Today's Clips (4/28/21)
DAVIDSON IN THE NEWS

Librarians figured out how to offer services online long before the pandemic. What parts of their latest digital-first shift will be permanent?

Dr. Dave Wessner, Professor of Biology at Davidson College, discusses the CDC's announcement that fully-vaccinated Americans can be unmasked when exercising, dining and socializing outdoors in small groups.

Off campus parties and other social events from students led to infections and deaths in surrounding communities.

CORONAVIRUS

As schools host in-person 2021 graduations, some members of the class of 2020—and their parents—still long for their own missed ceremonies. “Do you guys still care about us?”

Foreign students from China, Brazil, Iran and South Africa will be exempt from the remaining travel bans imposed during the coronavirus pandemic, opening up the possibility of a significant rebound in international-student enrollment at U.S. schools this fall.

U.S. college enrollment dropped to the lowest level in almost two decades last year, as the pandemic shut down schools and persuaded students to put their academic plans on hold rather than pay large sums to attend online-only classes.

TRADES

President Biden wants $109 billion for two-year colleges, $80 billion addition for Pell Grants, $62 billion for retention and completion efforts and $39 billion for two free years at minority-serving institutions for most students.

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