Truthout
Higher Education
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.
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Exile as a Space of Disruption in the Academy
When students are told that feeling uncomfortable is alien to learning itself, the critical nature of teaching and learning is compromised.
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Organizing to Resist the Corporatization of Higher Education
The once hallowed and secure work life of American university faculty has for the past quarter century been in turmoil.
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Undocumented Students Push Forward Fight for Education and Immigrant Rights
While Congress still hasn't passed immigration reform, undocumented activists continue to push for access to higher education.
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Brazil’s Federal Universities Approach Racial Quota Implementation Deadline
Would a broad admission application process lead to a more democratic higher education system?
Students Across the Country Collaborate to Fight Institutional Racism
Generation Justice joins together students across the country to discuss their activism.
As Public Funding of Universities Dwindles, Faculty Are Unionizing
Non-tenure-track university faculty are joining unions to challenge pro-business educational priorities.
Koch Brothers Supersize Higher Education Spending
In 2014, billionaire industrialists' foundations donated to more colleges than ever.