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A Muslim Zionist op-ed argues that the Abraham Accords opened a door to normalization but that ordinary people must sustain peace. It criticizes anti-Israel activists and the BDS movement as absolutist and morally suspect while praising a coexistence program that brought Middle Eastern communities together.
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The article asks what university schools of education actually teach prospective teachers, hinting that training has little to do with imparting knowledge. It frames the teaching profession as a modern 'priestly caste' that shapes students' worldviews and beliefs.
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The University of Texas at Austin has stopped enrolling new students in three majors: Women's and Gender Studies, Mexican American and Latina/o Studies, and African and African Diaspora Studies. The article presents the move as a conservative victory, quoting multiple right-leaning commentators who praise it while giving a brief defense from a program chair.
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Kappa Kappa Gamma alumnae are asking a federal appeals court to revive their lawsuit challenging the sorority’s 2022 admission of a transgender woman at the University of Wyoming. Plaintiff Allie Coghan says the chapter bypassed normal voting procedures and that national leadership overrode member consent, while a lower court dismissed the case because the private sorority could interpret its own membership rules.
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Sorority alumnae asked a federal appeals court to revive a lawsuit against Kappa Kappa Gamma over its chapter admitting a transgender woman. Plaintiff Allie Coghan said members were promised a sisterhood but given a brother, and she hopes the appeal will protect single-sex private spaces.
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A feature on Blackburn, Lancashire, describes how the town became Europe's vape capital, with more e-cigarette shops per person than anywhere else in Britain and a booming local industry. It highlights concerns over youth vaping, including schoolchildren using drug-infused e-cigarettes and girls vaping instead of eating, against a backdrop of child poverty and post-industrial decline.
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A study by Princetonians for Free Speech found that 98% of Princeton faculty political donations in the 2023-2024 cycle went to Democrats, 2% to Independents, and none to Republicans. The article frames the findings as evidence of an alarming lack of viewpoint diversity, citing similar patterns at Harvard and Yale and a Pentagon ban on attendance at Princeton and other elite schools.
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A campus-focused newsletter roundup highlights a California college video showing a Trump piñata being struck and renewed national attention on Mahmoud Khalil. It also promotes items about conservative students facing retaliation or investigations, framing campus disputes as chaos and chilled speech for Republicans.
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Rich Lowry praises The Golden Thread, a two-volume history of Western civilization, as a countercultural achievement. He argues the book rightly prioritizes learning about one's own civilization at a time when academia has de-centered Western Civ.
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The Los Angeles Review of Books spiked a commissioned interview with pro-Israel professor Shai Davidai, with an editor calling him a 'toxic figure.' The article presents Davidai's claims of censorship and a double standard, contrasting it with a recent LARB piece on Mahmoud Khalil.
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Glenn Youngkin’s advocacy group is launching a new multimillion-dollar ad campaign in Georgia, Iowa, and Nevada to promote federal Education Freedom Tax Credit “freedom scholarships.” The article relies heavily on Youngkin’s framing that the program expands educational freedom and that teachers unions are pressuring governors who have not opted in.
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An American Enterprise Institute scholar reviews a new study finding that many graduate schools of education assign more progressive and critical-theory readings than traditional ones, arguing teacher preparation often prioritizes activism over teaching. The piece cites earlier research and recent reading-instruction gains, and recommends policy changes such as eliminating master's degree pay premiums and tying accreditation to outcomes.