Higher Education

Betsy DeVos

The Coming Crusade Against Public Education The Coming Crusade Against Public Education

Secretary of Education–nominee Betsy DeVos has fought to “advance God's Kingdom” by privatizing the public-school system. 

Jan 13, 2017 / Zoë Carpenter

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Letters From the January 30, 2017, Issue Letters From the January 30, 2017, Issue

The kids are all right… A people’s party?… Acting, yes, locally…
A college education… Popularity contest(ed)…

Jan 5, 2017 / Letters / Our Readers

Bob Stoops

Bob Stoops and the Geyser Cesspool of College Football Bob Stoops and the Geyser Cesspool of College Football

The 2014 video of Oklahoma University player Joe Mixon breaking the jaw of a female student is exposing, yet again, the rot of college football.

Dec 22, 2016 / Dave Zirin

Minnesota Football Boycott

The ‘Brutal Solidarity’ of the Minnesota Gophers The ‘Brutal Solidarity’ of the Minnesota Gophers

The team called off its Holiday Bowl boycott, but the rally to defend 10 teammates accused of sexual assault has left a stench on campus and beyond.

Dec 19, 2016 / Dave Zirin

UPenn Trump Protesters

In the Wake of Trump, a Black-Student Groundswell In the Wake of Trump, a Black-Student Groundswell

We know, from our history and social-studies and literature classes, the value of peaceful protest and civil disobedience.

Dec 16, 2016 / StudentNation / Students Organizing for Unity and Liberation, Grace Dolan-Sandrino, and Zahri Jackson

Harvard University

Trumpism Poses the Most Dire Threat to Academic Freedom in Recent Memory Trumpism Poses the Most Dire Threat to Academic Freedom in Recent Memory

A shadowy new Professor Watchlist has revived the McCarthyite hysteria of the 1950s. We must fight back.

Dec 13, 2016 / Blog / Erik Loomis

Julliard Students Protest

New York City Students Tell Westboro Baptist Church That ‘God Loves Jazz’ New York City Students Tell Westboro Baptist Church That ‘God Loves Jazz’

Students countered a hateful Westboro protest with a spirited, impromptu concert.

Nov 4, 2016 / StudentNation / Peter Rothberg

Harvard Dining Workers protest

Harvard Workers Went On Strike and Won—Here’s How They Did It, and How Students Helped Harvard Workers Went On Strike and Won—Here’s How They Did It, and How Students Helped

Solidarity statements and op-eds are important, but direct actions are essential.

Oct 27, 2016 / Collin P. Poirot

Formerly incarcerated New Yorkers rally with VOCAL to ban the box outside City Hall.

Did SUNY Ban the Box? Or Just Move It? Did SUNY Ban the Box? Or Just Move It?

It is hard to avoid the conclusion that the box has simply been moved further down the line.

Oct 25, 2016 / StudentNation / William G. Martin

Dear Students, Don’t Sit This One Out

Dear Students, Don’t Sit This One Out Dear Students, Don’t Sit This One Out

As a teacher, I’ve kept my political views quiet—but this year is different.

Oct 25, 2016 / StudentNation / Natalia Rachel Singer

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