Today's Clips (3/11/21)
DAVIDSON IN THE NEWS

The U.S. Department of State has released the names of scholars who have been selected for the coveted Fulbright Scholarships, with an emphasis on the colleges and universities that produced the most successful applicants.  

CORONAVIRUS

Students have applied to more schools, and admissions officers are struggling to predict who will actually accept their offers.

The newly passed Covid-19 relief package contains $40 billion for higher education.

Since Friday, the university reported more than 100 cases among students, most of whom have a “known Greek affiliation and/or are first-year male students.”

IN OTHER NEWS

There have been 25 state bills introduced this year that would prohibit transgender athletes, mainly women, from competing on teams matching their gender identity. Here’s what we know.

Why should federal bureaucrats be involved in micromanaging how private colleges choose to enforce standards of student behavior?

The Biden administration has filed a brief against the NCAA’s rules limiting student-athlete compensation as justices prepare to hear a closely watched case on the matter later this month.

Two Middle Tennessee State University students were arrested and charged with stealing more than $114,000 from student organizations, according to authorities.

A Furman University student died on campus Wednesday, according to Furman University officials.

TRADES

Undergraduate enrollment fell by 4.5 percent versus last spring, with deep drops among some underrepresented students, according to early data. Graduate enrollment ticked up, but not enough to prevent an overall decline in student numbers.

Stanford admitted Antonio Milane but denied him a scribe that he says he needs for homework. After he attracted 57,000 supporters with his story of having cerebral palsy, the university changed its position.

What changes from this year will stick?

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