Truthout
Higher Education
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.
The Student Debt Crisis Is Exploding
Student loan debt has grown to overwhelm all other categories of non-housing consumer debt in this nation.
Economic Update: US Labor Unions of the Past, Present and Future
This week's episode discusses the United Airlines flier abuse, New York Gov. Cuomo's flawed tuition plan and more.
The Myth About College Degrees
Does a college degree boost earnings and reduce unemployment?
Right-Wing Billionaires Are Funding a Cynical Plot to Destroy Dissent and Protest in Colleges Across the US
A multimillion-dollar campaign to stifle protest in universities.
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How Scholarship Websites Sell Students’ Information to Colleges and Publishers
The tradeoff, companies say? Those students could win money to pay for college.