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Xenophobia Goes National

Staff / Truthdig Jul 18, 2010 As legal and activist battles continue to be waged in Arizona against the anti-immigration laws it passed this year, a number of other states are also are a xenophobic path, with many passing legislation that restricts immigrants' access to in-state tuition or public benefits. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

‘3, 6, 9, 12, Budgets Cuts Can Go to Hell’

Staff / Truthdig Mar 6, 2010 In retaliation against California's tuition hikes and education budget cuts, students from across the state kicked off a "Day of Action and Strike in Defense of Public Education" on Thursday with assemblies, walkouts and teach-ins. The action was part of a national protest. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Free Tuition for Harvard Law Suspended

Staff / Truthdig Dec 5, 2009 Two years after Harvard Law School announced it would waive a year of tuition for students who pledged to work five years in the nonprofit sector or in government, the school has suspended the program, citing both the recession and a flood of students seeking to get in on the deal. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Age Trumps Youth in UC Tuition Dispute

Yasha Levine / Truthdig Nov 25, 2009 Student protesters may think they are simply battling a wasteful, callous government bureaucracy that is more concerned about bailing out Wall Street banks than supporting a frivolous thing like education. But really the fight is about something much more basic and widespread: It is a fight between the young and the old, between California's baby boomer pensioners and everyone under 49.The fight over the 32 percent tuition hike on University of California campuses is about something much more basic and widespread than student protesters may realize. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

Report Fails 49 States on College Affordability

Staff / Truthdig Dec 4, 2008 Because of its inexpensive community colleges, California was the only state to earn a passing grade in the affordability category of the National Center for Public Policy and Higher Education's annual report. Just as the demand for quality education is expected to spike, too many students are priced out of college, the center found. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

McCain’s Memorial Day Message

Staff / Truthdig May 27, 2008 Sen. John McCain spoke in Albuquerque, N.M., on Monday, defending his position against the Jim Webb GI bill, which offers college tuition coverage in exchange for three years of service in the U.S. military, and drawing distinctions between himself and his opponents in terms of plans for withdrawal from Iraq. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

A Vote for an iPod: A Fair Exchange?

Staff / Truthdig Nov 15, 2007 Oh dear -- file this one under "further evidence our democracy's in deep trouble": The Politico reports that, according to a recent poll of over 3,000 NYU undergraduates conducted by an on-campus journalism class, two-thirds said they would give up their right to vote in the next presidential election in exchange for a year's tuition at their school, while 20 percent said they'd swap it for an iPod touch. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )