Tag: higher education
Prestige, power, and dear old alma mater
Must higher education always genuflect before America’s highest incomes?
Republican judge blocks student debt relief rule before it’s finalized, delaying...
The Biden administration has been working to alleviate the burden of student loans, especially for long-term borrowers who have been repaying loans for decades.
How oil and gas companies infiltrate higher education to maintain influence
It’s a global climate obstruction strategy that dates back decades, researchers from six universities argue in a new study.
Supreme Court preserves college preferences for wealthy whites
In its recent ruling on affirmative action in college admissions, the Supreme Court’s conservative justices squarely came down on the side of race and class-based preferences—for wealthy whites.
In steep decline: Body blows to America’s vaunted, quality higher education
Once the world’s best, U.S. higher education staggers, with no easy fixes.
Charles Koch ramps up higher ed funding to fuel ‘talent pipeline’
"Charles Koch is doubling down on the multi-million dollar money dumps that buy him real control over professors."
Academic freedom at risk after decades of attacks and underfunding from...
We look at one of the consequences of this crisis: the growing threat to academic freedom with academic and author Henry Reichman.
This is how white privilege goes to college
The recent college cheating scandal surprises no one. The super-rich have long relied on “legacy admissions” to get them into their elite college of choice.
Cheating, bribes & lies: DOJ charges dozens of rich parents &...
Prosecutors have charged 33 parents, including Hollywood stars Felicity Huffman and Lori Loughlin.
The fight for Hampshire College: How one school’s financial calamity exposes...
In January, Hampshire College President Miriam Nelson announced the board of trustees and senior administrators would seek to merge the school with a “strategic partner.”
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Republicans can’t see the forest for the trees. Trump blocks their vision of the...
Yes, sometimes you can’t see the forest because of the trees. Republicans are so afraid of Trump that they have him on their minds all the time. Let’s call Trump the Trees.
Khanna unveils $12 trillion progressive plan to cut deficit and invest in working families
As Republicans push tax cuts for the wealthy, Rep. Ro Khanna releases a sweeping economic blueprint that targets Pentagon waste, corporate fraud, and billionaire loopholes to fund national priorities.
Trump threatens ‘heavy force’ against peaceful protesters as military parade marks birthday spectacle
As Trump prepares to mark his 79th birthday with a massive military display in Washington, his warnings against “any” protesters draw widespread alarm from rights groups and legal experts.
Timely lessons for keeping people safe in the streets
As Trump looks to increase repression, a new training guide explains how peacekeepers reduce fear and build solidarity.
How the rich get richer: Evade taxation, grease trillion-dollar tax breaks, jack interest rates,...
In class and status-conscious, materialistic America (was it ever otherwise?), scoring net worth is easier than figuring out messy election results.