Today's Clips (4/18/24)
DAVIDSON IN THE NEWS

Davidson College’s football team is set to take the field for the first time at their new 6,000-capacity stadium, the centerpiece of a $54.5 million sports-facilities expansion and renovation project.

President Biden and Vice President Harris have been spending a lot of time in North Carolina touting their accomplishments as part of their reelection campaign. That said, a Democratic presidential candidate has only won the state twice in about 50 years. What would need to happen to flip the script?

DEI got distorted, but some universities are beginning to restore its original intent

IN OTHER NEWS

Roommate matching eliminates an important part of the college experience.

For Columbia’s president, Nemat Shafik, a hearing on antisemitism went relatively well. But on campus, intense protests suggest a difficult road ahead for the university.

The closely watched hearing included several tense exchanges between members of Congress and Columbia representatives.

Nemat Shafik tells Congress the university is doing everything it can to confront antisemitism while trying to balance free-speech rights

The retiring Utah senator has the courage and independence to guide the university through needed reform.

The UNC System committee passed the policy without objection or discussion. The full board will vote on it in May.

College entrance exams, and the companies that run them, have had a volatile few years in the United States as universities around the country try to figure out what’s the best way to evaluate prospective student.

TRADES

The Columbia president seemed better prepared for the Republican onslaught than her peers in December, likely averting the backlash that cost two of them their jobs. Despite some tense moments, experts agree that Columbia University President Minouche Shafik gave a better performance addressing campus antisemitism before the House of Representatives’ Education and Workforce Committee than the presidents of MIT, Harvard and University of Pennsylvania did in December.

One day at a high school in April revealed the doubt, anger, and determination of students awaiting financial-aid offers.

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