Today's Clips (5/13/21)
DAVIDSON IN THE NEWS

Our selectors are explicitly directed not to try to “balance” or seek diversity of gender, race, ideology, academic field or any other characteristic.

Steph never will forget where he came from.

CORONAVIRUS

A group of high school students try desperately to make it through an isolated and dire year.

With many students isolated at home over the past year—and with a mass of websites offering services to answer questions, write essays and even take part in virtual classes—schools have seen a surge in academic dishonesty. “Students have found a way to cheat and they know it works.”

One coronavirus vaccine is now approved for those as young as 12 -- and one school district said it would require it.

Students feeling ripped off by remote learning are suing. Universities are pointing to the fine print.

IN OTHER NEWS

The Rev. Kevin O’Brien had delivered the homily at a Mass for the inauguration of President Biden in January.

Students and community activists from New England to the Deep South are demanding their colleges take more ambitious steps to atone for past sins amid the nation’s latest racial reckoning

A Delaware university has announced plans to cancel more than $700,000 in student debt for recent graduates who struggled financially during the coronavirus pandemic

If the slur is mentioned in key court decisions, it should not be taboo in law schools.

Alison Byerly will succeed longtime President Steven Poskanzer.

All of Bennett's 38 graduates can submit a 90-second video of themselves. It'll be aired as part of the college's virtual commencement on Saturday.

TRADES

Candidates to fill Evergreen State College's presidency cited personal reasons for withdrawing, leaving college officials scratching their heads about what to do differently when the search restarts.

A new report offers strategies and incentives for institutions and leagues to address long-standing inequities and barriers for Black athletes.

The tests were dropped during the pandemic’s height, but students applying for admission for the spring of 2022 and beyond will need to submit standardized-test scores.

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