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Student Strike Prompts Québec to Suspend Civil Liberties

Elizabeth Leier, TruthOut.org. May 25, 2012.

In response to student protests, Québec's government has launched an unprecedented crack-down on civil rights.

Loan Service Companies Leave Student Borrowers in the Lurch

Marian Wang, ProPublica. May 7, 2012.

One million borrowers have discovered their federal student loans randomly transferred to new loan-serving companies -- and little about the transition has been smooth.

"Tuition Fees are Class War!" CUNY Brooklyn College Students Roughed Up By Police for Demanding Fairer Treatment

Sarah Jaffe, AlterNet. May 3, 2012.

Calling for an end to policies that make college less accessible to lower-income students, CUNY activists held a peaceful sit-in that was violently broken up by police.

Kiss College Tuition Goodbye?

Graham White, Campus Progress. March 6, 2012.

If one group of students have their way, paying college tuition up front will become a thing of the past.

Slashed Funding for Public Universities Is Pushing the Middle Class Toward Extinction

Robert B. Reich, RobertReich.org. March 5, 2012.

Spending on public higher education is down, tuition is skyrocketing and student debt levels are unmatched in history. The result? Goodbye middle class.

The New Allure of Community College

Paul Fain, Inside Higher Ed. March 1, 2012.

With the struggling economy in mind, a growing number of younger students are passing up 4-year colleges -- and enrolling at community colleges instead.

How Students Landed on the Front Lines of Class War

Juan Cole, Truthdig. November 23, 2011.

University students find themselves victimized by the same neoliberal agenda that has created the current economic crisis.

Is the Near-Trillion-Dollar Student Loan Bubble About to Pop?

Sarah Jaffe, AlterNet. September 21, 2011.

Student loans have been going up since the recession began--and now defaults are up too. Something has to be done, but what?

Progress? California Passes Second Half of Dream Act

Seth Hoy, Immigration Impact. September 15, 2011.

AB 131 vastly expanded undocumented students' access to in-state college and university funds, but restrictionists are quick to inaccurately call it expensive.

Free College on Wall Street's Tab? 5 Reasons the Finance Sector Should Pay for Full Tuition at Public Universities

Les Leopold, AlterNet. May 17, 2011.

We are the richest country in the world, and we have the means to create employment for the 20 million who are without work.

Is American Higher Ed Screwed? Conservatives Try to Privatize College As Tuition Soars

Daniel Denvir, AlterNet. January 22, 2011.

The economic crisis has created an opportunity for attacks on public institutions. Universities are not immune.

Higher Education Should Be Free -- And We Need a Movement to Make It So

Liza Featherstone, The Nation. June 16, 2009.

Why not take the meritocratic promise of this country at face value and try to make it real?

A Crisis of Affordability: How Our Public Colleges Are Turning into Gated Communities for the Wealthy

Andy Kroll, TomDispatch.com. April 3, 2009.

Attending a four-year public college may soon be out of reach for all but the wealthiest. This is the greatest assault yet to the American dream.

Financial Crisis Sends Tuition Costs Sky-High as Colleges Face Crunch

Pedro de la Torre III, Campus Progress. December 31, 2008.

Not everyone is suffering equally: low and middle income students are particularly vulnerable in the current economic environment.

Hundreds of Students, Occupiers Take New York Streets in Solidarity with Largest-Ever Demonstration in Quebec

Sarah Jaffe, December 31, 1969.


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