Higher Education

Barnard College’s New Sex Restrictions

Barnard College’s New Sex Restrictions Barnard College’s New Sex Restrictions

If the Barnard administration takes the idea that adult women should have control over their bodies seriously, then students and RAs should be able to decide for themselves how oft...

Nov 6, 2013 / StudentNation / George Joseph and StudentNation

Kelly Protestors Empowered the Voiceless

Kelly Protestors Empowered the Voiceless Kelly Protestors Empowered the Voiceless

Civility that comes at the expense of further marginalizing the subjugated is not only worthless, but also criminally dishonest.

Nov 4, 2013 / StudentNation / Casey Gordon and StudentNation

Tea Party on the Left

Tea Party on the Left Tea Party on the Left

Preventing New York City Police Commissioner Ray Kelly from speaking on campus exacerbated the problem it aimed to solve.

Nov 4, 2013 / StudentNation / Adam Katz and StudentNation

Defend Free Inquiry at Brown

Defend Free Inquiry at Brown Defend Free Inquiry at Brown

Learning at Brown is a process in which disagreement plays an integral part. 

Nov 4, 2013 / StudentNation / Andrew Powers and StudentNation

CUNY Dismantles Community Center, Students Fight Back

CUNY Dismantles Community Center, Students Fight Back CUNY Dismantles Community Center, Students Fight Back

On Sunday, October 20, NYPD officers and CUNY security marched into the main academic center at CUNY City College unannounced, put the campus on lockdown and seized files, document...

Oct 25, 2013 / StudentNation / Shawn Carrie, Isabelle Nastasia, and StudentNation

Brown Divest Coal: An Honest Vote on Divestment

Brown Divest Coal: An Honest Vote on Divestment Brown Divest Coal: An Honest Vote on Divestment

The Brown Divest Coal Campaign is asking Brown University to divest from any holdings it has in America's fifteen largest coal companies and is hopeful for a “yes” ...

Oct 18, 2013 / StudentNation / StudentNation

Tim DeChristopher: There Is No ‘Neutral’ in the Climate Fight

Tim DeChristopher: There Is No ‘Neutral’ in the Climate Fight Tim DeChristopher: There Is No ‘Neutral’ in the Climate Fight

A response to Harvard President Drew Faust by climate activist Tim DeChristopher, now studying at Harvard Divinity School, on fossil-fuel divestment.

Oct 4, 2013 / Blog / Wen Stephenson

Grinnell College Offers $100,000 Prize to Young Social Justice Activists

Grinnell College Offers $100,000 Prize to Young Social Justice Activists Grinnell College Offers $100,000 Prize to Young Social Justice Activists

The Grinnell College Young Innovator Prize offers a $100,000 prize annually to activists under the age of 40 who have demonstrated leadership in the field of social justice.

Sep 23, 2013 / StudentNation / Allegra Kirkland and StudentNation

An Adjunct Tragedy

An Adjunct Tragedy An Adjunct Tragedy

In the death of a pauperized 83-year-old adjunct professor, a lesson on the long-term consequences of the making of an intellectual proletariat.

Sep 20, 2013 / Blog / Rick Perlstein

Adjunct-A-Go-Go! (1): ‘It Is Hard to Feel Like Anything You Do Actually Matters’

Adjunct-A-Go-Go! (1): ‘It Is Hard to Feel Like Anything You Do Actually Matters’ Adjunct-A-Go-Go! (1): ‘It Is Hard to Feel Like Anything You Do Actually Matters’

The first in our series of dispatches from the trenches of the intellectual proletariat.

Sep 6, 2013 / Blog / Rick Perlstein

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