Higher Education

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Unions Enter the World of Online Charter Schools Unions Enter the World of Online Charter Schools

The teachers across Agora Cyber Charter’s “virtual classrooms” have won an unlikely organizing victory.

Sep 14, 2016 / Michelle Chen

Classes Start at LIU Brooklyn on September 7—but Faculty Are Locked Out

Classes Start at LIU Brooklyn on September 7—but Faculty Are Locked Out Classes Start at LIU Brooklyn on September 7—but Faculty Are Locked Out

Amid a contract dispute, the administration barred professors from coming to campus.

Sep 4, 2016 / Deb Schwartz

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Who’s Behind the Right-Wing Assault on Public Universities? Who’s Behind the Right-Wing Assault on Public Universities?

A new documentary explores the hidden campaign to undermine state schools across America.

Sep 1, 2016 / Eric Alterman

Why Thousands of Texas Students Carried Dildos to Class This Week

Why Thousands of Texas Students Carried Dildos to Class This Week Why Thousands of Texas Students Carried Dildos to Class This Week

What’s the best weapon against a handgun? Sometimes, a dildo.

Aug 26, 2016 / Molly Stier

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It’s Official: Graduate Students Can Unionize It’s Official: Graduate Students Can Unionize

A landmark ruling has affirmed that graduate students at private universities are workers, and can organize as such.

Aug 24, 2016 / Michelle Chen

Student Debt Customers

A New Report Sheds Light on Profiteering by So-Called Debt-Relief Companies A New Report Sheds Light on Profiteering by So-Called Debt-Relief Companies

Finally, a clear picture of how student-debt-relief companies take advantage of loan borrowers.

Aug 17, 2016 / StudentNation / Natalia Abrams and Cody Hounanian

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Why White People Need to Talk About Racism Too Why White People Need to Talk About Racism Too

I’ve inadvertently ended many a conversation by bringing up the issue of race.

Aug 4, 2016 / StudentNation / Zachary R. Wood

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5 Countries That Know How to Handle Student Debt 5 Countries That Know How to Handle Student Debt

It doesn’t have to be this way.

Aug 4, 2016 / StudentNation / Natalia Abrams and Cody Hounanian

We Still Need a Future to Believe In

We Still Need a Future to Believe In We Still Need a Future to Believe In

A forum on how to build the political revolution with Naomi Klein, Alicia Garza, Michael Moore, Frances Fox Piven, Robert Reich, Kshama Sawant, Josh Fox, and more.

Jul 18, 2016 / Feature / Various Contributors

Asking for a Friend: I’m Very Privileged—Can I Still Apply for Fellowships Meant to Help People of Color?

Asking for a Friend: I’m Very Privileged—Can I Still Apply for Fellowships Meant to Help People of Color? Asking for a Friend: I’m Very Privileged—Can I Still Apply for Fellowships Meant to Help People of Color?

And a white person wonders how best to express solidarity with a friend suffering from the rise in xenophobia.

Jul 14, 2016 / Liza Featherstone

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