Today's Clips (2/17/23)
DAVIDSON IN THE NEWS

A resolution by the governing body of the American Bar Association urges for removal of Confederate monuments at courthouses. In Alabama, some of the latest battles over Confederate monuments are at or near county courthouses.

It’s easy enough to shrug in despair at the United States and higher education these days. The country barely got out of the Trump years with democracy intact, and since then higher education – which for decades mostly maintained strong bipartisan support – has become a target for the right.

But Chris is an optimist.
IN OTHER NEWS

A professor recalls: “It looked like a robot, not someone human, covered with a mask and a cap.”

During a hearing in a federal appeals court, the association argued classifying college athletes as employees would create gender inequities. A judge asked, “Don’t we already have that?”

Supporters say uniform classes create rigor for all students but critics say cuts hurt faster learners.

Does the faculty consider civic discourse a conservative idea?

Generation Z grew up online. Their ‘digital footprints’ on apps such as TikTok may haunt them.

Virginia lawmakers took steps recently this week to strengthen protections on campuses, requiring public universities to act quickly to notify authorities if they determine that someone may pose a threat.

The statewide university system has been granted millions of dollars to address mental health needs on campuses. Here’s how that money is being used.

We don’t know what contributed to suicides this year at N.C. State, but competitive environments only increase the stress that students feel.
TRADES

Surging inflation and global disruptions undercut endowment returns for colleges and universities in the 2022 fiscal year, a reversal of fortunes from the previous year.

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