Today's Clips (10/2/20)
DAVIDSON IN THE NEWS

The number of confirmed coronavirus cases among adults ages 18 to 22 skyrocketed by 55% from early August to early September, according to a new Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) report. 

The Falcons will use drones to clean their stadium after games.

CORONAVIRUS

While many campuses are struggling with major outbreaks, some schools have successfully contained the virus.

Leaders in the N.F.L. and in college sports have mandated masks for most people on the sidelines. What happens when the rules are not followed?

My son’s university invited him back to campus for remote classes at $70,000 a year. He got a job instead.

It reflects enduring town-and-gown friction, characterized in recent decades by clashes over student behavior and land use by universities. But never before have the conflicts played out amid a global pandemic.

UNC, NC State and ECU plan to bring students and faculty back to campus this spring, despite sending students home after coronavirus spikes this fall.

Universities may have little choice other than to go remote, but it's forcing many to question the current model of higher education. 

Inside the University of Arizona's $8-million, 117-day fight to reopen amid a pandemic

IN OTHER NEWS

A former employee of the mastermind of the college admissions bribery scheme has pleaded guilty for her role in the scam

The introduction of the Social Justice Alliance came as tougher hate crime laws took effect in Maryland.

Four HBCUs in North Carolina will work with IBM: NC A&T, NC Central, Fayetteville State and Johnson C. Smith.

TRADES

Update offers more detailed guidance on prioritizing testing during an outbreak. It also says entry testing combined with regular serial testing might prevent or reduce transmission.

On some campuses, students are unlikely to be notified through contact tracing if an in-person classmate tests positive for COVID-19. Is that right?

Responding to President Trump’s executive order on free speech, the Department of Education has put three universities on notice that their funding could be cut.

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