Poll: Most Republicans Believe Colleges, Universities Are Hurting America
The survey also found that, for the first time since 2010, Republicans views on the impact of banks have been more positive than negative.
The survey also found that, for the first time since 2010, Republicans views on the impact of banks have been more positive than negative.
Ten years after his book showed how the wealthy buy college slots for their kids at the expense of more deserving students, Daniel Golden writes that the problem has only gotten worse.
When Georgetown University announced plans in September to make amends for its historical participation in the slave trade, President John J. DeGioia drew a curious parallel. The descendants of 272 slaves sold by the university in 1838 to pay off debts, he said, would receive the same advantage in admissions as the children of its alumni. He
New Jersey’s loans carry higher interest rates than similar federal programs, and the loans come with a cudgel that even the most predatory for-profit players cannot wield: the power of the state.
Amid a haze of grief after her son’s murder last year, Marcia DeOliveira-Longinetti faced an endless list of tasks — helping the police
Newly released emails and PowerPoints show first-hand Corinthian Colleges’ predatory practices.
Perhaps you remember Corinthian Colleges. It was the country’s second largest chain of for-profit colleges, before it collapsed into bankruptcy last year amid evidence of phony marketing and predatory loans. The shenanigans brought investigations from more than
“Education should be free. The United States is the richest country in the world, yet students have to take on crippling debt in order to get a college education.”
作者 Reuters
Students held rallies on college campuses across the United States on Thursday to protest ballooning student loan debt for higher education and rally for tuition-free public colleges and a minimum wage hike for campus workers. The demonstrations were planned just two days after thousands of fast-food workers took to the streets in a nationwide
Published in partnership with Shadowproof. American colleges and universities are increasingly corporatized. Within the pernicious corporate culture of campuses exists a kind of campus politics, where student activists police
Kevin Gosztola is managing editor of Shadowproof Press. He also produces and co-hosts the weekly podcast, "Unauthorized Disclosure."
College students across the country are protesting the corporate influence being imposed upon their campuses by the Koch brothers.
Reports: Students on nearly 30 campuses around the country called for a separation of college and corporation in protests Monday. Although the events highlighted financial influence from the Koch brothers,