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On Campus, Indigenous Gardens Cultivate Healing

Grace Maria Eberhardt, Andy Stec, Rosalyn Lapier / Yes Magazine Nov 14, 2023 To decolonize college campuses, BIPOC students, allies, alumni, and faculty are reintroducing Indigenous growing practices. Dig deeper ( 7 Min. Read )

The Big American Bribery Scandal Isn’t Felicity Huffman’s $15,000

By Thom Hartmann / Independent Media Institute Sep 17, 2019 A much bigger bribery scandal plays out every day in America—with nary a peep from the media. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Suburban Parents Giving Up Custody to Help Kids Get College Aid

Jodi S. Cohen, Melissa Sanchez / ProPublica Jul 30, 2019 In Illinois, students declare financial independence to qualify for tuition help and scholarships. Dig deeper ( 9 Min. Read )

7 Bold Elizabeth Warren Proposals That Would Remake America

Kathie Bozanich / Truthdig May 6, 2019 The senator has distinguished herself this election cycle with a series of policies would level an increasingly tilted playing field. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Lawmakers Debate Future of Loan Relief for Public Workers

COLLIN BINKLEY / The Associated Press Apr 29, 2019 Officials are questioning whether to end the Public Service Loan Forgiveness program or try to fix it. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

$30 Million Poured Into Effort to Energize Young Voters for Midterms

SCOTT BAUER / The Associated Press Sep 3, 2018 NextGen America, believed to be the largest voter engagement effort of its kind, hopes to be a game changer for Democrats in its push to register and get pledges from college students. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Student Loan Borrowers Lose an Advocate at Consumer Financial Protection Bureau

Ilana Novick Aug 27, 2018 Seth Frotman, in a scathing resignation letter to acting director Mick Mulvaney, says the agency “has turned its back on young people and their financial futures." Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Trump to Rescind Obama-Era Guidance on Affirmative Action

ERIC TUCKER / The Associated Press Jul 3, 2018 The policy shift would give schools and universities the federal government's blessing to take a race-neutral approach to the students they consider for admission. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

DOJ Backs Claim of Free-Speech Violations at University of Michigan

Ilana Novick Jun 12, 2018 Conservative students say they’re discriminated against for voicing their opinions. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Teaching in a Time of Wars

Rebecca Gordon / TomDispatch Feb 22, 2018 It’s not an accident that many students arrive at college with little understanding of U.S. history or knowledge of how their government works. The good news is that they want to learn. Dig deeper ( 10 Min. Read )

Fixing U.S. Higher Education System Is Largely About Cost

Valerie Vande Panne / AlterNet Feb 19, 2018 The price of a college education, even at public universities, is out of control, causing many Americans to question whether college degrees pay off. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Surprising Ways Voter Suppression Hurts Women

Mandy Velez / AlterNet Jan 11, 2018 Donald Trump got one thing right: The voting system is “rigged"—though not in the way he thinks. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )