The Myth of ‘Liberal Intolerance’ The Myth of ‘Liberal Intolerance’
The most significant threats to free speech come from conservatives.
Sep 12, 2018 / Column / Eric Alterman
Affirmative Action Is Under Attack Affirmative Action Is Under Attack
From neighborhood schools to elite universities, diversity in education is under fire.
Aug 31, 2018 / Michelle Chen
Power in the Ivory Tower Power in the Ivory Tower
What on earth is going on at NYU?
Aug 29, 2018 / Column / Katha Pollitt
Nothing Says ‘Welcome to College’ Like Exorbitant Textbook Prices Nothing Says ‘Welcome to College’ Like Exorbitant Textbook Prices
The cost of textbooks could feed a family of four for a week.
Aug 28, 2018 / StudentNation / Andre Perry
The State Lawsuit That Could Set a Precedent for Nationwide Student-Loan Refunds The State Lawsuit That Could Set a Precedent for Nationwide Student-Loan Refunds
What is certain is that borrowers will continue to pay the price if student-loan companies aren’t held accountable.
Aug 9, 2018 / StudentNation / Natalia Abrams and Senya Merchant
Elite New York High Schools Need More Diversity—Standardized Testing Isn’t Helping Elite New York High Schools Need More Diversity—Standardized Testing Isn’t Helping
Standardized testing won’t encourage diversity in elite New York City high schools—creating a supportive culture will.
Jul 25, 2018 / StudentNation / Gabriela Thorne
These Students Challenged Their Campus’s Flawed Title IX Policy—and They’re Winning These Students Challenged Their Campus’s Flawed Title IX Policy—and They’re Winning
Starting with the resignation of Swarthmore College’s dean of students.
Jul 11, 2018 / StudentNation / Priya Dieterich, Morgin Goldberg, Olivia Smith, and Shelby Dolch
The Dark Money Behind Campus Speech Wars The Dark Money Behind Campus Speech Wars
Speech First has ties to the billionaire Koch brothers and high-profile conservative causes. But the campus culture wars won’t be won in the courts: You can’t litigate students int...
Jul 9, 2018 / Daniel Moattar
It’s Time for HBCUs to Address Homophobia and Transphobia on Their Campuses It’s Time for HBCUs to Address Homophobia and Transphobia on Their Campuses
While there are more than 100 historically black colleges and universities in the country, only three have LGBT student centers.
Jun 21, 2018 / Black on Campus / Sherri Williams
Americans Are Drowning in Student-Loan Debt. The US Should Forgive All of It. Americans Are Drowning in Student-Loan Debt. The US Should Forgive All of It.
No young person should be condemned to debt for pursuing the higher education or technical training that virtually everyone agrees is vital to this nation’s future.
Jun 19, 2018 / Katrina vanden Heuvel