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Divestment Movement Spurs Existential Crisis in Higher Education
Who will read my research and what, if anything, will it do to improve the lives of the people about whom I write?
Tyler J. Pollard Interviews David L. Clark: University Students Welcome Omar Khadr
Dr. Clark's hospitality initiative came after Mr. Khadr was released from Guantanamo Bay.
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Nearly 4,000 People Fighting California’s Fires Are Paid Just $1 an Hour
California offers incarcerated people “volunteer” opportunities.
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Hero or Coward: Could Skipping My Student Loan Payments Start a Revolution?
A college professor is calling for a massive student debt strike with only one necessity.
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Donald Trump Is the Insult Generator
Donald Trump should do himself and everyone else in this country a favor and give the custom of making amends a try.
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Schools as Fearmongering Factories: The Case of Ahmed Mohamed
As the US increasingly models its schools after prisons, students are no longer viewed as a social investment in the future.
The Market Shouldn’t Decide Who Gets Educated, We Should
Rising tuition, reduced public spending, and market logic are increasingly reshaping our higher education system.
Chicago Hackers and Activists Team Up on Petroleum Coke Storage
Chi Hack Night is a program that helps people use open source software around certain policies.
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My Brush With Elon Musk
When I accidentally asked the Thomas Edison of our time what he did for a living, he lit up like a Christmas tree.
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This Could Change Everything About School – For Kids, Teachers and Everybody Else
What is it about formal schooling that turns so many kids off?