Higher Education

Columbia University E-mail Reveals Disdain for Anti-Rape Campus Movement

Columbia University E-mail Reveals Disdain for Anti-Rape Campus Movement Columbia University E-mail Reveals Disdain for Anti-Rape Campus Movement

Students fighting to improve campus sexual assault policies face indifference—or worse—from administrators.

Aug 29, 2014 / George Joseph

Why the ‘Unhiring’ of Steven Salaita Is a Threat to Academic Freedom

Why the ‘Unhiring’ of Steven Salaita Is a Threat to Academic Freedom Why the ‘Unhiring’ of Steven Salaita Is a Threat to Academic Freedom

Under the spurious claim of protecting “civility,” the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign has caved in to the McCarthyite bullying of the Israel lobby.

Aug 27, 2014 / David Palumbo-Liu

Reflections From Behind the Brick Wall

Reflections From Behind the Brick Wall Reflections From Behind the Brick Wall

After spending four year in college, this student gives a critique of the academic industrial complex and the corporatization of higher education.

Aug 12, 2014 / StudentNation / Bakri R and StudentNation

A Step Toward Holding Colleges Accountable for Campus Sexual Assault

A Step Toward Holding Colleges Accountable for Campus Sexual Assault A Step Toward Holding Colleges Accountable for Campus Sexual Assault

Earlier this month, we joined Know Your IX to call on Congress to give the Department of Education the tools to hold colleges responsible for campus sexual assault. A bill introduc...

Jul 30, 2014 / Sarah Arnold and NationAction

The Hidden Crisis on College Campuses

The Hidden Crisis on College Campuses The Hidden Crisis on College Campuses

These women are making substantive improvements on their college campuses to stop sexual assault before it happens.

Jul 24, 2014 / StudentNation / Hannah Finnie and StudentNation

DREAMers in Grad School

DREAMers in Grad School DREAMers in Grad School

Four states have granted in-state tution to undocumented students, but the higher education pipeline continues to be plagued.  

Jul 2, 2014 / StudentNation / Jude Paul Dizon and StudentNation

Join Elizabeth Warren in Fighting the Student Loan Debt Crisis

Join Elizabeth Warren in Fighting the Student Loan Debt Crisis Join Elizabeth Warren in Fighting the Student Loan Debt Crisis

A bill introduced by Senator Elizabeth Warren would give borrowers a chance to refinance their student loans.

Jun 9, 2014 / NationAction

Why the Campus Rape Crisis Confounds Colleges

Why the Campus Rape Crisis Confounds Colleges Why the Campus Rape Crisis Confounds Colleges

Virtually everyone agrees the system is broken. But while some feminists want colleges to deliver justice, others argue it’s just not their job. Who is right?

Jun 5, 2014 / Feature / Michelle Goldberg

Since When Does Free Speech Require Students to Stay Quiet?

Since When Does Free Speech Require Students to Stay Quiet? Since When Does Free Speech Require Students to Stay Quiet?

Former UC-Berkeley chancellor Robert Birgeneau characterizes words as violent but shrugs his shoulders at the very real violence committed against his own students and faculty.

Jun 2, 2014 / StudentNation / Sam Warren and StudentNation

Millennials Aren’t Generation Y, We’re Generation Omega

Millennials Aren’t Generation Y, We’re Generation Omega Millennials Aren’t Generation Y, We’re Generation Omega

Stories about Millennials’ character flaws aren’t just wrong; they’re cover for the real perpetrators of crimes against the future.

May 30, 2014 / Miriam Markowitz

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