Enrollment Abuse Allegations Plague University of Phoenix Enrollment Abuse Allegations Plague University of Phoenix
Phoenix has allegedly broken the law by tying recruiters' pay to enrollment numbers, creating pressure to sign up unqualified students.
Nov 4, 2009 / Feature / Sharona Coutts
Low-Income Students Need your Help! UPDATED Low-Income Students Need your Help! UPDATED
The school year is well underway, and most of you know how savage the budget cuts have been. Excellent teachers who care about their students –yes, they exist! --are struggli...
Oct 21, 2009 / Blog / Katha Pollitt
The Right Goes Viral The Right Goes Viral
A new site lets you rate teachers, review textbooks and "raise awareness about America’s slide to communism."
Oct 21, 2009 / StudentNation / Francis Reynolds
Seeing Through the ‘Morehouse Mystique’ Seeing Through the ‘Morehouse Mystique’
New clothing rules reveal Morehouse College's disregard for the T in LGBT.
Oct 20, 2009 / StudentNation / The Nation
Time to Raise Pell! Time to Raise Pell!
Young people urge their Senators to support cutting wasteful subsidies to student loan companies, and to invest at least $40 billion in the Pell grant program.
Oct 7, 2009 / StudentNation / The Nation
Harvard, Heal Thyself (Why Journalism Matters) Harvard, Heal Thyself (Why Journalism Matters)
A monthlong investigation finds plenty of fire to go with the smoke surrounding the university's incredibly vague conflict-of-interest policies.
Sep 9, 2009 / Column / Eric Alterman
Obama’s CIA-on-Campus Program Obama’s CIA-on-Campus Program
Shrouded in secrecy, "intelligence officer training" conflicts with universities' commitment to openness and free inquiry.
Sep 9, 2009 / Feature / Jon Wiener
Mirror Man Mirror Man
Michael Jackson's fame and fortune ensured he had few barriers to the pursuit of whatever Mad Hatter fancy seized him--including his made-to-order kids.
Jul 1, 2009 / Column / Patricia J. Williams
California’s Higher Education Crisis California’s Higher Education Crisis
Governor Schwarzenegger's proposed budget cuts would be an unmitigated disaster for California's public universities.
Jun 12, 2009 / Feature / Laila Lalami
A Bailout for Students A Bailout for Students
In a slipping economy, the debt burden for students is crippling. Obama's modest but elegant plan is a step in the right direction.
Jun 10, 2009 / Editorial / The Editors