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At the Community College of Baltimore County (CCBC), a growing number of students are discovering that higher education can be far more affordable than they imagined — and in some cases, completely tuition-free.
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Twenty-six Jewish local teenagers attended the the ninth annual “Social Innovation Fellowship Demo Day." (Provided photo)
The gathering, modeled after TV’s “Shark Tank,” was held at Towson University.
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Dean Kremer is set to pitch for Team Israel in the 2026 World Baseball Classic. (Photo Credit: Kenya Allen/PressBox)
Beth Tfiloh baseball coach Donald Wright has seen a shift in the program the last two years, thanks in part to the support of Orioles pitcher Dean Kremer.
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Tova Kaplan, a student at Harvard University, testifies before the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights briefing on antisemitism on college and university campuses. (Screenshot via YouTube, via JTA)
The hearing last week before the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights was the first in an independent government investigation into college campus antisemitism.
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AI adoption varies greatly across Jewish day schools. (Courtesy of Jewish Leadership Academy via JTA)
Jewish schools around North America are finding creative and unexpected methods to use the technology — and in a fraction of the time it would have taken in the pre-AI era.
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Thomas Kennedy, early 19th-century Washington County lawmaker and author of the "Jew Bill." (Public Domain)
Two centuries ago, Scottish-born Presbyterian legislator Thomas Kennedy won his battle to help Jews pursue public office in Maryland.
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A student (left) meets with a social worker at the Hillel at Baruch College in New York. (UJA, via JTA)
UJA and campus Hillels at CUNY are working together to help Jewish college students navigate financial, academic and mental-health challenges.
Read MoreFor the past two years, Baltimore-born attorney Robin Pick has litigated cases involving antisemitism and discrimination.
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Oren Kaunfer, a spiritual educator at the Boston-area Jewish Community Day School, uses technology to get students to think creatively about their spiritual life and practices. (Adam Richins, via JTA)
To enhance the pipeline of Jewish teachers, a new initiative is launching a pilot program to spark interest in day school teaching from a young age.
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Dr. Shachar Cohen: "What is so beautiful about our language is that it started from the Tanakh and is always growing." (Provided photo)
Beth Tfiloh’s Dr. Shachar Cohen wants to help students understand why learning Hebrew is critical to Jewish identity.
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Attendees listen as names of Palestinian infants killed in the war in Gaza are read aloud during a vigil organized by the Students for Justice in Palestine at the University of Maryland, College Park, campus in October of 2024 (Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images, via JTA)
Eighteen Jewish student groups at College Park vowed to boycott future meetings over the timing of the vote.
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