Today's Clips (12/17/20)
DAVIDSON IN THE NEWS

Students should anticipate changes in residence and dining halls as well as a continuation of online learning.

Some colleges say the fall semester went better than they anticipated during the pandemic and are touting their success at keeping infection rates low.

Boston College has not wavered, saying that it will not divest from the fossil fuel industry. A group of advocates is taking a new approach, moving its arguments off campus and into the halls of government.

A $4,000 incentive to teach face-to-face introductory English courses at the University of Arkansas, Fayetteville has graduate teaching assistants and others saying it exploits a group that is vulnerable because of low pay.

CORONAVIRUS

Students discuss whether the pandemic has raised or lowered colleges’ standards.

Purdue students’ compliance with burdensome coronavirus restrictions has been admirable.

It's an attractive — if contentious — revenue stream for schools.

IN OTHER NEWS

MacKenzie Scott’s donations to colleges serving often overlooked students were a surprise — and potentially transformational.

Adams, a two-time HBCU graduate and long-time HBCU professor, has been a fierce advocate for HBCUs during her time in Congress.

Britain’s culture wars are nowhere near as bad as those in the U.S. Let’s keep it that way. 

The commercialization of big-time college sports has led to questions about whether the players are employees or student athletes.

Trustees of the private Quaker college said they want more time to review "the significant feedback" they had received in recent weeks and consider other ideas.

TRADES

Community colleges saw the largest enrollment declines this fall. Matriculation by first-time freshmen also fell sharply.

New national poll found students were satisfied over all with the quality of college classes this fall, with some discrepancies for those taking completely online classes. However, one-third of students considered discontinuing college during the pandemic.

At Cornell University, few students who got Covid-19 fell seriously ill. But Stella Linardi did.

We’ve tried a system based on competition long enough. It isn’t working.

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