Donald Trump s pardoning spree tests boundaries of authority
26 Dec, 2020 10:46 PM
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Constitutional experts say the president is operating within his legal powers but his pardoning spree could test public opinion. Photo / AP
Financial Times
By: Kiran Stacey
During the deliberations over whether to ratify the US constitution in 1788, George Mason, the Virginian politician and scholar, warned against one particular inclusion: the right of a president to pardon people. He may frequently pardon crimes which were advised by himself, Mason said. It may happen, at some future day, that he will establish a monarchy, and destroy the republic.
Donald Trump this week once more tested the boundaries of what voters will tolerate when it comes to presidential clemency, issuing pardons to 15 people on Tuesday and a further 26 on Wednesday.
If COVID-19 makes campus life less attractive, CT universities will pay a stiff price
Yehyun Kim :: ctmirror.org
Harry Zehner, senior at the University of Connecticut, works before attending an online class in his room in New Haven. Zehner decided to live off campus this fall semester to live with friends going to different universities and because of the uncertainty coming from living on campus.
Connecticut’s public colleges and universities have walked on a fiscal knife’s edge for years.
Forced to frequently raise fees and tuition to offset dwindling state aid, higher education faces a new threat from the coronavirus potentially worse than the initial surge that closed campuses last spring.
If COVID makes campus life less attractive, CT colleges could pay price
Dec. 22, 2020
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Connecticut’s public colleges and universities have walked on a fiscal knife’s edge for years.
Forced to frequently raise fees and tuition to offset dwindling state aid, higher education faces a new threat from the coronavirus potentially worse than the initial surge that closed campuses last spring.
Simply put, what happens if students decide it’s cheaper or healthier to learn remotely, even after the pandemic?
Even a small shift in attitudes that saps 10 percent or 20 percent of fee receipts could push systems already in fiscal jeopardy into grave peril.
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Published December 21. 2020 12:01AM
Kevin Synnott
Colleges and universities need to buttress their legal teams to prepare for additional lawsuits due to the unethical decision to reopen schools during a pandemic. Nationally, there are more than 5,000 universities and colleges serving more than 20 million students. Connecticut has 38 colleges and universities and 197,534 students.
Earlier this year, when colleges pivoted to online or distance learning, parents and students sued for refunds regarding tuition, fees and room and board. Insurance liability rates for colleges and universities increased. Some premiums increased more than 50%.
With the second surge of the coronavirus, students, faculty, staff and community members in towns surrounding colleges and universities have been infected with the virus. Many were hospitalized and died. These numbers increased when students returned home for Thanksgiving.