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U. Mich. May Charge In-State Rate for Non-Citizens; Play Explores Sexual Violence at Elite Colleges
News on higher education and campus politics across the U.S.A.
Posted Wednesday, April 11, 2012 in Campus Informer by Graham White
BREAKING: Wendy’s Ends ALEC Membership, Joining Six Others
Add fast-food burger joint Wendy’s to the list of businesses backing away from ALEC.
Posted Wednesday, April 11, 2012 by Brian Stewart
White House Recognizes Students for Feeding the Homeless—One Meal Swipe at a Time
Tak Nguyen and Bryan Pezeshki, co-founders of the non-profit “Swipes for the Homeless,” talked with Campus Progress about their experiences impacting the Los Angeles homeless community.
Posted Wednesday, April 11, 2012 in Reporting by Jeff Raines
When Sweet Turns Sour: How A Union Lockout Is Threatening One Of The Most Powerful Lobbies
The lockout of 1,300 union workers—combined with a coalition of American candy companies, conservative economists, the U.S. Chamber of Commerce and environmentalists—could take down Big Sugar in Congress.
Posted Wednesday, April 11, 2012 in Reporting by Tyler Kingkade
Never Lost: The Journey that Led a Lost Boy of Sudan to Gainesville, Fla.
Now a University of Florida graduate student, Jacob is one of the lost boys of Sudan who survived the second Sudanese Civil War. And he’s looking to pay it forward through a new non-profit.
Posted Tuesday, April 10, 2012 in Journalism Network by Faithful Okoye
HRC: National Organization for Marriage Strategy Documents Reveal Race-Divisive Tactics
Confidential documents released last week underscore the importance of building interracial coalitions for marriage equality.
Posted Monday, April 9, 2012 by Shay O'Reilly
Protesters Decry ‘Stand Your Ground’ Laws Outside ALEC Headquarters [VIDEO, PHOTOS]
Hooded protesters and progressive organization heads met to rally for justice for Trayvon Martin and vilify ALEC and NRA lobbying for aggressive self-defense legislation.
Posted Thursday, April 5, 2012 in Video / Multimedia by Jeff Raines & Tianxinyi Liu
Decrying Student Debt Crisis, Demonstrators Take to the Streets in DC [PHOTOS, VIDEO]
Student loan debt recently exceeded $1 trillion, and activists marched through Washington D.C. to raise awareness of the growing crisis.
Posted Wednesday, April 4, 2012 in Reporting by Graham White & Tianxinyi Liu
Hands Off: Ethnic Studies Ban Threatens Education for All Young Americans
Campus Progress’ Eduardo Garcia explains how Arizona’s discriminatory ban on ethnic studies hurts all young Americans.
Posted Wednesday, April 4, 2012 by Naima Ramos-Chapman & Eduardo Garcia
Got Your Passport? New Penn. Voter ID Law Puts Student Suffrage in Peril
State lawmakers’ poor efforts to protect students under the new law could have serious consequences come November.
Posted Wednesday, April 4, 2012 by Graham White
PHOTOS: What Are These Signs Talking About Outside The Supreme Court?
Explaining some crucial provisions within the Affordable Care Act based on signs we saw by both pro- and anti-ACA protesters in Washington this week.
Posted Wednesday, April 4, 2012 by Tyler Kingkade
VIDEO: NY DREAMers Arrested for Nonviolent Action
Three young women were arrested in an effort to build pressure to have the DREAM Act included in New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s budget.
Posted Wednesday, April 4, 2012 in Action Alliances by Eduardo Garcia
REPORT: Voter Suppression 101
How conservatives are conspiring to disenfranchise millions of Americans.
Posted Wednesday, April 4, 2012 by Scott Keyes, Ian Millhiser, Tobin Van Ostern & Abraham White
Spotted: The Best Book (Ever?) on Unaffordable Education for LGBT Americans
A poignantly illustrated (literally) story of the lesser-known consequence of prohibitively high tuition costs.
Posted Tuesday, April 3, 2012 by Emily Crockett
Occupy DC Kicks Off #99Spring with Silly March, Serious Action
For its six-month anniversary, Occupy DC played an April Fools prank—then saved a woman from being evicted from her home.
Posted Tuesday, April 3, 2012 by Emily Crockett
ALEC and the NRA: How Lobbying for Self-Defense Laws Might Let Trayvon’s Killer Go Unpunished
Thanks to Florida’s “Stand Your Ground” law, George Zimmerman may never have to see the inside of a cell.
Posted Thursday, March 29, 2012 by Naima Ramos-Chapman
Rep. Bobby Rush Kicked Off House Floor For Wearing Hoodie to Honor Trayvon Martin
The outfit violated the House’s “prohibition on decorum,” the acting speaker said when asking Rush to be removed.
Posted Wednesday, March 28, 2012 by Naima Ramos-Chapman
Women’s Advocacy Groups Lead Pro-ObamaCare Demonstrations At Supreme Court
The second day of arguments on the Affordable Care Act was marked by demonstrations for women’s rights.
Posted Tuesday, March 27, 2012 in Reporting by Graham White
Race and Beyond: Delivering Justice for Trayvon Martin and Fighting Vigilantism
How could it be possible that a young black boy is shot dead and the Hispanic man who admits to killing him is walking free?
Posted Tuesday, March 27, 2012 in Reprints by Sam Fulwood III
