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After DEI ban, UT-Austin cuts a division; Pitzer College pulls back from exchange with Israeli university; A "giant step back" for FAFSA; and more. ADVERTISEMENT [Academe Today Logo]( You can also [read this newsletter on the web](. Or, if you no longer want to receive this newsletter, [unsubscribe](. LEADERSHIP [Amid a Financial Crisis and a Governor’s Ire, U. of Arizona President Will Resign]( By Eric Kelderman [STORY IMAGE]( Robert C. Robbins will step aside as soon as a successor is named, and the university’s board chair says the search for his replacement “will move forward with expediency.” ADVERTISEMENT A LAW'S IMPACT [After DEI Ban, UT-Austin Eliminates a Division and Fires Its Former Diversity Staff]( By Katherine Mangan [STORY IMAGE]( The firings came one week after the Republican sponsor of Texas’ anti-DEI law told public colleges they had to submit statements about what they were doing to comply with it. 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