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The White House is declaring war on campus DEI — except for Jews

JL;DR SUMMARY Amidst a federal anti-diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) campaign led by the Trump administration, Columbia University faces a unique stipulation—while DEI activities are broadly condemned, Jewish students will receive special considerations, including a liaison dedicated to antisemitism issues. A way out west there was a fella, fella I want to tell you about, fella by the name of Jeff Lebowski. At least, that was the handle his lovin' parents gave him, but he never had much use for it himself. This Lebowski, he called himself the Dude. Now, Dude, that's a name no one would self-apply where I come from. But then, there was a lot about the Dude that didn't make a whole lot of sense to me. And a lot about where he lived, likewise. But then again, maybe that's why I found the place s'durned innarestin'.

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Education PolicyTrump AdministrationJewish StudentsAcademic FreedomColumbia UniversityCampus PoliticsDeiFederal Policy

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Columbia University, New York, United States
"Columbia University agreed in July to pay a $200 million fine to settle allegations from the Trump administration that it failed to stop the harassment of Jewish students on campus."
Chicago, Illinois, United States
"Joel Swanson is an assistant professor of religion and Jewish studies at Sarah Lawrence College. He holds a doctorate in the history of Judaism from the University of Chicago,"
Harvard University, Massachusetts, United States
"we know this because it is already happening at other universities. In its attempt to conform with government dictates about acceptable political opinions on the state of Israel, Harvard Universitys antisemitism task force banned the courses of Jewish Israeli professor Atalia Omer for contributing to campus antisemitism"

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