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Two Pennsylvania University Presidents Hypocritically Endorse DACA, While Rejecting Sanctuary Campus Status
Two of Pennsylvania's biggest universities are playing both sides, endorsing DACA but rejecting the sanctuary campus designation.
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Betsy DeVos Ethics Report Reveals Ties to Student Debt Collection Firm
Public education advocates are demanding another hearing on Trump nominee for Secretary of Education, Betsy DeVos, after the release of her ethics report.
Oregon’s Higher Education Funding Woes Continue Unabated
public universities in Oregon must still confront their budget prospects and the impacts on the students they serve.
Budget Cuts Are Taking the Heaviest Toll on Colleges That Serve the Neediest Students
States are disproportionately subsidizing schools whose students are wealthier, whiter.
Next Steps in the Fight for Public Higher Education
Public education policy should be made in the collective interest, not left to the predatory interests of investors.
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Are Universities Preventing Violence Against Women?
Are universities reflecting cultural norms of violence against women instead of shaping new norms?
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UnKoch My Campus: Opposing Billionaires’ Efforts to Infiltrate Higher Education
The Koch brothers' efforts to create libertarian-leaning institutions are meeting with resistance on campuses.
Faculty Strike in Pennsylvania Ends: Why Penn State Professors Were Absent From the Picket Lines
Penn State's faculty lack a union, pay transparency and job security. And faculty fear retaliation by the university's administration.
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The “Hypocritical Oath”: Medical Schools’ Support for the Status Quo
It's time physicians and medical students began addressing the structural and social determinants of health.
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The 3,000 Other Elections: Trump May Help Democrats Win Back State Legislatures
The Trump effect may enable Democrats to take back control in some GOP-led states on November 8.