The Real Victors in the Judicial Ruling on Trump’s Immigration Ban: This Country’s Universities

Juan Cole / Truthdig Feb 11, 2017 It's poetic justice that universities should stand in the way of the president's plans to bar Muslims from entering the U.S. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

A Plot to Control American Universities?

By Robert Reich / RobertReich.org Feb 5, 2017 Events at UC Berkeley on Wednesday have been a boon to Milo Yiannopoulos of Breitbart News (pictured) and Trump consigliere Steve Bannon. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

As Hate Crimes Soar, U.S. Universities at Risk

By Juan Cole / Informed Comment Nov 15, 2016 A tsunami of reports about crimes directed at minorities is coming in from all over the country in the wake of Donald Trump’s presidential win. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

America Treats Most Academic Faculty Like Peons, and the Results Are Not Pretty

By Roslyn Fuller / AlterNet Sep 20, 2016 The growth of insecure faculty members in American higher education has consequences that reach far outside the classroom and far beyond the lives of poorly paid teachers. Dig deeper ( 17 Min. Read )

Modern Freshman

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Graduation Debt

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Student Debt

By Steve Sack, The Minneapolis Star Tribune, Cagle Cartoons May 21, 2016 Dig deeper

Great Recession Continues to Loom Over 2016 Graduates, Even as Corporate Profits Rise

Staff / Truthdig May 15, 2016 The New York Times editorial board released a depressing report recently on the bleak job prospects faced by high school students graduating this year, a situation it traces to consistent political failures in recent times. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

At Least 20 Die When Militants Open Fire at a University in Pakistan (VIDEO)

Roisin Davis / Truthdig Jan 20, 2016 There are conflicting reports about who carried out the assault in Charsadda, but in 2014 the Taliban killed 145 at a school in Peshawar, about 25 miles away. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Guns on Campus

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The Supreme Court on Affirmative Action: 5 Possible Outcomes

Bill Blum / Truthdig Dec 11, 2015 If onetime University of Texas aspirant Abigail Fisher prevails on all of her claims, the last tepid vestiges of race-conscious affirmative action will end at public colleges and universities throughout the land. Dig deeper ( 9 Min. Read )

Greenpeace Sting Exposes Academics Hired as Climate-Change Deniers

By Deirdre Fulton / Common Dreams Dec 9, 2015 Professors from major U.S. institutions agreed to write reports promoting the benefits of CO2—and said they did not need to disclose fossil fuel funding. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )