into college administration, what it’s like playing for Coach McKillop to being his boss, and much more! Transcript here.

The debate to relocate the “Fame” Confederate statue downtown has been reignited as some have deemed it a public safety issue in light of recent protests that led to gunshots fired at the site of the statue  recently.

CORONAVIRUS

Harvard University said Monday night that it wouldn’t require undergraduate applicants to submit ACT or SAT scores next year, citing “insurmountable challenges in scheduling tests.”

For the high school Class of 2021, most of the Ivy League is now “test optional.”

Schools are making plans even as the covid-19 crisis continues.

IN OTHER NEWS

A large share of strapped school budgets are going to “merit aid” for wealthy kids, as part of a bidding war to enroll high-income students.

Even at elite universities, I was exposed to the disease that has endangered black lives for so long.

The interim president of the University of Texas said Monday he is scheduling meetings with student groups after dozens of Longhorns athletes said they wanted the school to ditch “The Eyes of Texas” song and rename several campus buildings.

The University of California’s governing board voted Monday to unanimously support a measure to restore affirmative action programs and repeal a controversial statewide ban that has been blamed for a decline in diversity in the prestigious university system.

The news channel, One America Network, has a history of supporting President Trump and of spreading misinformation that favors the political right.

TRADES

U.S. Supreme Court's landmark ruling extending protections against employment discrimination to LGBTQ people has implications for how colleges define sex and enforce gender equality on campus.

A conversation about bigotry, diversity, and opportunity.

When National Guard troops staged on and near campuses in Pennsylvania this month, university leaders had little power to turn them away.

Protesters knocked down statues of Pioneer Man and Pioneer Mother at the University of Oregon on Saturday night. The statues have long been criticized by Native American and other students for telling only part of the story of white settlement in Oregon. The university released this statement: "These are obviously turbulent times. While we support peaceful protest and vigorous

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