On AlterNet: colleges

Stories, blog posts, and videos tagged as "colleges"

How Colleges Are Using a Cynical Ploy to Appear More Exclusive

Zac Bissonette, The Daily Beast. January 6, 2009.

Schools are cruelly soliciting more applications than they need just to improve their selectivity ratings.

The Top 10 Greenest Colleges and Universities in the U.S.

Jennifer Hattam, Sierra Magazine. November 6, 2007.

Higher education has responded to growing demand for more environmental focus -- here are the 10 best.

For the Christian Right, Gay-Hating Is Just the Start

Chris Hedges, Truthdig. March 19, 2007.

As the Christian right works hard to make gays and lesbians second-class citizens, society needs to make a stand -- or else the same tactics will soon be used against other "social deviants."

The Blueprint Of The For-Profit College Newspeak Campaign

David Halperin, December 31, 1969.

Scary: Texas About to Make it Legal to Carry Guns on College Campuses

Lauren Kelley, AlterNet December 31, 1969.