Today's Clips (4/21/21)
DAVIDSON IN THE NEWS

CNN commentators weigh in on the meaning of the verdict and what comes next for America. Three weeks after the trial of former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin began, a Minnesota jury—deliberating for less than 12 hours—found him guilty in the death of George Floyd during an arrest last year.

The director of investor relations for Junior Achievement of the Triad, Elizabeth Freeze is passionate about minimalism. This stems from a concern about the effects of climate change, consumerism, overspending and creating peace in her home and mind.

CORONAVIRUS

Students reflect on the books and classes that changed their thinking.

Wake Forest on Tuesday became the second North Carolina university to mandate vaccines for its students before fall semester classes start in August.

IN OTHER NEWS

The university said classes offered in the department will be dispersed to other academic units.

“How does comedy and activism come together?” Funny you should ask.

A broad attempt by Congress to stem China’s influence could put at risk research collaborations and funding that U.S. universities count on by subjecting some foreign gifts and contracts to national security reviews.

TRADES

College presidents, student leaders, and scholars welcomed the outcome of the trial of Derek Chauvin even as they renewed their resolve to stem persistent racial inequities in higher education.

Should colleges mandate Covid-19 shots? Encourage? Incentivize? All of the above?

Since the start of the Covid-19 pandemic, higher education has suffered its greatest job losses on record. The Chronicle set out to tell the stories of those affected.

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