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Tag: Davidson College
Opinion
Coordinating University and Religious Calendars: An Inclusive Practice
Like most university students, at the start of every semester I look at my course syllabi. I skim the course readings and assignments, but what I am really looking for is the calendar. More specifically, I am looking for how the calendar will overlap with the religious holidays I observe. Like most non-Christian university students, I can expect my holidays to be largely overlooked when it comes to course planning and university events.
July 14, 2021
African-American
Davidson College Issues Apology For Its Past Support of Slavery
North Carolina’s Davidson College, founded by Presbyterians in 1837, has issued a public apology for its support of slavery during the school’s first 30 years, reports the Associated Press. As part of contending with its past, the school also unveiled an “action plan” Wednesday that includes renaming buildings with connections to racist figures and strengthening […]
August 20, 2020
COVID-19
Davidson College Offers Deferred Payments For Upcoming Fall Semester
Davidson college said it is offering all students, except seniors, the option to defer paying fall 2020 semester tuitions and other fees until August 2021, saying students may need flexibility due to the economic fallout caused by the coronavirus pandemic. Seniors graduating next spring can defer the fall semester bill until April 1 of next […]
April 22, 2020
News Roundup
Dozens of Colleges Have Nixed SAT/ACT for Fall 2021 Admissions Since the Coronavirus Spread
Since the shutdown of educational institutions due to the coronavirus pandemic, dozens of colleges have announced test-optional policies for fall 2021 admissions, reported The Washington Post. The Post said “a record number of” higher education institutions have nixed the requirement that students take the ACT or the SAT — standardized tests for college admission — […]
April 13, 2020
News Roundup
Johns Hopkins University and The Atlantic Host Civic Education Conference
WASHINGTON– The Atlantic and the Stavros Niarchos Foundation Agora Institute at Johns Hopkins University (JHU) convened various leaders in education and business to discuss civic education on Wednesday at the Newseum in Washington D.C. The conference, Civics and the Future of Democracy, included six panels that discussed the meaning of civic education and the role […]
November 6, 2019
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