Raquel Torres (1908-1987) |
There are Republican ideas to pursue, but most say they don't know what to expect -- except for more attacks on elite institutions.
—Inside Higher Ed
When the Justice Department sued Yale University last week for considering race and ethnicity as one factor in its admissions policies, it was the latest example of the Trump administration pushing a conservative agenda by targeting colleges over issues like race and protests against conservative speakers on campuses. And higher ed leaders worry that one of the impacts on colleges and universities should Trump be elected to a second term would be more of the same.
“I suspect what we’ll see is what we’ve seen over the past year — an increased focus on populism with attacks on ‘elites,’” said Terry Hartle, the American Council on Education’s senior vice president for government relations and a top lobbyist for colleges and universities. “More micromanagement through heavy-handed executive orders.”
—Inside Higher Ed
The 2020 Nobel Memorial Prize in Economics will be shared by two Stanford University professors "for improvements to auction theory and inventions of new auction formats."
Paul R. Milgrom, the Shirley and Leonard Ely Jr. Professor of Humanities and Sciences, and Robert Wilson, the Adams Distinguished Professor of Management Emeritus, share the award.
✅Berkeley Social-Justice Institute to Be Shuttered, but Not Without a Fight
—CHE
✅In a First, New England Journal of Medicine Joins Never-Trumpers
Editors at the world’s leading medical journal said the Trump administration “took a crisis and turned it into a tragedy.”
—NYT
✅4 Takeaways from the first day of Amy Coney Barrett’s Supreme Court confirmation hearing
—WashPo
✅Rising coronavirus cases in Europe lead to new restrictions but no national lockdowns
—WashPo
"Black Hillary" |
✅As Trump stumbles, voters finalize their choices, and Biden’s lead grows -- The former vice president has seen a bump in the polls after President Trump was beset by embarrassing leaks, a ridiculed debate performance and a Rose Garden ceremony that became a superspreader for a deadly virus. Griff Witte, Pam Kelley and Christine Spolar in the Washington Post$ -- 10/12/20
✅Fauci criticizes inclusion in Trump campaign ad -- Dr. Anthony Fauci said on Sunday he wasn’t happy about being part of a campaign ad for President Donald Trump. “In my nearly five decades of public service, I have never publicly endorsed nor do I now endorse any political candidates,” he said in a statement, according to CNN and NBC News. David Cohen Politico Glenn Kessler in the Washington Post$ -- 10/12/20
✅Kamala Harris faces sexism and racism as online commenters label her ‘Black Hillary’
-- Despite all the fury on social media about the fly on Mike Pence’s head and Kamala Harris’ demeanor, analysts say the vice presidential debate is unlikely to alter the state of the presidential race. David Lightman and Lara Korte in the Sacramento Bee$ -- 10/11/20
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