Today's Clips (8/6/20)
DAVIDSON IN THE NEWS

Five questions for anti-racist travelers to ask and consider as you plan and travel through the world.

Many colleges that intend to reopen their campuses this fall are telling students who will be living and taking classes there to self-isolate for two weeks before arriving. 

CORONAVIRUS

The University of Connecticut canceled its football season. Divisions II and III scrapped all of their fall championships. And fans were reminded that a college football season is anything but certain.

Online learning may worsen the problem of student self-censorship. 

Coaches at Penn State and Wake Forest are self-isolating from at-risk family members because of the risk of catching coronavirus, while players and coaches with underlying health issues must put faith in a system that will keep them safe on campus.

Protesters at UNC-Chapel Hill stage a 'die-in' protest against in-person classes at UNC-Chapel Hill Wednesday, Aug. 5, 2020. The Orange County health director wants UNC to delay in-person classes for at least 5 weeks.

Students say tuition and fees increased $780 per student even though there will be no students on campus for the fall semester.

Lincoln County resident Kaylee Tackett is a junior at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, but this coming semester she will be doing all of her learning from her home in Lincolnton.

The Boldly Elon Solidarity Collective protested Elon University’s upcoming reopening during a 90-minute Zoom webinar Monday, Aug. 3.

Several students are backing out of plans to enroll at the University of Georgia because of a policy requiring incoming freshmen to live on campus their first year. They’re concerned about coronavirus cases that continue to rise at the school and across the state.

University of Pennsylvania resident and graduate advisers are demanding safer working conditions, hazard pay, and updated protocols for what to do when they’re required to break up parties or intervene during a medical emergency.

The Northampton college will operate by remote education this fall.

This year is going to be the most challenging period in the history of higher education. The tsunami facing us is driven by the health crisis of COVID-19, the resulting economic impact of our recession, such as the 9% drop in GDP last quarter or 33% annualized, and the expected racial justice protests sweeping our country.
IN OTHER NEWS

An incoming Winthrop University professor could lose a job offered to her for the fall semester following a social media post containing threats to out teachers expressing anti-Black, pro-police sentiments.

TRADES

This is just what higher education looks like in a failed state.

After seeing some campus outbreaks, the Orange County Health Department recommended UNC-Chapel Hill teach virtually in the fall and reserve dorms for students in need.

Division I and college leaders are responding to pressure from players to prioritize their health during the coronavirus pandemic. Some leaders have decided that fall athletic competition isn't safe and canceled the season, while others are holding out hope they can still play this year.

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