Truthout
Higher Education
It’s Time to Challenge the Corporate University
Both public and private universities have been gradually moving toward market-driven models, creating a “gilded age.”
Public Universities Need More Democracy, Not More Administrators
A pervasive culture of self-dealing, secrecy and mismanagement reflects a systemic failure in higher education.
Biden Faces Mounting Pressure to Commit to Substantial Student Debt Cancellation
Executive action to cancel $50,000 in student loan debt would increase Black wealth by 40 percent.
When It Comes to Prison Education, Some Who Need It Most May Be Left Behind
As prison education gets more funding, activists are pushing for equitable access.
Higher Education Is Now a Battlefield Between Workers and Corporatization
“Power Despite Precarity” offers a case study of how educators in the California State University system built power.
Our Universities’ Investments in Fossil Fuels Are Unethical — and Illegal
Our schools are complicit in the climate crisis. They must divest.
Jamaal Bowman, Jeff Merkley Propose Bill to End College Legacy Admissions
Opponents of legacy admissions say that the practice is a form of affirmative action for wealthy white students.
Higher Education Is Exploiting International Students for Cheap Teaching Labor
Academic labor should be compensated no matter who is doing the teaching.
Koch Funding for Campuses Comes With Dangerous Strings Attached
The funding is a blatant effort to steer curricula and hiring to funnel students into careers with conservative groups.
Students Are Pushing US Colleges to Sever Ties With Military-Industrial Complex
Students and young people are witnesses to the ways in which U.S. education is deeply complicit with war and militarism.