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

'We won't be back to normal until probably the spring term of 2022' — Classrooms aren't the problem

The NBA star has joined the ranks of Oprah and Reese with a club that highlights underrated writers.

CORONAVIRUS

Students at Wesleyan meet mostly in person to discuss virtues and ideals in a complex modern moment.

The entire athletics staff, including coaches, at East Carolina University will face temporary furloughs and salary reductions this year.

Three additional coronavirus clusters have been identified at Elon University. Two of the clusters are located in freshman dorms, while another was identified in a sorority. According to Jeff Stein, chair of the Ready & Resilient committee, the clusters are due to social gatherings.

IN OTHER NEWS

How a racial awakening unfolded in a white-dominated brotherhood known for its veneration of the Confederate general.

Harvard University is joining other colleges and higher-education groups in opposing another federal proposal aimed at foreign students, this one limiting the length of stay at U.S. schools to four years or less.

TRADES

Experts agree higher education needs to do more to create equity for Black students. But more attention needs to be paid to barriers Black students face before they step foot on campus.

When forced to furlough or lay off faculty, college leaders must avoid an overly procedural process and instead take three steps to follow an ethic of care, write Kiernan Mathews and Mai Hu Vang.

Deborah L. Birx, coronavirus-response coordinator for the White House, thinks a vaccine may reach colleges before the end of January.

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