Education

Donald Trump stops in the White House Cross Hall to listen to the band at the conclusion of a “One, Big, Beautiful” event.

How Republicans’ Endowment Tax Will Hurt Higher Education How Republicans’ Endowment Tax Will Hurt Higher Education

As the Trump administration escalates its campaign to reshape education, a provision in the “Big Beautiful Bill” will raise the tax on select private colleges’ endowments.

Jul 7, 2025 / StudentNation / Owen Dahlkamp

Members of the University of Oregon Student Workers during its historic strike.

Inside One of the Largest Student Worker Strikes Ever Inside One of the Largest Student Worker Strikes Ever

Around 4,000 members of the University of Oregon Student Workers went on strike in April, winning the first contract that covers every undergraduate worker at a public university....

Jul 1, 2025 / StudentNation / Andrew Berka

Alexandra Cooper is seen leaving the Call Her Alex premiere during the 2025 Tribeca Festival on June 8, 2025, in New York City.

Alexandra Cooper of “Call Her Daddy” Calls It Harassment Alexandra Cooper of “Call Her Daddy” Calls It Harassment

A new Hulu-produced series by the podcast superstar documents years of sexual harassment and institutional cover-up within Boston University’s athletics department.

Jun 25, 2025 / Ray Epstein

Left: Ford to City: Drop Dead reads front page of the New York “Daily News” for October 30, 1975. Right: Felix Rohatyn seated in front of a microphone.

The Death and Rebirth of New York City The Death and Rebirth of New York City

A new documentary about the 1975 fiscal crisis, Drop Dead City, is entertaining to watch but dangerously misleading as history—or politics.

Jun 24, 2025 / Doug Henwood

Jose Ibarra, former director of the Phoenix Scholars program at Long Beach City College, talks to Oscar Jammott, 18, who plans to transfer to an HBCU.

How to Steer People From Gangs to Colleges How to Steer People From Gangs to Colleges

A grant-supported program found success transitioning young people connected to gangs into higher education—until the money stopped coming.

Jun 24, 2025 / Gail Cornwall

White House deputy chief of staff Stephen Miller leaves after speaking to the media outside the White House on May 30, 2025, in Washington, DC. Miller spoke out against the recent court ruling that blocked the Trump administration’s attempt to prevent Harvard University from enrolling foreign students.

Banning Foreign Students Is the Opposite of “Making America Great” Banning Foreign Students Is the Opposite of “Making America Great”

How much of our future, our prosperity, and our moral leadership are we willing to sacrifice for this disastrous crusade?

Jun 18, 2025 / Tariq Habash

How Trump Is Transforming Higher Education: The View from 4 Campuses

How Trump Is Transforming Higher Education: The View from 4 Campuses How Trump Is Transforming Higher Education: The View from 4 Campuses

At universities in California, Illinois, Louisiana, and Texas, students report changes to clubs, diminished research opportunities, and fears for international students’ safety.

Jun 15, 2025 / Steven Yoder, Felicia Mello, Alexandra Villarreal, and Miles MacClure

Donald Trump signs executive orders relating to higher education institutions, alongside US Secretary of Education Linda McMahon.

Trump’s “Big Beautiful Bill” Would Be a Disaster for Student Loan Borrowers Trump’s “Big Beautiful Bill” Would Be a Disaster for Student Loan Borrowers

The proposed budget cuts would hurt millions of Americans, as the typical borrower with a college degree will see their student loan payments spike more than $2,928 per year.

Jun 11, 2025 / StudentNation / Ángel Rentería

A Jewish student wears a kippah given to him by Donald Trump’s campaign during a speech before prominent Jewish donors on September 19, 2024, in Washington, DC.

Trump Says He’s Punishing Harvard for Antisemitism Trump Says He’s Punishing Harvard for Antisemitism

Jun 10, 2025 / Column / Calvin Trillin

Secretary of Education Linda McMahon speaking during a press conference at Massapequa High School on May 30, 2025, discussing New York State’s ban on Native American mascots.

Trump Threatens to Withhold New York’s Education Funding Unless Racist Mascoting Returns Trump Threatens to Withhold New York’s Education Funding Unless Racist Mascoting Returns

After pocketing billions from minstrelsy, Linda McMahon wants to force New York schools to bring it back.

Jun 3, 2025 / Dave Zirin

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