Today's Clips (5/16/24)
DAVIDSON IN THE NEWS

Much of Monday night's Charlotte City Council meeting was taken up by a public hearing on the proposed fiscal year 2025 budget.

R. Stuart Dickson and his brother took over their father’s firm, growing it into a multi-billion dollar conglomerate.
IN OTHER NEWS

A union representing about 48,000 academic workers said that campus leaders mishandled pro-Palestinian demonstrations. The vote gives the union’s executive board the ability to call a strike at any time.

Commencement ceremonies have largely gone off without a hitch. What’s less clear is how protests and demands for divestment will evolve over the summer break.

A survey of more than 700 students and faculty at Columbia capturing their views on antisemitism, free speech, President Minouche Shafik, the NYPD crackdown, and more.

Details about possible effects of the Board of Governors’ proposed policy remain sparse, but there are some clues about the programs that might be impacted.

The N&O received annual reports that detail how much universities spend on diversity and inclusion and how many employees spend at least half of their time on the efforts.

New York could become the fourth state to ban legacy admissions in the college application process, which have been criticized for favoring white or wealthy students.

TRADES

The U.S. Education Department is doling out $50 million to help students complete the troubled federal aid form. Access advocates say it’s not too late to make an impact—but time is of the essence. In late March, as students were reeling from a wave of delays and errors plaguing the new Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FASFA), Chandra Scott, executive director of the college access nonprofit Alabama Possible, sat down with leaders at the Office of Federal Student Aid (FSA) in Washington, D.C.

Many workers care more about finding purpose in their jobs than they do about pay. Why did colleges stop emphasizing their role in the search for meaning?

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