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Today — 3 April 2026Main stream

Wisconsin Universities Chief Defies Board’s Push for Resignation

3 April 2026 at 04:39
Jay Rothman, the president of the state university system, said he had received no explanation for why regents want to oust him.

© John Hart/Wisconsin State Journal, via Associated Press

Jay Rothman has been the president of the University of Wisconsin system since 2022.
Yesterday — 2 April 2026Main stream

Nutrition Will Now Be Required in Medical Schools After RFK Jr. Pressure

As Robert F. Kennedy Jr. calls for medical schools to redesign curriculums, an agency that oversees dozens has deleted diversity standards and added nutrition.

© Pete Marovich for The New York Times

Mr. Kennedy announced in March that more than 50 medical schools would embrace a federal framework for nutrition education.

Lawsuits Are the New Trump Tactic in the Fight to Overhaul Education

Trump officials have faced dozens of lawsuits over their aggressive efforts to force change in universities and school districts. Now Trump lawyers are taking schools to court.

© Rachel Wisniewski for The New York Times

The University of Pennsylvania’s campus in Philadelphia. The Trump administration won in court this week after suing Penn to obtain lists of Jewish staff for an antisemitism investigation.
Before yesterdayMain stream

Judge Approves Trump Effort to Obtain List of Jews From University of Pennsylvania

The government’s effort to collect the names and phone numbers of Jewish people on campus as it investigates antisemitism has upset some people who worry about how the information will be used.

© Rachel Wisniewski for The New York Times

Some Jewish students and faculty at the University of Pennsylvania have expressed concern about the Trump administration’s tactics.
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