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An Enrollment Reprieve for Rabbinical Schools

For years, major rabbinical schools saw head counts dwindle. Now some are welcoming large incoming classes after creating new pipelines to the rabbinate.

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Universities Warn Against Rule on Political Control of Grants

The White House’s plan to cement political appointees’ control over research and other grants received hundreds of thousands of comments. Lawsuits are likely next.

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Bakersfield College Settles With Professor Suing Over DEI Principles

Bakersfield College history professor Daymon Johnson secured a settlement last week after a three-year legal battle with the college and...
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Faculty and Students Demand Yale Not ‘Cave’ to Trump

Reports surfaced late last month that Yale University is negotiating a deal with the Trump administration, which is investigating the university’s admissions practices.

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How Far Can One Supreme Court Ruling Stretch?

The Trump administration is using the ban on affirmative action in admissions to crack down on anything related to ethnicity or race in higher ed. Will it try the same tactic with last week’s Supreme Court ruling on transgender athletes?

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Donor to Move Scholarship From UNC Wilmington Due to DEI Policy

The Upperman family, which established what is now a $1 million endowed scholarship fund at the University of North Carolina...
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United Methodist Church Drops Asbury Theological Seminary Over LGBTQ+ Stance

The United Methodist Church has moved toward LGBTQ+ inclusion in recent years. Asbury Theological Seminary has not. The church decided their differences were irreconcilable.

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Comments Flood OMB Proposal to Cement Political Control of Grants

The White House Office of Management and Budget has so far received 90,000 public comments on its plans as scientific and other groups rally against them.