The university’s president embarrasses herself in trying to give in to Trump blackmail.
higher education
Posted inEducation in America
Student Loan Borrowers Beware
President Trump’s overhaul of the federal student loan system is now underway. It seems to have inadvertently expedited a legal challenge to his alleged shadow repeal of a repayment plan established more than a decade ago.
Posted inEducation in America
Housing Crisis Hits Home for College Students
On or off campus, students stress over housing, especially in high-cost states.
Posted inTAP
Trump Makes a Bad Student Loan Program Worse
On June 1, student debts will become even more of an encumbrance.
Posted inCivil Rights in America
Trump’s Appalling Racial Legacy
The Supreme Court’s gutting of the Voting Rights Act has cemented President Trump’s legacy in erasing civil rights and equal opportunity.
Posted inWorking in America
Collective Bargaining Continues to Support Educators, NEA Report Reveals
In 2024-2025, unionized educators saw significant pay improvements due to collective bargaining.
Posted inHealth and Social Policy
Hazing Still Kills College Students
A Washington state mother navigates tragedy, working alongside anti-hazing advocates to raise awareness about fraternity and other group initiation practices that can turn deadly.
Posted inWorking in America
NYU Professors Vote to Strike After Bosses Stonewall for Months
The decision by Contract Faculty United at New York University comes as more workers walked off the job in 2025 to win higher pay, stronger benefits, and other gains.
Posted inPolitics
Whitening American History
Trump’s efforts to remove Black people from America’s story have been countered by scholars, activists, judges—and history itself.
Posted inTAP
Resistance Comes to Higher Education
Trump’s threat to revoke universities’ accreditation meets a political and legal dead end.