Today's Clips (3/12/21)
DAVIDSON IN THE NEWS

A group of students is on a mission: to break the stereotypes of what young Black men are and what they’re capable of.

I get the feeling those most apt to say they are pure defenders of free speech really want many of the rest of us to just shut up, or at least use our rights only within the parameters they have
CORONAVIRUS

Families with high-school students are finding novel ways to get a sense of campus; virtual-reality visits

Visa delays and embassy closures threaten to disrupt enrollment for fall classes, putting billions of dollars in tuition and fees at risk.

IN OTHER NEWS

Economics offers only part of the answer. The rest depends on whether you think higher education is an investment or a public good.

From the Incas to the College Board, exams have been a popular way for societies to select an elite.

A Black college basketball player claims she was called the n-word by an opponent, and her team supported her by forfeiting the conference championship game.

March Madness opens a fire hose of cash every year, with billions of dollars spent on wagering, broadcast rights and advertising—yet fewer than 10% of Division I college athletic departments generate enough revenue to cover expenses.

Get a first look at Google's new certificate programs and a new feature of Google Search designed to help job seekers everywhere.

TRADES

Black students at the University of Richmond are not happy that the name of a Black newspaper editor and civil rights activist will be added to a building alongside the name of a white segregationist and eugenicist.

A video of the adjunct law professor making “reprehensible” comments about Black students circulated on social media and angered students.

Pandemic-era cuts have provoked a painful fight over one small college’s future.

A look back at a trying year for higher ed reveals strained budgets, falling enrollment, hefty job losses, burned-out faculty and staff members, struggling students, and death.

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