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In her capstone feature, @insidehighered.com's talented summer intern, Gianna Jakubowski @gwu1821.bsky.social, dove deep into collegiate women's flag football programs. She found that the burgeoning national movement has boosted enrollments, too. www.insidehighered.com/news/student...

Women’s Flag Football Gains Traction in the NCAANearly 400 colleges will compete at the club or varsity level next spring, making women's flag football one of the fastest-growing collegiate sports. Athletic directors say it’s a useful recruitment t...www.insidehighered.com

It all comes down to a single threat from the Trump administration against institutions of higher learning. slate.trib.al/W7AARct

Harvard Fought Trump’s Abuses. Yale May Fold. I Think I Know Why.Seeking to set a new course for the conservative movement, J.D. Vance in 2021 declared war on institutions of American higher education.slate.trib.al

For generations, students chose colleges based on factors like their academic reputation, tuition costs or social scene. But in today’s divided nation, politics has emerged as a rising influence on where young people pursue higher learning.

For college students, a school’s state politics can matter as much as its academicsStudents are looking beyond the usual admissions rankings and tuition prices to consider whether a campus — and the state its in — reflects the rights and values they need to feel safe.19thnews.org

A little Friday reading: You have got to hear about the evangelist who wants to take over a closed campus in Vermont and save the souls of New Englanders, whether they like it or not. @byjoshmoody.bsky.social did a bang-up job on this one. www.insidehighered.com/news/busines...

A Green Mountain College Resurrection?An evangelist wants to reopen a closed campus in rural Vermont. But the finances and strategy are unclear, and his prior attempt at running a college raises questions.www.insidehighered.com

New: Washington Post Opinion editor Adam O’Neal is leaving, he announced in an internal memo Friday

Time spent in government custody can be traumatic for unaccompanied immigrant children. But, for one hour per week with the Young Center’s volunteers, they’re just kids. Read about the organizations providing immigrant families with support, services, and solidarity amid heightened ICE violence.

The D.C. Organizations Supporting Immigrant Families Amid the Federal CrackdownThese local organization are providing immigrant families with support, services, and solidarity in difficult times.washingtoncitypaper.com

ICE detains Hopkins public health researcher as agency expands airport arrests

ICE detains Hopkins public health researcher as agency expands airport arrestsA Johns Hopkins public health researcher and former Fulbright scholar was detained by immigration agents while boarding a domestic flight this week, the university confirmed, as the Trump administration...buff.ly

Florida loves the Classic Learning Test, an ACT/SAT competitor. It’s not about college applications though. High school leaders use it to pass students who failed the state’s exit exams. Grad rates are up, but some educators ask if that's good, my latest: www.usatoday.com/story/news/e...

Hegseth’s ‘gold standard’ college exam tests middle-school mathHeld up as a new route to college admissions, the Classic Learning Test has instead become a remedial high-school graduation test in Florida.www.usatoday.com

Fired Over Speech, Professors Take Their Employers to Court—and Win The recent spate of censorship and academic freedom violations is the worst since the McCarthy era, according to one lawyer. But as faculty rack up legal victories, universities may start to think twice. https://bit.ly/4g4d1pm

National AAUP Starts Endorsing Political Candidates The group says the move is a first in its over-100-year existence, and part of countering government threats. Critics say AAUP has lost its neutrality. www.insidehighered.com/news/governm...

AAUP Embraces Political Role With Candidate EndorsementsThe group says the move is a first in its over-100-year existence, and part of countering government threats. Critics say AAUP has lost its neutrality.www.insidehighered.com

Howard Revisits Disenrollment Decision In a conversation with Inside Higher Ed, Interim President Wayne Frederick said Howard reinstated more than 200 students and outlined changes to improve communication. https://bit.ly/45037yZ #EDUSky #AcademicSky #HigherEd

University of Valley Forge to Close The private Christian university in Pennsylvania announced it will close next month. The move comes after years of financial struggles and dwindling enrollment. https://bit.ly/4yPDbUg #EDUSky #HigherEd #AcademicSky

Immigration agents used racial slurs referring to Latinos in text messages, video obtained by ACLU

Immigration agents used racial slurs referring to Latinos in text messages, video obtained by ACLUBody camera footage and forensically recovered texts, which provide a window into the mindset of agents who conducted raids throughout the L.A. area, were detailed in a 37-page motion for a preliminary injunction filed on Monday.www.latimes.com

On Maine Maritime’s new $330M floating college, students take the helm

On Maine Maritime’s new $330M floating college, students take the helmThe Castine academy gives cadets hands-on experience as they prepare to fill vacant jobs in the shipping industry.www.pressherald.com

Wait. They all shake hands at the end? What are we even doing here? He's the US President suing you for $20 billion for reporting on the birthday card he sent his friend the pedophile in which he drew a naked girl & mused about secrets. And they all shake hands?

Breaking news: President Trump ordered the installation of signs outside the Smithsonian National Museum of American History that warn of “inaccurate” exhibits and direct people to “accurate information regarding America’s history.”

Trump orders warning signs near Smithsonian, escalating fight over historyPresident Trump issued an executive order Friday to install signage and exhibits near the National Museum of American History, warning visitors of "inaccurate information."www.washingtonpost.com

A $292 million contract will provide up to 2,000 apartment-style lodging units for National Guard members mobilized to the nation’s capital, offering a “long-term solution” for deployed troops. www.stripes.com/theaters/us/...

National Guard awards $292 million contract to provide ‘apartment-style’ housing for troops in DCThe apartments will be “a long-term solution” for troops, who have been staying in hotels. There was no estimate on when lodging would be available.www.stripes.com

This administration’s embrace of conspiracy theories mirrors the growing weaponization of conspiracy charges: Both obfuscate where true power lies.

Why Trump wants you to think all dissent is a “conspiracy”What Pizzagate, election fraud lies, and Trump’s crackdown on antifa have in common.www.motherjones.com

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An Instagram post about Jeffrey Epstein’s ties to wealthy communities in Marin County, CA, turned one California student newspaper into a free-speech flash point. The students say they were just doing their homework.

A Teen Reporter Searched for His Community in the Epstein Files. Adults Freaked OutAn Instagram post turned one California student newspaper into a free-speech flash point. The students say they were just doing their homework.www.wired.com