Higher Education

The New Thought Police

The New Thought Police The New Thought Police

Why are campus administrators invoking civility to silence critical speech?

Apr 15, 2015 / Feature / Joan W. Scott

Ask NYU: What’s The Deal With Andrew Hamilton?

Ask NYU: What’s The Deal With Andrew Hamilton? Ask NYU: What’s The Deal With Andrew Hamilton?

NYU students have some questions for university's next president. 

Apr 15, 2015 / StudentNation / Bridget Casey and StudentNation

‘Rolling Stone’ Is Still Throwing Jackie Under the Bus

‘Rolling Stone’ Is Still Throwing Jackie Under the Bus ‘Rolling Stone’ Is Still Throwing Jackie Under the Bus

Rolling Stone made a litany of reporting errors, but it's their source who will pay the price.

Apr 6, 2015 / Blog / Michelle Goldberg

The Campaign to Refuse Student Debt Is About to Kick Into Overdrive

The Campaign to Refuse Student Debt Is About to Kick Into Overdrive The Campaign to Refuse Student Debt Is About to Kick Into Overdrive

Anti-debtors are descending on DC to challenge the Department of Education’s regulation of student debt.

Mar 30, 2015 / Blog / Michelle Chen

College Construction Offers Jobs, Raises Question on Yale Bidding Process

College Construction Offers Jobs, Raises Question on Yale Bidding Process College Construction Offers Jobs, Raises Question on Yale Bidding Process

Yale's historic new building project draws attention to the college's bidding process. 

Mar 24, 2015 / StudentNation / Isabelle Taft and StudentNation

An NYU Professor Was Barred From Researching in the United Arab Emirates—Where NYU Has a Campus

An NYU Professor Was Barred From Researching in the United Arab Emirates—Where NYU Has a Campus An NYU Professor Was Barred From Researching in the United Arab Emirates—Where NYU Has a Campus

The UAE welcomes NYU’s culture cachet—but not academics seeking to expose exploitaitve labor conditions.

Mar 23, 2015 / Blog / Michelle Chen

It’s Time to End Tuition at Public Universities—and Abolish Student Debt

It’s Time to End Tuition at Public Universities—and Abolish Student Debt It’s Time to End Tuition at Public Universities—and Abolish Student Debt

In America today, people owe more on their student loans than they do on their credit cards. But there’s a simple and elegant way to end this travesty.

Mar 23, 2015 / Feature / Jon Wiener

We Need to End the Student Loan Debt Crisis

We Need to End the Student Loan Debt Crisis We Need to End the Student Loan Debt Crisis

To draw attention to the magnitude of the student debt crisis, we’re doing something dramatic.

Mar 20, 2015 / Take Action / NationAction

New York University

NYU’s Graduate Student Union Just Won a Historic Contract NYU’s Graduate Student Union Just Won a Historic Contract

Rank-and-file organizing pays dividends for the nation’s only private graduate student union.

Mar 11, 2015 / Avi Asher-Schapiro

The University of Tennessee Is Being Lauded as a Higher-Ed Role Model—Just Not for Its Workers

The University of Tennessee Is Being Lauded as a Higher-Ed Role Model—Just Not for Its Workers The University of Tennessee Is Being Lauded as a Higher-Ed Role Model—Just Not for Its Workers

The Tennessee governor’s budget will subsidize students’ college tuition with cuts to college workers’ benefits.

Mar 6, 2015 / Blog / Michelle Chen

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