Has the Pandemic Pushed Universities to the Brink? Has the Pandemic Pushed Universities to the Brink?
Covid has turned the gap between universities and colleges serving mainly privileged students and those serving needy ones into a chasm and it is unclear if the latter will be able...
Feb 7, 2022 / Books & the Arts / Andrew Delbanco
What Art Spiegelman’s “Maus” Means to the Children of Survivors What Art Spiegelman’s “Maus” Means to the Children of Survivors
On banning the book that changed what we talk about when we talk about the Holocaust.
Feb 4, 2022 / Linda Mannheim
Undocumented Students Still Need Support Undocumented Students Still Need Support
The struggles facing undocumented youth in New York City have only been heightened by the Covid-19 pandemic.
Feb 2, 2022 / StudentNation / Teresa Mettela
The GOP Dials Up Its Attacks on Critical Race Theory The GOP Dials Up Its Attacks on Critical Race Theory
The campaigns are focused on racially diverse communities with declining numbers of white students that are located in politically competitive districts.
Jan 28, 2022 / Sasha Abramsky
When Whiteness Starts Seeing Itself When Whiteness Starts Seeing Itself
The fact that white people are suddenly having to recognize themselves as having a race has only added to growing resentment over the country’s demographic changes.
Jan 26, 2022 / Kali Holloway
Colleges Struggle to Address a Mental Health Crisis Colleges Struggle to Address a Mental Health Crisis
As the Covid-19 pandemic worsened, expectations and resources on campus remained largely the same.
Jan 26, 2022 / StudentNation / Teresa Xie
Virginia Is for Suckers Virginia Is for Suckers
If you were a Joe Biden/Glenn Youngkin voter, you ignored a lot of evidence that the man in fleece was no moderate.
Jan 25, 2022 / Joan Walsh
Danielle Allen Is Running for Massachusetts Governor to Revive American Democracy Danielle Allen Is Running for Massachusetts Governor to Revive American Democracy
Can she convince the state’s voters to put her ideas into practice?
Jan 25, 2022 / Feature / Serena Cho
“If These Demands Are Not Met, We Will Be Striking by Not Attending School” “If These Demands Are Not Met, We Will Be Striking by Not Attending School”
An interview with Ayleen Serrano and Nikayla Dean, organizers of Oakland’s student Covid protests.
Jan 24, 2022 / Q&A / Eoin Higgins
Some Kids Have Returned to In-Person Learning Only to Be Kicked Right Back Out Some Kids Have Returned to In-Person Learning Only to Be Kicked Right Back Out
While some school districts are responding to a pandemic-driven surge in student misbehavior with mental health support and disciplinary alternatives, others are suspending kids.
Jan 20, 2022 / Tara García Mathewson