because of fears she wouldn’t be allowed to return.

___ Kate Payne is a corps member for The Associated Press/Report for America Statehouse News Initiative.is a nonprofit national service program that places journalists in local newsrooms to report on undercovered issues.

WASHINGTON (AP) — As President Donald Trump seeks to endpractices on college campuses, a new poll suggests that while the concept of DEI is divisive, some of the initiatives being affected by his administration’s guidance are less controversial.The poll, conducted earlier this month by

, found about 4 in 10 Americans “strongly” or “somewhat” favor DEI programs in colleges and universities, while about 3 in 10 oppose those initiatives and about 3 in 10 are neutral.Support is higher for courses on racism and scholarships for students of color, among other services designed to help

The findings underscore that while “DEI” has become a politically toxic and unpopular term for many Americans, some components of DEI programs have much less opposition.

This is especially true among Republicans. While about 6 in 10 Republicans oppose DEI programs broadly, their opposition softens for many of their most common elements. Just under half of Republicans oppose courses that teach about racism. About one-third oppose scholarships for students from underrepresented groups. And roughly 3 in 10 oppose clubs and mentorship services for those students.Faith Borden, meteoróloga en la oficina del Servicio Meteorológico Nacional en Nashville, advirtió el viernes que el centro de Tennessee podría experimentar “todo tipo de clima severo. Vientos de hasta 70 mph (112 km/h). Estamos hablando de granizo grande en serio, de hasta 3 pulgadas (7,6 centímetros), lo cual para nosotros es granizo grande”.

Mientras tanto, Texas enfrentaba un calor abrasador. Se emitió un aviso de calor para San Antonio y Austin, y se registraron temperaturas abrasadoras de 35 a 40,5 grados Celsius (95 a 105 grados Fahrenheit). Partes del sur de la costa este del país, desde Virginia hasta Florida, registraron temperaturas de más de 32 °C (90 °F).La Oficina del Servicio Meteorológico Nacional para el área de Austin y San Antonio informó el viernes que se prevé que la humedad que llegará el fin de semana hará que las temperaturas sean más altas.

“Hay preocupaciones de agotamiento por calor para las personas que no toman las precauciones adecuadas cuando están al aire libre”, advirtió el meteorólogo Jason Runyen. Aconsejó a los afectados que tomen descansos y se mantengan hidratados.Durante la noche del jueves, tormentas acompañadas de truenos, relámpagos y fuertes vientos azotaron varias partes de Wisconsin, Illinois, el norte de Indiana y Michigan, dejando numerosos árboles caídos y miles de hogares sin electricidad.