Law Schools Are Failing Students of Color Law Schools Are Failing Students of Color
Higher debt and lower employment rates create a “justice gap” that’s nearly impossible to escape.
Jun 5, 2018 / Erin L. Thompson
Advice to College Graduates in the Age of Trump Advice to College Graduates in the Age of Trump
The terror beyond the school gates awaits you.
May 31, 2018 / Tom Engelhardt
Why Are There So Few Black Women Leaders on College Campuses? Why Are There So Few Black Women Leaders on College Campuses?
Forced to face the twin hurdles of racism and sexism, black women leaders are underrepresented on college campuses.
May 31, 2018 / Black on Campus / DeAsia Paige
The Costs of Campus Activism The Costs of Campus Activism
As the number of racial incidents increase on campuses across the country, black student activists often have to choose between stability and justice.
May 23, 2018 / Black on Campus / Lauren Lumpkin and Devan Cole
10 Commencement Speakers Who Told Students to ‘Rise Up for Peace and Justice’ 10 Commencement Speakers Who Told Students to ‘Rise Up for Peace and Justice’
From Anita Hill to Chadwick Boseman, these speakers reminded students that they have the ability to improve the world they are entering.
May 22, 2018 / StudentNation / Brandon Jordan
Are Social Media Normalizing Campus Racism? Are Social Media Normalizing Campus Racism?
University officials must do more—their priority should be the well-being of students of color, not the institution’s reputation.
May 21, 2018 / Black on Campus / Noëlle Lilley
What It’s Like to Be Black on Campus Now What It’s Like to Be Black on Campus Now
Suddenly our experiences no longer seem isolated—they’re linked in a larger movement against institutional racism. Ten black student journalists tell their stories.
May 16, 2018 / Against the Current / Melissa Harris-Perry
At the University of Virginia, Black Students Are Still Recovering From August 11 At the University of Virginia, Black Students Are Still Recovering From August 11
As the academic year draws to a close, black students at the University of Virginia still experience trauma from the white-supremacist Unite the Right rally.
May 16, 2018 / Black on Campus / Alexis Gravely
CUNY Was Close to Stiffing Its Students—Until They Organized CUNY Was Close to Stiffing Its Students—Until They Organized
Students at the City College of New York protected campus groups from a new policy that could have stripped them of funding.
May 15, 2018 / StudentNation / Brandon Jordan and Skanda Kadirgamar
In Right-to-Work Iowa, Faculty May Just Have to Follow West Virginia’s Lead In Right-to-Work Iowa, Faculty May Just Have to Follow West Virginia’s Lead
Non-tenure-track professors at the University of Iowa are fighting for bargaining rights in the kind of labor environment Janus threatens to make the national norm—and th...
Apr 27, 2018 / StudentNation / Jake Bittle