Today's Clips (9/21/20)
DAVIDSON IN THE NEWS

Trump said he would like to see the announcement “next week,” but did not give a specific time frame.

The pandemic is denying first-year students the usual rites of passage on campus; masks, Zoom classes, socially distanced poker, a dorm-room substitute in the backyard.

Some plans to teach in person failed after the coronavirus surged. Others are persisting.

The spring semester is four months away, and college administrations are making plans. Many are canceling spring break.

CORONAVIRUS

How one college student fought Covid-19 in isolation — with her mother on FaceTime.

Admission of ‘systemic racism’ could cost the school federal funds.

Students are back in Blacksburg, Va., but many remain reluctant to fill the restaurants and shops that have helped insulate this Virginia town from past downturns.

The enthusiasm to forge something resembling a college experience has dissipated as reality sets in.

IN OTHER NEWS

Mr. Trump, himself an Ivy League graduate, has made Princeton, Harvard and other elite colleges targets this year.

Universities with traditionally progressive ideals can welcome conservative views, and still reject authoritarianism and hate.

With a new book, a higher education journalist suggests fresh thinking on the admission system.

TRADES

Record numbers were concerned about filling their classes and expect enrollment to decline. Most who went test optional expect to stay that way.

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