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The story is the same at UBuffalo – which claims not to invest "directly" in fossil fuels but is invested in private equity funds with fossil fuel investments – as well as I imagine many other institutional investors I wrote about UB here: news.littlesis.org/2018/03/05/as-…

As students become increasingly more concerned about what they can expect from a college education, state governments are trying to give them more data. My story for The Hechinger Report, published in print this morning in The Washington Post. hechingerreport.org/states-step-in…

New York spends more than any other state subsidizing enrollment at for-profit colleges. At ASA College, which is shutting down, most students made under $25k 10 years after entry. But it still received $13 mil from NYS. My story: nysfocus.com/2023/02/23/asa…

Two NYC pensions are trying to pull their private equity investments out of fossil fuels. PE is a new focus for the divestment movement and the city stands to make an impact. I spoke to Comptroller Lander: nysfocus.com/2023/04/06/bra…

We're seeing a wave of union activity — including strikes — at colleges. Cross-unit solidarity, like at Rutgers, is also another potential trend. My story: highereddive.com/news/3-takeawa…

I spoke to veterans about the mental toll of being defrauded by their colleges and the fight to get their GI Bill benefits back. For the Guardian: theguardian.com/education/2023…

Work rules on SNAP and TANF discourage recipients from pursuing higher ed, trapping them in a cycle of low-wage work instead, advocates say. My story for Hechinger, co-pubbed with the Washington Post: hechingerreport.org/work-rules-for…

The Ed Department wants to create a new website to lay out for students the financial payoff of their college degree. The college industry is not enthusiastic. My story: highereddive.com/news/gainful-e…

Crazy to me that Washingtonian thinks it’s conscionable to pay people like this

The incredible team at Ed Week is forming a union!! management declined to voluntarily recognize, so they are headed to an election.

Legislation that would bar student athletes from being considered employees by virtue of their participation in college sports advanced in a House committee yesterday on a party-line vote. Read more from Lilah Burke and Parker Purifoy: news.bloomberglaw.com/daily-labor-re…

BLaw reports third circuit says college athletes can continue with their lawsuit against the NCAA. They’re suing seeking compensation as employees. news.bloomberglaw.com/product/blaw/b…

Another delay for the gainful reporting requirements

Do you feel like higher education is bad and getting worse? A majority of Americans agree with you. Join me, The Baffler, Erik Baker, Lilah Burke, and Chenjerai Kumanyika (Chenjerai.bsky.social) in NYC on 11/20 to talk about the university’s future. thebaffler.com/events/schools…

We’re holding a panel on the murky future of higher education this week. Join Dennis M. Hogan, Erik Baker, Lilah Burke, and Chenjerai.bsky.social on 11/20 at 7pm. Click below to learn more. thebaffler.com/events/schools…

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And Trump officially signed the order to close the Education Department. Only Congress can do so, but he said “we're going to shut it down and shut it down as quickly as possible.” From our story:

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