In terms of medals per capita, few schools beat Davidson, which has a population of 2,000 students and two Olympic medalists. The first was Evy Leibfarth, a biology major who earned bronze in canoe slalom. The other was some gold medalist who used to be on the basketball team named Stephen Curry.
Employment levels are high and, of late, consumer confidence has been on the rise. Still, people are upset with the inflation that resulted from the coronavirus pandemic, and some struggle with the cost of living. What is the true state of the economy, and how will economic conditions impact the election?
Recent Student Voice data from Inside Higher Ed and Generation Lab finds two in five college students say stress or mental health is impacting their academics a great deal, and they want help from their institutions to take the pressure off. To be a college student in 2024 is to be surrounded by stressful events, ranging from personal matters—juggling work, family responsibilities and financial obligations—to unprecedented global phenomena, political turmoil and a constant stream of digital information.
Budget-cut discussions at the small Ohio institution are raising an existential question: If a university is going to change that much, should it close instead?
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