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

Many college football players were exposed to COVID-19 more than two months before the general student body was scheduled to return to campus.

Episode 42 focuses on colleges and universities in Florida and their plans for students to return to campus in the fall. A number of state colleges and universities have unveiled plans to bring students back to campus in the fall including the University of Florida. Gabriella Paul spoke with Luis To

The right to vote cannot be curtailed because D.C. failed to send out thousands of ballots.

CORONAVIRUS

Craig McFarland was accepted by all eight Ivy League schools. At first he committed to Yale, but the ongoing disruptions caused by the coronavirus caused him to change his plans.

Colleges eager to cut costs amid a financial crisis brought on by the coronavirus pandemic have settled on an easy target: low-profile sports that don’t draw many spectators, attract a disproportionate number of white or foreign athletes and are relatively pricey to operate.

For U.S. universities, legal liability is just one of many uncertainties.

The balance between sports and academics has been off-kilter in college admissions, and in ways that have unfairly disadvantaged a lot of great students. 

UNC Board of Governors gives 17 chancellors until Friday to propose budget cuts that could be put into place if the pandemic worsens or lingers.

We’re answering your questions about campus life in North Carolina during a pandemic.

More than 100 faculty and staff signed an open letter last week calling on Marquette to re-evaluate its "deeply irresponsible" plans

Housekeepers and maintenance workers at several Maryland universities reported concerns about PPE, coronavirus testing and symptom screening.

IN OTHER NEWS

Rick Singer, the man at the center of the ‘Varsity Blues’ scandal, was always driven to compete and succeed—and to defy norms

The University of Mississippi chancellor apologized Friday for how he handled the relocation of a Confederate monument that has been a divisive symbol on the Oxford campus, including plans that critics said could create a shrine to Old South.

Even with a fresh victory on behalf of international students, U.S. universities fear they’re losing a broader fight over the nation’s reputation as a place that embraces and fosters the world’s best scholars.

A new high school graduate may take out about $37,200 in student loans for college, according to a recent NerdWallet study.

TRADES

The term “melt,” which describes students who commit to a college but don’t show up for classes, isn’t new. But the coronavirus could turn this season’s melt into a flood.

For recruiting and judging students, colleges face the reality that they may not be able to visit high schools or rely on their rubrics. The outcomes are expected to be particularly bad for disadvantaged students.

Is a budget plan adopted under financial duress and threat of layoffs truly collaborative if only one side sets the terms of engagement? At Radford University, it depends on one's perspective.

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