Today's Clips (9/22/21)
DAVIDSON IN THE NEWS

Harvard, Stanford and MIT take top spots.

The January 6 insurrection showed that forces in America are willing to shatter the Constitution. In order to understand why the insurrection happened, we need to know the history of Christian nationalists in America.

IN OTHER NEWS

A new gender gap in education has profound political and economic consequences. 

Schools with the resources to deal with the fallout from Covid-19 dominated The Wall Street Journal/Times Higher Education college rankings this year.

Students discuss the growing gender gap at university.

San Jose State University will pay $1.6 million to 13 female student-athletes whose complaints about being sexually assaulted by a trainer were mishandled.

The US Department of Justice says the universities allegedly falsely approved and boosted volunteer hours for members of AmeriCorps in order to secure grant money.

A social media post that appears to show a student mocking the features of Black football players has caused outrage; the university investigates.

Don’t call it a basketball arena. “This is not a basketball arena,” High Point University President Dr. Nido Qubein told me recently while describing the brand new $170 million campus complex major portions of which carry his last name.

TRADES

Students, alumni and employees are circulating a petition calling for Mathew Johnson’s removal. College officials say their allegations are based on misinformation.

University of Dallas professor takes heat for saying “China virus” in his syllabus, while university is criticized for asking professor to change that language.

Though campus protests are nothing new, the shape they’ve taken in recent weeks reflects the growing influence of digital activism and shrinking patience for the pace of change.

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