Today's Clips (3/18/24)
DAVIDSON IN THE NEWS

Biden needs to pay attention to protest voters like me in battleground states like NC

A GoFundMe has been started for Davidson College assistant Coach Steven Jackson.

Online sports betting is officially legal in the state of North Carolina. But how does it all work? And where does the money from these bets go? What are the ethical implications of sports betting, and how will it be regulated?

Professor Sean McKeever questions those who say gambling is unethical, noting that most are spending their own money as they see fit.

Betting on sports is different from betting in casinos, he notes.

Mega Millions players have a 1 in 302.6 million chance of taking home the jackpot. The chances aren't much better for the Powerball jackpot.

Alumni demand change, institution defends showing.

IN OTHER NEWS

The demise of the old version of affirmative action is likely to affect some of its previous beneficiaries much more than others.

Lowering expectations in academia does Black people no favors.

Two new lawsuits describe a rash of bigotry on elite campuses.

The National Labor Relations Board is considering this question as it tries to determine whether some athletes at U.S.C. and Dartmouth should be deemed employees.

When schools become overtly political, they put their future at risk.

The Education Department was supposed to make applying for federal financial aid easier. Instead, it got worse.

The first job after college is critical. It takes unexpected connections, industries and tactics to land the right one.

The mob didn’t disrupt our panels, which mostly engaged in reasoned, respectful debate.

Standardized admissions tests have proved especially good at predicting performance of black college applicants.

TRADES

After a two-month delay, the education department finally began sending student aid forms to colleges last week. Financial aid officials are eager to get to work, but slow pace and technical holdups threaten further delays. The Department of Education began sending batches of student aid information to colleges last week, following through on the delayed and

The legislation attempts to address what Republicans say is a long-standing attack on free expression in higher education. Critics say it would make it hard to protect students from hate speech. House Republicans are seeking to end the use of “political litmus tests” at public colleges and universities in a wide-ranging bill

Some parents without Social Security numbers are still locked out of the federal-aid form.

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