COVID-19 has infected more than 88,000 students, faculty and staff at colleges and universities in all 50 states. Since late August alone, more than 61,000 cases have been reported. And the fall semester has only begun.
August 31, 2020Between targeted voting restrictions and coronavirus, young voters in college are facing unprecedented challenges
June 1, 2020Class of 2020, wherever you are, I had planned to address you on this graduation day. But how can I? Yes, I know that former President Obama, Oprah Winfrey, and Tom Hanks all took part in elaborate online graduation ceremonies, offering commentary, advice, and encouragement in our now campus-less world, but I’m a hapless old guy with a flip phone from another age. And, of course, you’re not here on this glorious, sunny graduation day. There’s no verdant campus. No ...
October 20, 2017Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker and student activists face off.
June 16, 2017Betsy DeVos rolls back rules on student loans and for-profit colleges.
August 5, 2016It doesn't have to be this way.
July 8, 2014The PBS NewsHour looks at how the industry rakes in tax-payer dollars without delivering much in the way of education.
May 27, 2014A roundup of some of the stories we're reading at Moyers & Company HQ...
April 24, 2014In this clip, environmentalist Bill McKibben explains why divestment is a powerful offensive strategy against the fossil fuel industry.
March 13, 2014Poor families are bearing a greater burden of rising college costs than those from wealthier families, according to a new analysis of federal education cost data.
