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Worried About Coronavirus, College Students Are Asking Their Schools to Cancel Class
“Now I’m in jeopardy of not graduating because I don’t want to get sick."
College Students Create Scholarship to Protest Palantir
Students at Carnegie Mellon University are protesting the data-mining firm Palantir’s scholarships for women and people of color by creating their own scholarships
I Was Charged $6,000 to Be an Intern
A student's university expected her to pay thousands of dollars to work a summer internship at a separate institution in a different city.
How I Get By: Two Weeks in the Life of a Target Employee
The 23-year-old is trying to be responsible. During the last semester, he worked nights five days a week at Target. On his days off, he went to class.
How Many Kids of ‘Millionaires And Billionaires’ Would Actually Benefit from Free College?
We asked the University of California how many of its undergraduate students actually come from families with millionaire-dollar incomes.
California Students Are Suing the UC System for Requiring the SAT and ACT
The students and a group of organizations claim the tests amount to “unlawful discrimination” against minority and low-income high schoolers, among others.
Buttigieg's Version of America Is Basically a Caste System
He's a Harvard graduate, but his mayorship of a private university-dominated town tells us more about his strange take on free college.
When Students Are Striking at Harvard, You Know Class Rage Is Peaking
Graduate workers at the richest college in America haven't been happy for a while now. They're not alone.
Ban the SAT and ACT
Top University of California leaders are waking up to the fact that the SAT and ACT only deepen the “inequities in our system.” It’s time everyone else did too.
The 'HBO Box' Is the Perfect Place to Watch Por—Uh, HBO in Private
The network is giving away literal home box offices to college students, apparently.
Harvard Grad Students Are Taking on the Trump Administration and Their Own School
A union formed by students who also work on campus just voted to authorize a strike even as the feds threaten to gut labor protections.
When College Students Want Mental Health Help but Get Stuck Waiting in Line
Amid a historic increase in students seeking counseling services, many find themselves forced to endure long periods without help.