Today's Clips (6/22/20)
DAVIDSON IN THE NEWS

The Bonzeville resident wasn't happy to miss milestones like prom and an in-person graduation. But she’s living in a time when protests are common.

Grammy-nominated artist and Charlotte native DaBaby hosted a discussion about police reform and systemic racism in Charlotte on June 19.

We all have heard the statistic ad nauseam: roughly two-thirds of all African-American children live in a single-parent household. In many parts of the nation, over 70% of all children that live in single-parent households live in poverty. Yet, have you heard this statistic: that Black fathers are more likely than White fathers and Hispanic fathers to feed, eat with, bathe, play with, and do schoolwork with their children on a daily basis, according to research?

CORONAVIRUS

The pandemic is giving a new competitive edge to states that have long seen their top students lured away by elite schools.

As sports plan to return amid a spike in coronavirus cases, players, coaches and leagues need to ask this: Do the benefits outweigh the risks?

UCLA officials say they feel good about answering the concerns raised by football players about returning to campus this week

Ohio State calls it the Buckeye Acknowledgment and Pledge, a two-page document the school asked its athletes to sign before they could begin using team facilities during the pandemic.

What happens to a college town when the students disappear? Ithaca, a small upstate New York city nearby gorges and vineyards, is finding out.

Set shower times. Single rooms in dorms and hotels. Online classes. Block scheduling.

IN OTHER NEWS

“Wilson was a controversial politician, and I think it has heightened awareness in 2020 about some of his racist policies,” said the president of the university, which is in New Jersey.

‘It is not the practice of the College to respond to petitions or other instruments meant to gain an object by pressure. The College operates by reasoned deliberation, study, and thought.’

Here are the trends.

Emboldened by the athletes it serves, the NCAA is taking another stand on a social issue.

The university is partnering with alumna Pinky Cole to offer full scholarships to the four children of Rayshard Brooks, who was killed by Atlanta police at a Wendy's drive-through earlier this month.

TRADES

New research suggests that for a large campus dealing with COVID-19, accurate testing and limits on class size and social contact may be of critical importance.

Thirty Louisiana State football players are in quarantine, and 23 Clemson football players test positive. Major football programs report COVID cases since voluntary workouts started June 1.

Two black scholars say UVA denied them tenure after belittling their work and their contributions to their fields, erring in procedure along the way.

One professor’s hard-earned lessons from teaching in a continuing emergency.

As it publicized its ambitious plans, the administration was receiving skeptical feedback from parents and alumni. Here are three takeaways from their comments. 

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