Today's Clips (10/16/24)
DAVIDSON IN THE NEWS

Mecklenburg County leans liberal but has broken Democrats’ hearts in past elections with low voter turnout. A new party leader wants to change that.

The women’s team had to cancel its season due to unprecedented injuries. The men’s team saw heartbreaking losses turn into history. Those “What if?” questions will be answered in 2024.

In the midst of the devastation from Hurricane Helene in western North Carolina, Black Mountain Presbyterian Church (BMPC) has become a refuge for those seeking food and comfort in a time of crisis.  

IN OTHER NEWS

A Times investigation found that the school built one of the most ambitious diversity programs in the country — only to see increased discord and division on campus.

There are perfectly legal explanations for why schools’ demographics might not change after the fall of affirmative action.

Jamie Beaton’s Crimson Education offers a pricey, yearslong boot camp preparing kids to apply to the Ivy League. Parents, and Wall Street, are on board.

Even as college applications rise, a number of smaller, private institutions are struggling to stay afloat.

TRADES

Lauren Zalaznick, a former corporation member at Brown University, discusses what she learned from curating more than 250 years’ worth of exit reflections from board members at her alma mater. What is there to be learned from a collection of more than 250 years’ worth of higher ed resignation letters? Quite a lot, says Lauren Zalaznick, an alumna and former board member of Brown University.

Faculty members at Columbia University say they disagree with a pro-Palestinian student group’s recent endorsement of violence, but some support the group’s right to express that sentiment.

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