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For Incarcerated Students in California, Education Is a Collective Endeavor
Often denied access to the books and materials they need, incarcerated students rely on mutual aid to succeed.
For Some in Gaza, International Scholarships Are Lifelines. For Others, Exile.
Many students are torn between leaving to continue their education or staying in Gaza to rebuild what Israel destroyed.
Russia’s Invasion Has Hollowed Out Higher Education in Ukraine
Ukrainian students and faculty have spent years contending with air raids, financial strain, and martial law.
Repression of Palestine Solidarity on Campus Enabled Anti-Migrant Escalation
Faculty are forming support networks to connect with each other to protect students and end the genocide in Palestine.
Fired for “Crime” of Speaking at Socialism Summit, Texas Professor Speaks Out
Professor Tom Alter is appealing to Texas’s Board of Regents after being temporarily reinstated and then fired again.
Anti-Union, Pro-Israel Billionaires Are Behind Tim Walberg and His Show Trials
Rep. Tim Walberg’s weaponization of antisemitism neatly fulfills his donors’ agenda against unions and public education.
MIT Becomes First School to Reject Trump’s “Loyalty Oath” for Higher Education
Eight other schools have been invited to sign the pledge, which critics have called a funding “extortion” agreement.
Rutgers Unions Stand in Solidarity With Colleague Targeted by Turning Point
Professor Mark Bray, author of “Antifa: The Anti-Fascist Handbook,” says he has received death threats.
Campus Leaders Mobilize Against Trump’s Proposed “Compact” for Higher Education
One professor wrote that “it is a test case for whether Trumpists can get away with demanding loyalty oaths.”
Channeling Project 2025 Playbook, Trump Admin Weighs Privatizing Student Loans
Critics have warned that privatization will put even more borrowers in precarious situations.