Today's Clips (7/9/20)
DAVIDSON IN THE NEWS

The Ivy League canceled sports competition for the upcoming semester because of health and safety concerns about the coronavirus pandemic, becoming the first Division I conference in the U.S. to scrap football.

Conference is first Division I league to postpone its fall football season, which some believe could influence other institutions' plans.

An order from ICE will force international students to leave the country or transfer colleges if their schools go online, stranding Bay Area students in Stanford and Berkeley. It has been met with lawsuits, social media outrage and uncertainty

“This is a misguided effort that will only harm talented young people and the colleges and universities that are vital to our society.”

Here are some thoughts as to how each of us see the role of the South in the 2020 election, as well as thinking about the political dynamics through race, generations, and what the region may be like come this fall.

CORONAVIRUS

The university said in a statement that it faced a $70 million shortfall over the next three years.

Universities opposed a policy that would require students to take at least one in-person class or be denied permission to study in the United States.

The league’s decision could be influential for other university presidents as they consider how to handle the coronavirus pandemic. It is the first Division I conference to suspend football for the fall.

College students on visas must make difficult decisions under the Trump administration's rule. If they opt for online courses, they can be forced out.

If you are an international student planning to study in the United States this fall and your classes are online, you might want to prepare yourself. Unlike students who are American citizens, you won’t get to resume your classes. You are looking at losing your legal status in the US. You are looking at getting deported.

Scientists warned on Wednesday of a potential wave of coronavirus-related brain damage as new evidence suggested COVID-19 can lead to severe neurological complications, including inflammation, psychosis and delirium.

The overall cost of preparing the campus for the fall will be in the "tens of millions" of dollars, Purdue University President Mitch Daniels told CNBC on Wednesday.

The Ivy League has put all sports on hold until at least January, while Stanford plans to discontinue 11 of its 36 varsity programs after this academic year.

Failure to comply with in-person learning regulations could result in removal proceedings, according to ICE.

The school said it conducted 429 tests of athletes, coaches and staff.

TRADES

A lawsuit suggests the policy’s intended goal “is to create as much chaos for universities and international students as possible.”

Researchers used the racial and ethnic makeups of ZIP Codes as a proxy for race to track financial trajectories of college students.

I knew Kappa Alpha had direct ties to the Confederacy and the “Lost Cause” social movement. I wasn’t going to apologize for saying so.

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