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Book Sanctuaries Are an Answer to Censorship

“Books can offer a lifeline for young people.”
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Ron DeSantis's Florida Prepares Its Next Attack on Black and LGBTQ+ Students

“It’s just a problem for Florida now, sure. But in a few years, it could be a problem for the nation.”

What Book Bans Are Actually About

They've never really been about books.

Our College Is Being Taken Over by Ron DeSantis and His Allies

They’re trying to force a conservative Christian model of education on our public school.
SCOTUS

Biden's Plan to Forgive Student Debt is in the Hands of the Supreme Court

More than 40 million borrowers could be affected by the outcome.

How Students Are Reacting to TikTok Bans at Major Universities

“Everyone’s frustrated,” a University of Texas student says.

Some Students Are Selling Body Parts to Pay for Their Education

College students are using blood plasma money to pay down their student debt.

Attending an Indigenous K-12 School Changed My Life

My learning environment affirmed my identity as an Indigenous Zapoteca Mixteca.

The ‘Divine Nine’ Helped Shape Civil Rights History

These all-Black sororities and fraternities played a role in pivotal social movements.

I Couldn’t Distill My Trauma Into a College Essay

The admissions process assumes it’s easy for students to summarize our lives.

Why I Support Affirmative Action As an Asian American Teen

I was told to avoid “stereotypically Asian” activities to have a better chance of getting into colleges.

What Would Class-Based Affirmative Action Look Like?

The goal is to increase the number of low-income students in higher education.

These Supreme Court Cases Could End Affirmative Action at Colleges

Here’s what that would look like.

Organizers are Getting Banned Books to DeSantis's Florida

"Black history and radical ideas cannot be censored!"

The College Board's Long History of Controversies

To start, the SAT was designed by an "open white supremacist."

The Freakout Over ChatGPT and Cheating May Be Misguided

The chatbot creates “cliché essays that almost say nothing.”

10 Brilliant Banned Books by Black Authors

Check these out.

Ron DeSantis Is Erasing Black History From Florida Schools

The governor's latest move? Banning diversity programs in state colleges.

What Happened After Our Sexual Assault on Campus

“This was a problem much bigger than the two of us.”

North Dakota Could Jail Librarians Who Don’t Comply with Anti-LGBTQ+ Book Bans

A proposed bill is the latest in a wave of anti-LGBTQ+ laws aimed at public libraries.