Campus Divestment Activists Eye Fossil Fuel Profits on Stolen Land
Grist investigation reveals 14 land-grant universities making millions off Indigenous land.
Inside the Youth-Led Fight for a Demilitarized Future
A UMass Dissenters organizer discusses the growing youth-led antiwar movement and how they are organizing against weapons manufacturers and the war in Gaza.
Larry’s List: Ever-More-Corporate Universities, the Israeli Crackdown on Speech, Political Polling, and More
By SP Staff ScheerPost is bringing back Larry’s List, a daily news curation from USC communications professor Larry Gross, to keep you up to date with the most cutting edge…
Built on the Bodies of Native Californians
Watch Bob Scheer’s interview w/ Tony Platt on Scheer Intelligence By Dan Siegel / Original to ScheerPost The University of California brags that it brought “light to the darkness” –…
The Liberal Darling That Wasn’t: UC Berkeley’s Troubled Past
Former UC Berkeley professor Tony Platt and former UC Berkeley graduate student Robert Scheer tackle the complicated history of the west coast educational institution, including its role in the creation…
The Fallout From the Supreme Court’s Affirmative Action Decision Has Already Begun
Diversity advocates are pushing to end legacy admissions while conservatives are taking steps that will make it harder for students of color to go to college, critics say.
What Will Happen Without Affirmative Action in Colleges? University Leaders Fear a Lapse in Diversity Efforts.
University presidents and education reform advocates are decrying the Supreme Court opinion, calling the decision "a true step back."
Why the Godfather of Human Rights Is Not Welcome at Harvard
Kenneth Roth, who ran Human Rights Watch for 29 years, was denied a fellowship at the Kennedy School. The reason? Israel.
UC’s Student Workers Can’t Afford California
Teaching assistants are paid $24,000 per year, far less than the median rent in Los Angeles and other markets where UCs sit.
The Broken College Ranking System
A fairer rankings system would highlight universities like Georgia State and CUNY, whose mission is to help students from poor families enter the middle class, rather than fixating on institutions…
As More Students, Faculty Back BDS, American Universities Maintain Apartheid Ties
By Jessica Buxbaum / MintPress News TEL AVIV, ISRAEL — This month, City University of New York’s (CUNY) law school faculty unanimously passed a resolution endorsing the Boycott, Divestment and…