Standardized Tests Are a New Glass Ceiling Standardized Tests Are a New Glass Ceiling
Women do better in class and worse on tests—and there are consequences.
Mar 1, 2016 / Feature / Andrew Hacker
Want Debt-Free College? Tax the Rich. Want Debt-Free College? Tax the Rich.
A 1 percent tax on concentrated wealth would erase student debt over a decade and bring the cost of public higher education to zero.
Feb 18, 2016 / Feature / Sarah Anderson, Marc Bayard, John Cavanagh, Chuck Collins, Josh Hoxie, and Sam Pizzigati
Silence on Campus: Contingent Work and Free Speech Silence on Campus: Contingent Work and Free Speech
While debate over the threat college students pose to free speech on campuses continues to dominate headlines, the silencing that follows from contingent employment does not.
Feb 17, 2016 / StudentNation / Alex Press and StudentNation
In the Wake of Mizzou, Black Students Are Winning In the Wake of Mizzou, Black Students Are Winning
The movement that took flight in November is racking up wins—and laying the groundwork for more victories to come.
Feb 3, 2016 / StudentNation / StudentNation
The Schools Where Free Speech Goes to Die The Schools Where Free Speech Goes to Die
Some of the worst offenders against the First Amendment are religious colleges.
Jan 21, 2016 / Column / Katha Pollitt
Graduate Students at Private Universities Could Soon Have the Right to Unionize Graduate Students at Private Universities Could Soon Have the Right to Unionize
A pending NLRB case could reverse 12 years of labor limbo for student workers at private institutions.
Jan 12, 2016 / Michelle Chen
The Year When Students of Color Put Campuses on Notice The Year When Students of Color Put Campuses on Notice
Administrators’ vague rhetoric about diversity and inclusion won’t end a growing movement to make universities reimagine themselves.
Dec 30, 2015 / Jailyn Gladney
Adjuncts at Loyola University Chicago Want a Union. Will the Jesuit University Respect Their Demands? Adjuncts at Loyola University Chicago Want a Union. Will the Jesuit University Respect Their Demands?
Over the past 10 years, the proportion of adjunct and contingent faculty at Loyola has tripled—as tuition has ballooned.
Dec 28, 2015 / Michelle Chen
Remembering Benedict Anderson Remembering Benedict Anderson
The renowned scholar exemplified intellectual passion and political engagement.
Dec 23, 2015 / Column / Eric Alterman
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