Higher Education

Harvard’s Humanitarian Hawks Harvard’s Humanitarian Hawks

Harvard's Carr Center for Human Rights doesn't officially favor the war in Iraq, so why is it helping Gen. David Petraeus devise a counter-insurgency doctrine?

Jul 14, 2007 / Tom Hayden

Voices in Conflict Voices in Conflict

When Wilton High School censored a student play about the Iraq war, the cast went to the Public.

Jun 21, 2007 / Feature / Emily Douglas

Corrupt Colleges, Student Debt Corrupt Colleges, Student Debt

Corrupt college administrators have sold out students and buried them in a mountain of debt.

Jun 18, 2007 / Column / Nicholas von Hoffman

In Praise of Immigrant Students In Praise of Immigrant Students

The educational odysseys of Hunter College's foreign-born graduates disprove the lies spread by anti-immigrant politicians.

Jun 11, 2007 / Feature / Ellen Chesler

Our Future Is In Your Hands Our Future Is In Your Hands

A cultural icon advises Gettysburg College graduates that social disengagement puts at risk everything unique and idealistic about our way of life.

Jun 1, 2007 / Books & the Arts / Harold Prince

No-Sweat Sit-Ins Hit Academe No-Sweat Sit-Ins Hit Academe

Will a donation from Nike deflect Stanford's efforts to curb sweatshop labor in the making of its sports regalia?

May 24, 2007 / The Editors

Graduates, Close Your Eyes Graduates, Close Your Eyes

A passionate critic of the Iraq War has this advice for the Class of 2007: Be afraid. And look within for answers to all the problems you have inherited.

May 21, 2007 / Tom Engelhardt

The Chutzpah Industry The Chutzpah Industry

Alan Dershowitz is at it again, campaigning to deny tenure to a DePaul University professor who criticized him.

May 2, 2007 / Jon Wiener

The Higher Education Scam The Higher Education Scam

Marilee Jones excelled as admissions dean at MIT, until she was fired for falsifying her resume. But what good is a college degree, anyway?

Apr 30, 2007 / Feature / Barbara Ehrenreich

Antiwar Students Rising Antiwar Students Rising

As the student peace movement grows stronger and more sophisticated, can it ignite the silent antiwar majority on campus?

Mar 21, 2007 / Sam Graham-Felsen

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