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Fast Forward American Jewish University No Longer Accepting Undergrad Students
American Jewish University announced Friday that it would “pause” undergraduate admissions and eliminate its current curriculum. Recruiting for next year’s class will stop immediately, but the roughly 70 active students in the current undergraduate program will be able to complete their degrees, university president Jeffrey Herbst said in a statement. “For decades, AJU has committed…
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