Today's Clips (2/11/21)
CORONAVIRUS

Alondra Carmona, an 18-year-old Houston high school student, did not think she would be able to attend Barnard College after she used all of her savings to halt her family's eviction.

The Ivy League remains sidelined for the foreseeable future, even after teams that followed its cautious approach earlier in the pandemic have returned to play.

Think being a teenager was rough? Try doing it in a pandemic.

Officials hope to prevent a repeat of COVID violations after the next UNC-Duke game and during the ACC Tournament.

IN OTHER NEWS

Better than culture-war strife would be readings and conversations guided by wise professors. Is such a thing still possible on campuses today?

The University of Washington is selling $325 million of bonds for school projects and to refinance debt, joining a record borrowing spree by colleges seizing on the lowest interest rates in decades.

Catawba College has received an anonymous gift of $2 million to support first-year students entering Catawba for the fall 2021 semester.

The UNC Board of Governors proposes to raise the campus security fee at each UNC System school by up to $30 in 2021-22.

TRADES

Six universities have now reported cases of the B.1.1.7 variant of SARS-CoV-2.

Number of high school seniors completing U.S. financial aid form dips 10 percent; current students renew at healthy rates. Students from disadvantaged backgrounds seem disproportionately affected.

The 36 million Americans with some college but no degree are an attractive market for public colleges with enrollment challenges, but the field is already crowded.

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