Today's Clips (11/18/24)
DAVIDSON IN THE NEWS

A group of 32 students from the United States have been selected to attend the University of Oxford as part of the prestigious Rhodes scholar program in the coming year.

North Carolina Democrats were a rare case of success in an election otherwise devastating for the party.

The first German immigrants came to North Carolina in the 16th century. Centuries later, they are still contributing.

IN OTHER NEWS

Florida’s star president, Ben Sasse, was among the best paid university presidents ever. He promised a conservative overhaul, but then he resigned, leaving controversy and an embarrassing drop in the U.S. News rankings.

Despite common perception, acceptance rates are going up.

The meritocracy isn’t working. We need something new.

TRADES

Colleges are considering what supports they can offer their undocumented students. Some leaders feel constrained in what they can publicly say or legally promise. The president of Wesleyan University wasted no time addressing his students’ concerns about the election results after Donald Trump’s victory on Nov. 5. Michael Roth put out a statement the next day reflecting on the four years ahead—and highlighting how the university might respond to the potential deportations of undocumented students. He was ready; like other longtime higher ed leaders, he’d been there before.

Due to increased risk of data breaches and worries over what else could happen, some administrators are cracking down.

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