May 12, 2015
It’s the time of the year when many similar stories surface announcing that this year’s class of graduating students will hold the most debt on record. Almost identical articles were written last year, and they will likely be written again next year. Yes, the class of 2015 holds the unfortunate… Read More»
Tags: Arne Duncan, Corinthian Colleges, Department of Education, higher education, loan forgiveness, Navient, student debt, student loans
April 21, 2015
Last week, undergraduate student workers who provide academic support in University of Massachusetts-Amherst residence halls overwhelmingly voted for union representation with the UAW by a margin of 47-2. The University had fought against the peer mentors’ desire to band together for a voice on the job, and claimed that they… Read More»
Tags: GEOUAW, higher education, Massachusetts, Peer Mentors, Resident Assistants, UAW, UMass-Amherst, undergraduate, union
October 8, 2014
“We got rid of tuition fees because we do not want higher education which depends on the wealth of the parents,” Gabrielle Heinen-Kjajic, the minister for science and culture in Lower Saxony, said in a statement.
Tags: free tuition, Gabrielle Heinen-Kjajic, Germany, higher education, Lower Saxony, minister for science and culture, student debt, tuition, tuition fees