Today's Clips (1/8/24)
DAVIDSON IN THE NEWS

I get that conservatives are outnumbered and often outshouted on a growing number of college campuses, including Davidson, and that their voices matter, too. On that, Martin and I agree. And I know he, too, wants the best for all students and faculty. It’s just that we don’t agree on what’s standing in the way of our making that a reality.

Niche released its annual list of the best colleges in every state across the country based on academics, admissions, financial burden and student life data from the U.S. Department of Education, along with millions of reviews from students and alumni.
IN OTHER NEWS

Facing intense pressure, it went from standing behind her as the university’s president to pushing her out within weeks.

Colleges have fled standardized tests, on the theory that they hurt diversity. That’s not what the research shows.

The national football championship on Monday between the Wolverines and Washington Huskies comes at a time of dramatic upheaval for a uniquely American enterprise.

U.S. News sells “badges” to colleges, so they can promote their rankings — whether they are 1st, 10th or much, much lower.

The conservative college has become quietly involved in many political fights — including Trump’s attempt to overturn his defeat.

Neri Oxman, a former M.I.T. professor, is accused of copying from Wikipedia. Her husband, William Ackman, vowed to check the work of the entire M.I.T. faculty.

Academic dishonesty and crime are alike: No one will prosecute them if justice is hard to come by.

He earned a B.A. and an M.B.A. at the university. They didn’t prepare him for what he learned Oct. 8.

Harvard, Yale, Stanford and other elite schools are looking to fill top positions that are more challenging than ever.

Some of the top firms, mainly in Democratic politics, are getting calls for help from major universities.

TRADES

Since the Supreme Court struck down race-conscious admissions, a chorus of voices has called for an ambitious—but costly—economic alternative. Even before the Supreme Court handed down its decision banning affirmative action in this summer’s Students for Fair Admissions case, selective institutions began weighing a litany of legal strategies for maintaining racial diversity, from shifting recruitment targets to

Under his stewardship, the campus grew bigger and richer and a lot less Black.

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