Higher Education

Don’t Just Protect Affirmative Action From Trump—Demand More

Don’t Just Protect Affirmative Action From Trump—Demand More Don’t Just Protect Affirmative Action From Trump—Demand More

Racism’s economic effects are pernicious.​

Aug 25, 2017 / Bryce Covert

Campus sexual assault

Campus Assault Survivors Deserve Better Than Secretary DeVos Campus Assault Survivors Deserve Better Than Secretary DeVos

Dismissing survivors’ concerns only continues the cycle of abuse on campus, worsening conditions that fuel sexual violence in the first place.

Aug 11, 2017 / StudentNation / Sarah Nesbitt

UChicago GSU

Graduate Students on These 7 Campuses Are Fighting for Their Labor Rights Graduate Students on These 7 Campuses Are Fighting for Their Labor Rights

Classes may be over, but the class struggle sure isn’t.

Aug 8, 2017 / StudentNation / Brandon Jordan

U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions

What Is the Future of Affirmative Action Under Jeff Sessions’s Department of Justice? What Is the Future of Affirmative Action Under Jeff Sessions’s Department of Justice?

Experts weigh in on what it would mean for the DOJ to sue colleges and universities for discriminating against white students.

Aug 3, 2017 / StudentNation / Collier Meyerson

Yale Law

No, Law School Didn’t Teach Us to ‘Engage’ With Racists No, Law School Didn’t Teach Us to ‘Engage’ With Racists

Rather, we intend to use our legal training to fight injustice wherever we encounter it.

Aug 1, 2017 / StudentNation / StudentNation

VIDEO: People in Denmark Are a Lot Happier Than People in the United States. Here’s Why.

VIDEO: People in Denmark Are a Lot Happier Than People in the United States. Here’s Why. VIDEO: People in Denmark Are a Lot Happier Than People in the United States. Here’s Why.

When governments provide benefits and services that allow its citizens to thrive, everyone wins.

Jul 17, 2017 / The Nation

Betsy DeVos

Betsy DeVos Moves to Help For-Profit Schools Defraud Students Betsy DeVos Moves to Help For-Profit Schools Defraud Students

The Education Department just froze two key protections for students. 

Jun 15, 2017 / StudentNation / David Dayen

Removing the Confederate Monuments In New Orleans Was Only a First Step Toward Righting the Wrongs of History

Removing the Confederate Monuments In New Orleans Was Only a First Step Toward Righting the Wrongs of History Removing the Confederate Monuments In New Orleans Was Only a First Step Toward Righting the Wrongs of History

The real sanitization of the past happened when the statues were put up. To correct the record, a museum of Reconstruction should take their place.

Jun 14, 2017 / StudentNation / Scott P. Marler

Meet the 8 Speakers Who Told College Graduates to ‘Demand Change’

Meet the 8 Speakers Who Told College Graduates to ‘Demand Change’ Meet the 8 Speakers Who Told College Graduates to ‘Demand Change’

From Representative John Lewis to Linda Sarsour, these speakers reminded students of the importance of struggle.

Jun 2, 2017 / StudentNation / Brandon Jordan

Immigrant rights rallies

Who Did Andrew Cuomo Leave Out of His ‘Tuition-Free’ Plan? Undocumented Students. Who Did Andrew Cuomo Leave Out of His ‘Tuition-Free’ Plan? Undocumented Students.

The majority of CUNY students take classes part-night or at night, making it virtually impossible to cross the 30 credit threshold.

May 30, 2017 / StudentNation / Brandon Jordan

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