Taking the Ivory Out of the Ivory Tower

I’ve taken eight academic classes this year. Every single one of them was taught by a white professor.

Unhedge University Funds

The wisecrack is right: Harvard really is a $50 billion hedge fund that dabbles in education.

Rising Tuition? It’s Not About Sticker Prices

University tuition is high, and it’s been climbing for decades. Listed tuition and fees at both public and private institutions have steadily increased since 2002. Harvard’s price tag for tuition now exceeds $50,000 — then, it was below $25,000.

The Legal Battle Over Abortion Is Coming to Campus

College campuses are hubs of sexual activity. For the first time in their lives, many students have the freedom to mingle outside the panopticon of parental supervision. But lots of sex can lead to unwanted pregnancies. Almost 40 percent of women who seek abortions are under 24 years old.

Adjuncts: The Faculty Underclass

In the last few weeks, Harvard’s contingent faculty campaigned to form a union and organized their first rally, urging the University to increase compensation, job security, and other workplace protections. For many, it may be hard to empathize with the faculty’s grievances. After all, who could complain about teaching at one of the top universities in the world?

But for adjuncts — part-time professors paid per course — it’s not all glitz and glamor. In fact, across the country, higher education continues to underpay and overwork this faculty underclass.