Higher Education

The (Il)legality of Unpaid Internships The (Il)legality of Unpaid Internships

Not being paid for work is illegal, so why aren’t unpaid internships?

Feb 3, 2010 / StudentNation / Morgan Ashenfelter

Faculty Protest Texas Football Coach’s Raise Faculty Protest Texas Football Coach’s Raise

University of Texas football coach Mack Brown is getting a $2 million bonus while the rest of campus is tightening its belt.

Jan 5, 2010 / Column / Dave Zirin and Snehal Shingavi

Are Student Loan Companies Playing Politics With People’s Jobs? Are Student Loan Companies Playing Politics With People’s Jobs?

Lenders claim that cutting their federal subsidies in order to give grants to students would put tens of thousands out of work--but the numbers just don't add up.

Dec 9, 2009 / Pedro de la Torre III

Saving Journalism (It’s Not Academic) Saving Journalism (It’s Not Academic)

Are universities the last hope for a home for quality journalism?

Dec 2, 2009 / Column / Eric Alterman

California Scheming California Scheming

In the latest push to privatize public education, regents at the University of California have raised tuition by 32 percent.

Nov 24, 2009 / Feature / Ben Ehrenreich

Back to the USSA Back to the USSA

The country's oldest student association has its eyes on the prize--student aid reform.

Nov 4, 2009 / Feature / Te-Ping Chen

Enrollment Abuse Allegations Plague University of Phoenix Enrollment Abuse Allegations Plague University of Phoenix

Phoenix has allegedly broken the law by tying recruiters' pay to enrollment numbers, creating pressure to sign up unqualified students.

Nov 4, 2009 / Feature / Sharona Coutts

The Right Goes Viral The Right Goes Viral

A new site lets you rate teachers, review textbooks and "raise awareness about America’s slide to communism."

Oct 21, 2009 / StudentNation / Francis Reynolds

Seeing Through the ‘Morehouse Mystique’ Seeing Through the ‘Morehouse Mystique’

New clothing rules reveal Morehouse College's disregard for the T in LGBT.

Oct 20, 2009 / StudentNation / The Nation

Time to Raise Pell! Time to Raise Pell!

Young people urge their Senators to support cutting wasteful subsidies to student loan companies, and to invest at least $40 billion in the Pell grant program.

Oct 7, 2009 / StudentNation / The Nation

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