Monday, June 9, 2025

The War on Education: Reclaiming Critical Thought in an Age of Fascism (Henry Giroux)

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As Steven Levitsky and Daniel Ziblatt note in How Democracies Die , authoritarianism no longer announces itself with marching boots or milit...
Sunday, June 8, 2025

Trump deploys National Guard amid Los Angeles immigration protests (CNN)

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In a stunning escalation that has drawn comparisons to authoritarian crackdowns, former President Donald Trump has ordered 2,000 California ...

No Kings Day of Protest June 14, 2025 (NoKings.org)

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On June 14—Flag Day—President Trump wants tanks in the street and a made-for-TV display of dominance for his birthday. A spectacle meant to ...

Liberty University Online: Master’s Degree Debt Factory

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Liberty University , one of the largest Christian universities in the United States, has built an educational empire by promoting conservati...
Saturday, June 7, 2025

Federal judge approves $2.8B settlement, paving way for US colleges to pay NCAA athletes millions (12 News, Phoenix, Arizona)

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MASSIVE RALLIES PLANNED IN SAN DIEGO COUNTY SUPPORTING NATIONWIDE “NO KINGS DAY” PROTESTS JUNE 14TH

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San Diego, June 6, 2025 – More than 20 San Diego area organizations have come together to organize safe and peaceful marches and rallies in ...

Ivy Tech in Indiana to lay off 200 employees (WSBT-TV)

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More than 200 jobs at Ivy Tech are being eliminated due to a cut in state funding, and some of that loss is impacting people in South Bend. ...

Gen Z turns to 'Adulting 101' for a crash course on basic life skills

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Friday, June 6, 2025

Medicaid Cuts Threaten Medical and Mental Health Providers Dependent on Medicaid — and Graduates of Online “Robocolleges”

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As states grapple with budget shortfalls and federal funding shifts, Medicaid—the nation’s largest public health insurance program—faces pot...

Consumer Alert: Lead Generators Still Lurking for Bodies

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Predatory lead generators are still lurking the internet, looking for their next victims.  These ads continue to sell subprime online degree...

Cambridge Chancellor Candidate Urges UK Universities to Welcome US Academic Exiles

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Gina Miller, the high-profile British activist and candidate for Chancellor of the University of Cambridge, is calling on UK universities to...
Thursday, June 5, 2025

A Century of Influence: How Financiers Came to Rule the Ivory Tower

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In his recent study, Elite Embeddedness , sociologist Charlie Eaton, alongside Albina Gibadullina, delves into the increasing presence of fi...

Higher Education Inquirer Continues to Grow

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The Higher Education Inquirer's viewership continues to grow. In the last week, we have had more than 30,000 views, and that's witho...

Iranian Students Face Uncertainty Amid Renewed U.S. Travel Ban

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On June 4, 2025, President Donald Trump issued a sweeping travel ban, restricting entry for nationals from 19 countries—completely barring p...
Wednesday, June 4, 2025

TOMORROW 7 PM ET—join our emergency organizing call! (Brandon Herrera, Student Borrower Protection Center)

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  Tomorrow (June 5) at 7PM ET ,  join us , Senator Elizabeth Warren, AFT President Randi Weingarten, and more for an  emergency organizing c...

Higher Education in Retreat (Gary Roth)

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 [Editor's note: This article first appeared in the Brooklyn Rail.   We thank the Brooklyn Rail for allowing us to repost this.] For de...