Today's Clips (1/18/23)
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Schools may need to rethink everything, including recruitment, scholarships, standardized testing and alumni preferences.

An 18-year-old student was stabbed several times in the head while she was riding a bus. A school official said the attack was a reminder “that anti-Asian hate is real.”

In an about-face, the school said that using the term was “flawed” and that respect for Muslim students should not have superseded academic freedom.

With the rise of the popular new chatbot ChatGPT, colleges are restructuring some courses and taking preventive measures.

Medical school dean says he was compelled to act after top schools pulled out of the law school ranking.

Spending less and saving more is key to making it through.

For 45 years, the justices have tried to set strict limits and colleges have ignored them. It’s time for a bright-line ruling that discrimination is unlawful.

In Northern Virginia, affirmative action has hardened into a war on high achievers.

The vast majority of college students attend state schools.

Nobel laureate and other prominent scientists join research review of Stanford University President Marc Tessier-Lavigne

Several schools say the deal did not assess the validity of the borrowers’ claims and would damage their reputation.

Citing a directive from Texas Gov. Greg Abbott, the university said it was blocking the social media app owned by Chinese tech giant ByteDance.

The Wake Forest/Atrium project will be the centerpiece of a bigger ‘innovation district.’

TRADES

At colleges that are highly competitive, programs in which students apply early are very popular. Some critics say that’s part of the problem.

Adrian College has used the course-sharing platform Rize Education to launch new majors and increase enrollment. But Adrian’s president also co-founded Rize, and some observers think that creates a conflict of interest.

Bates College occupies a fairly rarefied perch in higher education, but it hasn’t been immune to the inflationary pressures and rising expenses facing many institutions.

Submissions to public and private nonprofit four-year colleges grew 46 percent from 2011 to 2021, according to a Chronicle analysis.

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The school’s prohibition brings a geopolitical fight front and center for TikTok’s biggest fans: young Americans.