Today's Clips (2/23/22)
DAVIDSON IN THE NEWS

It's been 50 years since President Nixon went to China, a trip that changed the world's balance of power. The fate of Taiwan was not addressed, and the issue still stalks U.S.-China relations.

As colleges continue to close or merge, a growing chorus of voices is raising alarms of the increasingly conformist higher education landscape.

The American Library Association said it received 330 reports of book challenges last fall, an uptick “not seen in decades.” From parental activism to the complexities of free speech, we sit down with experts to explore book bans and why they have surged in North Carolina and beyond.

CORONAVIRUS

We yielded to irrational pandemic restrictions to get the next credential. Future leaders we aren’t.

IN OTHER NEWS

Building on an earlier iPad Pro distribution program, Bowdoin College's new Digital Excellence Commitment will hand out a 13-inch MacBook Pro, iPad mini, and an Apple Pencil to all students.

TRADES

A new report from the Journal of Blacks in Higher Education found that multiple high-ranking liberal arts colleges saw increases in first-year Black student enrollment. However, some experts say challenges still remain.

On the farcical censorship of a Chinese artist at George Washington University.

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