Today's Clips (9/23/21)
DAVIDSON IN THE NEWS

Gus '97 and Hugh Quattlebaum have traveled wildly different paths since their upbringing on the campus of Phillips Andover more than two decades ago.

CORONAVIRUS

Educators at the University of Georgia have announced plans to require masks in their classrooms despite their state university system not mandating mask-wearing, and say they face potential punishment for following through.

As students have poured back into classrooms, dorms and football stadiums across the country amid the pandemic, some faculty members have felt a mounting sense of alarm. Despite increased precautions at many campuses in the summer before students returned, the reality on the ground has hit some faculty members hard as they face crowded rooms full of unmasked students, or see the numbers of cases spiking.

IN OTHER NEWS

The chancellor responds to two essays about the university by John McWhorter.

College Scandal Parents Say ‘VIP List’ Proves Admissions a Game - Bloomberg

Roughly 400 men and one woman had sued the university since 2018 over its failure to stop Richard Strauss, despite concerns they say were raised with school officials during his tenure.

TRADES

Harvard University’s commitment to end indirect legacy investments in fossil fuels -- and effectively divest from the industry -- captured attention all over the world. Now higher education officials and climate activists are contemplating what the decision might mean for them.

Will the most onerous form in college admissions soon become ... less onerous?

Parenthood can be punishing for academics. Too often, colleges fail them.

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