Higher Education

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Trump’s Economic Advisory Team Includes Just 1 Economics Professor Trump’s Economic Advisory Team Includes Just 1 Economics Professor

Who is Peter Navarro, and why don’t more academics support Trump?

Oct 11, 2016 / Jon Wiener

Harvard University

The First Campus Strike in Over 30 Years Is Happening at Harvard The First Campus Strike in Over 30 Years Is Happening at Harvard

The university’s dining staff is demanding a living wage—and students and campus staff are on their side.

Oct 11, 2016 / StudentNation / Michelle Chen

East Carolina University Band Kneeling

Why a Radio Station Censored the East Carolina University Band and Deepened a Backlash Why a Radio Station Censored the East Carolina University Band and Deepened a Backlash

A radio station refusing to air a football game because the band members took a knee during the anthem is not “a protest of a protest.” It’s erasure.

Oct 6, 2016 / Dave Zirin

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12 Reasons to Vote for Hillary That Have Nothing to Do With Trump 12 Reasons to Vote for Hillary That Have Nothing to Do With Trump

She and her platform represent much more than just “the lesser evil.”

Oct 5, 2016 / Column / Katha Pollitt

Ed Temple Statue

On the Passing of HBCU and Olympic Coaching Legend Ed Temple On the Passing of HBCU and Olympic Coaching Legend Ed Temple

He trained 40 black woman Olympians who won 23 Olympic medals, thirteen of them gold.

Sep 28, 2016 / Dave Zirin

Student debt

4 Simple Ways to Help 44 Million Americans With Student Debt 4 Simple Ways to Help 44 Million Americans With Student Debt

The student-loan-debt crisis is very real, yet policies have failed to respond with any urgency.

Sep 19, 2016 / StudentNation / Natalia Abrams and Cody Hounanian

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Unions Enter the World of Online Charter Schools Unions Enter the World of Online Charter Schools

The teachers across Agora Cyber Charter’s “virtual classrooms” have won an unlikely organizing victory.

Sep 14, 2016 / Michelle Chen

Classes Start at LIU Brooklyn on September 7—but Faculty Are Locked Out

Classes Start at LIU Brooklyn on September 7—but Faculty Are Locked Out Classes Start at LIU Brooklyn on September 7—but Faculty Are Locked Out

Amid a contract dispute, the administration barred professors from coming to campus.

Sep 4, 2016 / Deb Schwartz

University of WIsconsin budget cut protest

Who’s Behind the Right-Wing Assault on Public Universities? Who’s Behind the Right-Wing Assault on Public Universities?

A new documentary explores the hidden campaign to undermine state schools across America.

Sep 1, 2016 / Eric Alterman

Why Thousands of Texas Students Carried Dildos to Class This Week

Why Thousands of Texas Students Carried Dildos to Class This Week Why Thousands of Texas Students Carried Dildos to Class This Week

What’s the best weapon against a handgun? Sometimes, a dildo.

Aug 26, 2016 / Molly Stier

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