More Universities are Killing Off Liberal Arts Programs—And Yours Could be Next

Mike Williams, the chairman of University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point's English department, described the paradox of eliminating his department to save jobs.

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In Radical GOP Education Bill, For-Profit Colleges Win at Cost of Students

The 590-page bill would bolster conservative voices on campuses while cutting $15 billion in student aid over the next decade, radically reshaping the definition of higher education.

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After "Grad Tax" Success, Graduate Students Find Their Voice – and their Power

Women's March organizers would do well to look to one of the most successful grassroots political groups to seize the stage in 2017: graduate students. Last year's successful campaign against the “grad tax” may be their most significant victory yet.

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With Tax Vote Confirmed, Grad Students and Universities Go on the Offensive

Since Nov. 29, more than 40 campuses in 30 states have organized walkouts in a move that could bring classrooms and campuses to a grinding halt, and empowering opposition to the GOP's tax plan.

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America’s Secretive Private Prison Industry Is About to Become Much Less Secret

Dilley, a remote Texas town of 4,000 people, has enjoyed a booming local economy thanks to its most controversial feature: its private prison.

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"Free Speech" Bills Could Chill Campus Activism Nationwide

At least 10 states are currently considering some variation of a bill proposed by the conservative Goldwater Institute that would implement punitive measures for students involved in protests on campuses.

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Student Loan Giant’s Lost Paperwork Results in Thousands of Dismissed Loans

A staggering array of incompetencies by the National Collegiate Student Loan Trusts is leading to the dismissal of at least $5 billion in student debt, impacting potentially tens of thousands of borrowers in a widening scandal.

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The Wisconsin Experiment: Could G.O.P. Win As "Moderates" on Education In 2018

With Democrats predicting big gains as President Trump’s approval ratings flatline, Republicans are courting an audience that they’ve neglected since the Tea Party victories of 2010: moderates.

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DeVos’s Education Budget Throws Students to the Loan Sharks

Slashing $10.6 billion from federal education funding, the new budget plan includes $500 million to invest in charter schools, $250 million in voucher program expansion funding, and $1 billion to “push public schools to adopt choice-friendly policies.”

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On Navient Misconduct, Student Debt Activists Stay Silent—For Now

The nation’s largest student loan company, Navient, handles over $300 billion in federal and private loans – though recent details emerged showing the company misled student borrowers while approving subprime loans that defaulted at rates up to 92%.

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