Noam Chomsky on the Corporatization and ‘Death’ of American Universities

Staff / Truthdig Oct 8, 2014 The father of modern linguistics weighs in on the decline of higher education in the United States; a writer criticizes the state of dissent from the left in Israel; meanwhile, a new Republican social media campaign backfires. These discoveries and more after the jump. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Student Debt: Blame Lawmakers, Tax-Shirking Rich, War on Drugs, Not Universities

Juan Cole / Truthdig Jun 10, 2014 Why is tuition so high in state universities that The New York Times is wondering whether families will go on being able to afford it? Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

Elizabeth Warren’s ‘Bank on Students’ Emergency Loan Refinancing Act to Get Obama’s Endorsement

Natasha Hakimi Zapata / Truthdig Jun 9, 2014 After some initial resistance, President Obama is expected to announce his support Monday for an overhaul of the federal student loan program proposed by Sen. Elizabeth Warren. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Saddled with Debt

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Student Debt

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Study: Highest-Paid University Presidents Benefit From Soaring Student Debt and Low-Wage Adjuncts

Natasha Hakimi Zapata / Truthdig May 20, 2014 It seems there's no coincidence that the university administrators with the fattest paychecks head schools in which students and adjuncts have the most to lose. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

College Could Have Been Free in America If It Weren’t for George W. Bush

Natasha Hakimi Zapata / Truthdig May 8, 2014 Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

As Parents Struggle to Repay College Loans for Their Children, Taxpayers Also Stand to Lose

Staff / Truthdig Apr 8, 2014 New Department of Education data show rising default rates on federal loans to parents. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

The Miscalculations of Vladimir Putin

Staff / Truthdig Mar 4, 2014 The Kremlin imagined a very different narrative about Russia playing out this winter; Pierre Omidyar and Glenn Greenwald aim to reinvent journalism; meanwhile, Americans no longer want their taxes to go to paying for public higher education. These discoveries and more after the jump. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

How Exactly Do Colleges Allocate Their Financial Aid? They Won’t Say

Staff / Truthdig Feb 25, 2014 Universities rarely release the specific criteria behind their aid decisions. Could a little-known regulation help open the black box? Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

Yikes! Some Crocodiles Can Apparently Climb Trees

Staff / Truthdig Feb 13, 2014 According to a group of scientists, some species of the dreaded reptile can be found up trees; several vintage cars were swallowed by a sinkhole at the National Corvette Museum; meanwhile, rich people make a large chunk of their money from investments, not wages. These discoveries and more after the jump. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Is American Higher Education Truly the Envy of the World?

Staff / Truthdig Feb 10, 2014 A new study suggests U.S. colleges still have a lot of growing to do before they can be considered the best; the Texas judge who ruled on the teenage drunk driver's "affluenza" has decided not to give him any jail time for the deadly crash; meanwhile, pedestrians may be evolving to survive in a car-plagued world. These discoveries and more after the jump. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )