Today's Clips (2/15/22)
DAVIDSON IN THE NEWS

A key U.S. Senate panel is set on Tuesday to vote on President Joe Biden's slate of nominees to lead the Federal Reserve, including the renomination of Jerome Powell as chair and Sarah Bloom Raskin as the central bank's Wall Street regulator.

IN OTHER NEWS

All its instructors are volunteers. Downside: No football team.

America’s elite colleges are facing growing calls to end the decades-old tradition of giving an admissions boost to the children of alumni — a practice that critics say is rooted in racism and bestows an unfair advantage to students who need it least.

In a message to the school community, Interim university President Mark S. Wrighton said the data analytics pilot program monitored locations - though not individualized data - of students, faculty and staff last fall.

A student stayed silent about racist texts for nearly a year. It was a truly vile conversation — but it's not against the law or grounds for expulsion. 

TRADES

Several states have announced plans to lift mask mandates, and public colleges are following suit. Some mask requirements ended immediately, while others will remain in place for weeks.

New data from Georgetown show that nearly a third of colleges and universities leave most students worse off 10 years after enrolling than their peers with only a high school diploma.

Higher ed’s future, and the economy, depends on their coming back to college.

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