Truthout
Higher Education
The Politics Behind Your College and How You Pay for It
Student loan companies are active lobbyists.
Texas Just Passed a Law About College Work-Study and Here’s Why It Matters
This Texas law could address education gaps.
Thinking Dangerously: The Role of Higher Education in Authoritarian Times
Critical thinking and a culture of questioning are our strongest foils against authoritarianism.
Economic Update: Capitalism’s Self-Destruction
This week's episode discusses the declining California State University system, Trump vs. coal industry realities and much more.
Student Debt Rising Worldwide
Economies will struggle under the growing mound of student debt as young adults delay their lives and have less money to spend.
California State University Halts Middle East Studies Search Due to Outside Pressure
Cal State Fresno has caved in to pressure from pro-Israel groups opposed to its Middle East Studies program.
Statist Attacks on Academic Freedom Are a Symptom of Neoliberalism
Escalating attacks on academic freedom worldwide are a backlash against growing resistance to economic and political repression.
For-Profit Colleges Are Reinventing Themselves to Profit Off Low-Income Students
For-profit schools recruit veterans and low-income students on social media with false promises of lucrative careers.
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The People vs. The Student Loan Industry
Trump is gutting the few protections student borrowers have, even as the largest student loan servicer faces a lawsuit.
Penn State University Wages Union-Busting Campaign Against Its Own Graduate Students
Penn State graduate assistants may be “students first” but they work 40 to 60 hours a week and have a right to unionize.