Today's Clips (1/11/21)
DAVIDSON IN THE NEWS

The reopening of large college campuses last fall coincided with new coronavirus outbreaks in surrounding communities, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said.

Silvana Toska, Susan Roberts and Melody Crowder-Meyer mentioned.

Organizers are using the anniversary to honor the achievements of not only Charlayne Hunter-Gault and Hamilton E. Holmes, who became its first two Bla

CORONAVIRUS

Singapore’s three major universities have reported zero cases. Their secret: technology, tough penalties and students willing to comply.

Stanford leaders cited a surge in local coronavirus cases as a major reason for the change in plans.

The spring semester will start Jan. 19 as scheduled. Undergraduate classes will be online-only through Feb. 8.

IN OTHER NEWS

The university restored the diploma of the accused man, but stands by its initial findings against him.

Facing pressure from the Justice Department, the N.C.A.A. president “strongly recommended” postponing a crucial decision, almost certainly extending a protracted debate.

Whatever the price of the program — there is no projection yet — it is likely to be highly cost-effective.

Liberty is accusing Northam and the State Council of Higher Education for Virginia of discriminating against some of its online students by shutting them out of a popular state grant.

Billions of dollars are flowing to third parties to provide everything from dorms to online courses.

Lehigh University, a private school in Pennsylvania, revoked an honorary degree given to President Donald Trump in 1988.A committee of the school’s board of trustees voted to rescind the degree Thursday, followed by the full board on Friday, according to a statement from the school in Bethlehem.

He tweeted he “could not be a prouder American” during an attempted coup by Pro-Trump extremists in Washington, D.C.

TRADES

Institutions with money and prestige are doing very well this year; those known for serving low-income students, not so much.

Some college leaders quickly cracked down on students and faculty voicing support for rioters who attacked the U.S. Capitol. Others walked a fine line between protecting free speech rights and tamping down incendiary language.

A new report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention suggests that colleges that resumed in-person operations were responsible for soaring transmission of the deadly disease.

For four years, Trump unleashed a tsunami of lies. Higher education responded with silence.

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