Today's Clips (10/10/24)
DAVIDSON IN THE NEWS
In a rare speech, the Federal Reserve's vice chair discussed the history of the discount window and the efforts ongoing efforts to improve the lender of last resort facility.
IN OTHER NEWS

More than 300 American students have benefited from the George J. Mitchell program, founded after the Good Friday Agreement, but it has been halted indefinitely.

The university made a deal with pro-Palestinian students last spring to consider their demands if they ended a protest encampment. But the university board voted against divestment.

In a fraught meeting, the student government rejected a plan to redirect its budget from campus activities to aid for Gaza. But the fight is not over.

Forty colleges are accused of conspiring with the College Board over a span of 18 years

After Hurricane Helene decimated their campus, some UNC Asheville sports teams have temporarily moved to Charlotte to continue their seasons

Students had to make all kinds of decisions about college before knowing how much financial aid they would get. Now, many of them are scrambling to stay in school.

TRADES

Since last Oct. 7, several institutions have pledged to refrain from speaking on political and social issues. But what does it mean for a university to go neutral? In the two weeks after George Floyd’s 2020 murder, more than 200 U.S. colleges and universities issued statements mentioning his name, according to a joint report from associations representing student affairs administrators and diversity officers. Many of the statements referenced discrimination against African Americans and structural racism. The groups ranked the messages and criticized some as insufficient.

Good discussions involve taking risks, by the students and the professor. This comprehensive guide is filled with tips to help improve yours.

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