Davidson Student Fans' Travel Free to Sweet 16

Quick Takes: Longer Waiting Lists, Juicy Answers Back, Texas Southern Ex-President Settles, Partial Vindication for Prof Fired Over E-Mail to Foreign Student, U.S. Guidance for Guarantors, Davidson's Student Fans Win Big :: Inside Higher Ed :: Higher Davidson College’s trustees announced Wednesday that they would pay for students to travel (by bus) to Detroit for this weekend’s Sweet 16, as well as providing funds for lodging and game tickets. Many didn’t expect Davidson, a liberal arts college known for its academic programs, to make it this far in the National Collegiate Athletic Association men’s basketball tournament. But any who took guidance from Inside Higher Ed’s bracket (based on athletes’ academic performance) won’t be surprised at all. Inside Higher Ed’s bracket (scroll down to article's end for link): A Bracket Not to Bet On :: Inside Higher Ed :: Higher Education's Source for News, and Views and Jobs