Today's Clips (10/23/23)
DAVIDSON IN THE NEWS

Updated Covid vaccines based on Nobel prize-winning mRNA technology provide added protection — especially important when Covid-19, flu and RSV infections spike.

Ninety-nine North Carolina military veterans, whose service spans from World War II to more recent conflicts, spent a day of reflection in Washington, D.C.

IN OTHER NEWS

The differences in how rich and poor children are educated start very early.

Grade inflation acts just like real inflation.

Liberty University’s misconduct is emblematic of the crisis engulfing Christian America.

After the Hamas terrorist attack on Israel, some major donors are aiming to shape the free-speech values and top leadership on campuses.

Some unsolicited advice for wealthy donors.

A shift that allows booster groups to employ student-athletes has upended the economics of college football and other sports while giving many donors a tax break.

Some teens and 20-somethings worry that waiting for graduation will mean missing out on a wave of investment.

Choosing a college close to home instead of out of state saved MIchelle Singletary’s daughter tens of thousands of dollars and, ultimately, years of regret.

TRADES

This fall’s applicant cohort will be the first to have entered high school during the pandemic. Assessing their college readiness will be a challenge for admissions offices. Admissions officers and application readers at Emory University will gather at the Atlanta campus next week for their first training session of the admissions cycle. The training will cover a number of new topics, including how to build a diverse class while complying with the Supreme Court’s ban on affirmative action and how to identify essays written by ChatGPT.

Our system is more resilient than would-be disrupters think.

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