Should All Kids Go to College? Should All Kids Go to College?
Given skyrocketing college costs and the bleak jobs outlook, some argue that vocational school is an apt alternative to a four-year liberal arts program for many working-class kids...
Jun 15, 2011 / Feature / Dana Goldstein
A Jeffersonian Challenge to the Tories of Fitzwalkerstan A Jeffersonian Challenge to the Tories of Fitzwalkerstan
Activists challenging Walker administration assaults on public education and on college students from immigrant families disrupt Wisconsin legislative hearing with a reading from t...
Jun 3, 2011 / John Nichols
Repression in the United Arab Emirates Repression in the United Arab Emirates
Both the University of Paris-Sorbonne and NYU, which have branches in Abu Dhabi, have refused to speak out against the crackdown.
Jun 1, 2011 / Anna Louie Sussman
Students in Burkina Faso Protest in Solidarity With Teachers Students in Burkina Faso Protest in Solidarity With Teachers
Students in this West African nation are supporting their teacher's demands that the government increase their wage and reduce the class size. Demonstrations have spread across the...
May 23, 2011 / StudentNation / Sara Jerving
Student Boycott of Sabra Hummus Blocked Student Boycott of Sabra Hummus Blocked
In spite of student support for a boycott of a brand of hummus made by a company students argue is complicit in human rights abuses, DePaul University's Fair Business Practices Com...
May 23, 2011 / StudentNation / Kevin Gosztola
Colleges’ Data Disclosure Would Help Prospective and Active Students Alike Colleges’ Data Disclosure Would Help Prospective and Active Students Alike
Colleges and universities collect data about current and prospective students to understand how to target the students who would be the most successful at their institutions. W...
May 17, 2011 / StudentNation / Julie Margetta Morgan
Badgering Students to Fork Over Alumni Donations Badgering Students to Fork Over Alumni Donations
A University of Pennsylvania student describes the pressure to begin alumni donations—even before he's picked up his diploma.
May 10, 2011 / StudentNation / Aaron Ross
Faulty Towers: The Crisis in Higher Education Faulty Towers: The Crisis in Higher Education
The exploitation of contingent labor, a shrinking middle class, administrative elephantiasis: the turmoil in academia is a microcosm of American society as a whole.
May 4, 2011 / Books & the Arts / William Deresiewicz
Three Printers Refuse LGBT Student Publication, Citing F-Word, Images of Cross-Dressing Three Printers Refuse LGBT Student Publication, Citing F-Word, Images of Cross-Dressing
Three printing companies have refused to publish the spring edition of an LGBT magazine at Kent State University, citing concerns over its images and language.
Apr 28, 2011 / StudentNation / David Spett
Maryland Passes Its Own Version of the DREAM Act Maryland Passes Its Own Version of the DREAM Act
The bill allows for undocumented students to receive in-state tuition in public universities in the state.
Apr 21, 2011 / StudentNation / Micah Uetricht