Higher Education

President Joe Biden

What Joe Biden Gets Totally Wrong About Student Debt What Joe Biden Gets Totally Wrong About Student Debt

The president’s resistance to canceling $50,000 in student debt is not about law or policy but about craven, misguided politics.

Feb 19, 2021 / Elie Mystal

My Students Are Struggling. You’ll Never Guess Why.

My Students Are Struggling. You’ll Never Guess Why. My Students Are Struggling. You’ll Never Guess Why.

Final exams tend to lose their significance during global chaos.

Feb 1, 2021 / StudentNation / Leehi Yona

Why I Joined the Jubilee 100 Student Debt Strike

Why I Joined the Jubilee 100 Student Debt Strike Why I Joined the Jubilee 100 Student Debt Strike

I strike not only for myself and my children but for all Black women and their children weighed down by predatory, unjust debts.

Jan 29, 2021 / StudentNation / Richelle Brooks

Student Organizing May Never Be the Same Again

Student Organizing May Never Be the Same Again Student Organizing May Never Be the Same Again

Covid-19 has upended some of the most essential tactics for student organizers. That might be a good thing.

Jan 26, 2021 / StudentNation / Ilana Cohen

Betsy DeVos protests

Bye, Betsy — and Good Riddance Bye, Betsy — and Good Riddance

DeVos leaves behind a trail of cruelties for the Biden administration to correct. Addressing student debt and Title IX changes would be a start.

Jan 18, 2021 / StudentNation / Jessica Suriano

Give the Students a Round of Applause

Give the Students a Round of Applause Give the Students a Round of Applause

It's been a… tumultuous school year. But that didn’t stop young people from fighting for change.

Dec 31, 2020 / StudentNation / StudentNation

Climate activists protest on the first day of the Exxon Mobil trial outside the New York State Supreme Court building on October 22, 2019.

You Can Refuse to Work for Fossil Fuel Companies—These Law Students Show How You Can Refuse to Work for Fossil Fuel Companies—These Law Students Show How

“We should all disagree with a business model that condemns future generations to disaster and displacement.”

Dec 22, 2020 / StudentNation / Josh Kirmsse and Catherine Rocchi

Borough of Manhattan Community College

Why CUNY Faculty and Staff May Go on Strike Why CUNY Faculty and Staff May Go on Strike

Breakneck speedups are forcing its workers to do more with less than ever before.

Dec 21, 2020 / R.H. Lossin

It’s Not Just Students Drowning in Debt. Colleges Are Too!

It’s Not Just Students Drowning in Debt. Colleges Are Too! It’s Not Just Students Drowning in Debt. Colleges Are Too!

When universities have to borrow just to keep the doors open, bankers and rating agencies call the shots.

Nov 20, 2020 / Feature / Eleni Schirmer

College Costs More Than What’s on the Bill — That’s Why Students Should Strike

College Costs More Than What’s on the Bill — That’s Why Students Should Strike College Costs More Than What’s on the Bill — That’s Why Students Should Strike

How much of your tuition is funding campus police? A lot more than you think.

Nov 11, 2020 / StudentNation / Miranda Dotson

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