Ground Zero in the Land of Opportunity

Mike Rose / Truthdig Dec 13, 2012 Right at the point when they are most needed, our second-chance institutions are being severely threatened Across the country, community colleges, adult schools and literacy programs are reporting record enrollments at the same time they have to trim staff, classes and services. Dig deeper ( 11 Min. Read )

Who Should Go to College?

Mike Rose / Truthdig Dec 9, 2012 The college-for-all versus occupational training debate is typically focused on structural features of the K-12 curriculum and on economic outcomes with little attention paid to the intellectual and emotional lives of the young people involved -- their interests, what has meaning for them, what they want to do with their lives. The college-for-all versus occupational training debate pays little attention to the intellectual and emotional lives of the young people involved. Dig deeper ( 8 Min. Read )

NYC Students Defend Free Higher Education

Alexander Reed Kelly / Truthdig Dec 5, 2012 After the president of one of the last tuition-free universities in the United States announced that it would begin charging fees for graduate programs, 11 students occupied a campus building to “demand that the school reaffirm its commitment to providing free education” and a revision of the university's management style. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Free Speech Movement Advocate Dies

Staff / Truthdig Mar 20, 2010 A veteran reformer of higher education, an unparalleled Chaucer scholar and an early advocate of the 1960s free speech movement, Charles Muscatine has passed away at the age of 89 in Oakland, Calif. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Larry’s List: Beautiful People Edition

Staff / Truthdig Jan 5, 2010 Today on the list: gay-baiting in Illinois' GOP primary, a website for beautiful people only (ouch), the ups and downs of higher education and more. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Larry’s List: Higher-Education Edition (Updated)

Staff / Truthdig Dec 29, 2009 Today on the list: Does the English department have a Jewish problem? Plus: How to make change actually happen, and more. Updated Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )