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Higher Education
Accreditor of For-Profit Colleges Agrees It Needs a Makeover
Embattled college accreditor ACICS announces that it will halt new applications for accreditation while it institutes reforms.
Richard Wolff on the Changing Tides of Capitalism and Socialism
Economist Richard D. Wolff discusses why many people are beginning to distrust capitalism and warm to socialism.
Five Reasons Why Student Debt Is Skyrocketing
Grads in 2016 are the most indebted in history.
Is a Tuition-Free Policy Enough to Ensure College Success?
Universal free tuition would invest fewer resources where they are needed and more where they are not.
How the Mainstream Corporate Media Get It Wrong on Student Debt
Student loan debt tops $1 trillion in the United States, yet media still aren't always telling the full story on college affordability and student debt.
Fighting Institutional Racism: Insights From Providence College
From Mizzou to Yale, campus protests have arisen in the backdrop of the larger Black Lives Matter movement.
“Strike School” in Session: California Faculty Association Prepares for April Strike
The Strike School featured CFA officers teaching about what to expect should the five-day strike.
The Dominant Media, “Left-Leaning” Economists and the Illusion of Consensus
A recent New York Times article falsely depicted a consensus among liberal economists opposed to Bernie Sanders' proposals.
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Rules Proposed to Help For-Profit College Victims Too Weak, Say Debt Strikers
The scope of the proposed rules and the lack of immediate relief left members of The Debt Collective unsatisfied.
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Amid College Lawsuits, Obama Administration to Establish “Student Aid Enforcement Union“
More than 1,300 of borrower claims involve federally-guaranteed loans.