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Cultural sensitivity at colleges: Separate but equal again?

August 23, 2019 Claire Shackleford Civil Rights, Education, Uncategorized Leave a comment

College campuses are supposed to be places where students can grow intellectually, while also feeling comfortable enough to share their beliefs and opinions. However,

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Embrace Universality, Reject Means Testing

August 6, 2019 Reece Ellis 2020 Election, ACA/Obamacare, Campaigns, Candidates, Education, Health care, Politics Leave a comment

Bernie Sanders also has a student loan forgiveness proposal; he wants to forgive all of it. That’s it. There are no formulas, no missives full of technocratic language, and no barrier to entry other than having accumulated student loan debt.

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Prejudice on campus: Are you listening, administrators?

January 4, 2016 Hafsa Activism, Education, Ideas, Language/Words, Youth issues Leave a comment

I recently wrote an article about microaggressions, after helping to organize a movement on St. Louis’ Webster University campus, to try to address systemic

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School cancels kindergarten play. It interferes with college prep!

May 1, 2014 Gloria Shur Bilchik Education, Youth issues Leave a comment

Citing the need to “prepare children for college and career,” the interim principal of Harley Avenue Primary School in Elwood, NY has canceled the

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Should sports be a college major?

June 7, 2011 Katharine Joiner Education, Ideas, Sports Leave a comment

As a student at a Big 10 school, I hear many rumors about athletes and sports. “Most athletes are in the business school because

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