What I Learned This Semester at Yale What I Learned This Semester at Yale
Students of color are not separatists practicing identity politics—they are fed up with false histories and a false present.
Dec 17, 2015 / StudentNation / Daniel Judt
’Tis the Season to Give—Generously ’Tis the Season to Give—Generously
You might not have heard of these hardworking organizations—but they are doing great work, and could do more with your support.
Dec 17, 2015 / Column / Katha Pollitt
Speechbros, Concern Trolls, and the Free-Speech Fraud Speechbros, Concern Trolls, and the Free-Speech Fraud
The anger over ceaseless racial threats has entwined with the recognition of campus as one more zone of unfreedom.
Dec 17, 2015 / Books & the Arts / Joshua Clover
How Diversity Destroyed Affirmative Action How Diversity Destroyed Affirmative Action
Once race-conscious admissions stopped being about equity and reparation, the only argument for it was the enrichment of white students. That was never going to hold up.
Dec 16, 2015 / Sigal Alon
‘Plantation Politics’: Racist Legislation Stalks the Mizzou Football Team ‘Plantation Politics’: Racist Legislation Stalks the Mizzou Football Team
A Missouri lawmaker is attempting to ensure that football players are seen but not heard.
Dec 15, 2015 / Dave Zirin
The Psychology of the Affirmative-Action Backlash The Psychology of the Affirmative-Action Backlash
What makes Abigail Fisher think she’s a victim? And how does her rhetoric impact students of color?
Dec 9, 2015 / StudentNation / June Jennings
Day-Care Costs Can Drive a Family Into Poverty Before a Child Reaches Kindergarten Day-Care Costs Can Drive a Family Into Poverty Before a Child Reaches Kindergarten
But they'll probably impoverish her teacher first.
Dec 7, 2015 / Michelle Chen
Here’s How the Left Should Think About the Chan-Zuckerberg Announcement Here’s How the Left Should Think About the Chan-Zuckerberg Announcement
Could the Facebook family change the status quo of Silicon Valley philanthropy?
Dec 3, 2015 / Amy Schiller
December 3, 1964: Mass Arrests of Students at the University of California, Berkeley December 3, 1964: Mass Arrests of Students at the University of California, Berkeley
“One conscientious reporter counted the marble steps as he followed a girl whose head jarred sickeningly as she was dragged down.”
Dec 3, 2015 / Richard Kreitner
Bernie Sanders’s ‘College for All’ Plan Is Fair, Smart and Achievable Bernie Sanders’s ‘College for All’ Plan Is Fair, Smart and Achievable
Of all the candidates, only Sanders proposes an alternative to the neoliberal model of higher ed.
Dec 2, 2015 / Heather Gautney and Adolph Reed Jr.