10 years ago, when I introduced a bill to make public colleges & universities tuition free, it was called "radical." Not today. Over 100 colleges & universities now offer free tuition to working class students.
Now, we must expand that idea to all public colleges & universities.
Now, we must expand that idea to all public colleges & universities.
March 17, 2025 at 11:32 PM
10 years ago, when I introduced a bill to make public colleges & universities tuition free, it was called "radical." Not today. Over 100 colleges & universities now offer free tuition to working class students.
Now, we must expand that idea to all public colleges & universities.
Now, we must expand that idea to all public colleges & universities.
Not surprised that it's community colleges that are fighting back. Community colleges serve the greatest number of people facing systemic barriers. A large percentage of community college students are the first in their family to attend college.
An inspiring article on courageous community college leaders who are *publicly* organizing and standing up against DEI attacks.. www.insidehighered.com/news/governm...
Grassroots college leader group resists anti-DEI legislation
Education for All, a grassroots network of mostly community college leaders, is spreading strategies for how to resist anti-DEI bills and rhetoric.
www.insidehighered.com
February 18, 2025 at 3:51 PM
Not surprised that it's community colleges that are fighting back. Community colleges serve the greatest number of people facing systemic barriers. A large percentage of community college students are the first in their family to attend college.
Mockler: The attacks on the press are attacks to make sure there's not transparency—on colleges, it's to make sure that critical thinking students aren't coming out of these colleges to debunk the administration. He attacks law firms. He attacks any single check.
January 31, 2026 at 3:29 AM
Mockler: The attacks on the press are attacks to make sure there's not transparency—on colleges, it's to make sure that critical thinking students aren't coming out of these colleges to debunk the administration. He attacks law firms. He attacks any single check.
This kind of intellectual firepower is usually only found at unaccredited colleges in Austin
The new CBS contributors:
Elliot Ackerman, Peter Attia, Masih Alinejad, Arthur Brooks, Caroline Chambers, Clare de Boer, Niall Ferguson, Roland Fryer Jr., Andrew Huberman, Coleman Hughes, Mark Hyman, Janna Levin, Casey Lewis, HR McMaster, Patrick McGee, Reihan Salam, Lauren Sherman, Derek Thompson
Elliot Ackerman, Peter Attia, Masih Alinejad, Arthur Brooks, Caroline Chambers, Clare de Boer, Niall Ferguson, Roland Fryer Jr., Andrew Huberman, Coleman Hughes, Mark Hyman, Janna Levin, Casey Lewis, HR McMaster, Patrick McGee, Reihan Salam, Lauren Sherman, Derek Thompson
January 27, 2026 at 10:06 PM
This kind of intellectual firepower is usually only found at unaccredited colleges in Austin
California bans legacy admissions at all colleges
California bans legacy admissions at all colleges
Gov. Gavin Newsom on Monday signed a prohibition on the practice.
www.politico.com
September 30, 2024 at 4:36 PM
California bans legacy admissions at all colleges
Trump says he will withhold federal tax dollars to Maine colleges unless the Gov of Maine personally apologizes to him.
March 22, 2025 at 1:25 PM
Trump says he will withhold federal tax dollars to Maine colleges unless the Gov of Maine personally apologizes to him.
The Trump administration is cracking down on colleges and universities whose behavior it finds objectionable.
(via @wbur.org)
(via @wbur.org)
Mount Holyoke College president: 'Colleges are not the enemy'
The Trump administration is cracking down on colleges and universities whose behavior it finds objectionable.
www.wbur.org
March 18, 2025 at 2:09 AM
The Trump administration is cracking down on colleges and universities whose behavior it finds objectionable.
(via @wbur.org)
(via @wbur.org)
this is so fucked
July 7, 2024 at 11:48 PM
this is so fucked
related to the view among the professional commentariat that only students at ivys and boutique liberal arts colleges actually matter
This elitist view that only rich/Ivy/private school kids should study/have access the liberal arts is so deeply ingrained in so many highly educated Democrats’ views (including tons who majored in the lib arts themselves) that they don’t even realize they hold it, let alone how ugly & elitist it is
(3) But the Democrat view is also bad: while it's fine for people at Princeton and Harvard to study Latin and Sanskrit, public higher education is about job training and $ ROI. There is no room for the idea that curiosity-driven inquiry is a good that should be supported by the public.
February 13, 2026 at 8:03 PM
related to the view among the professional commentariat that only students at ivys and boutique liberal arts colleges actually matter
When for profit colleges needed help to steal GI Bill money from veterans they turned to Pete Hegseth. That’s who he is. www.propublica.org/article/pete...
For-Profit Colleges Tap a Fox News Host to Influence Trump
Presidential confidant Pete Hegseth is working to defend a lucrative loophole.
www.propublica.org
November 14, 2024 at 1:32 AM
When for profit colleges needed help to steal GI Bill money from veterans they turned to Pete Hegseth. That’s who he is. www.propublica.org/article/pete...
Same goes for public schools, colleges, and universities.
the post office is a public service. it doesn’t need to make money. public transit doesn’t need to make money. the library doesn’t need to make money. some things exist for the public good and we desperately need lawmakers to stop thinking about them in terms of capitalism. these are not businesses.
September 26, 2025 at 12:32 PM
Same goes for public schools, colleges, and universities.
This is nothing short of mandatory right wing indoctrination at Texas high schools & colleges. Wow.
The Texas GOP orders that the TurningPoint USA Trump youth organization will be obligatory at all high schools and colleges in the Lone Star State.
Abbott says Turning Point USA will expand in Texas schools
Republican officials in Oklahoma and Florida have also launched plans to expand the presence of the conservative youth organization founded by Charlie Kirk.
www.texastribune.org
December 9, 2025 at 4:54 AM
This is nothing short of mandatory right wing indoctrination at Texas high schools & colleges. Wow.
Some of us went to colleges filled with Hegseths. So we know the type.
September 30, 2026 at 7:55 PM
Some of us went to colleges filled with Hegseths. So we know the type.
You can’t make all colleges free. Thats a license for them to jack up tuition to the government. It’s what they did when student loans became available to anyone and couldn’t be released in bankruptcy
States should parter with Community colleges and a single 4 year per DMA to be free.
States should parter with Community colleges and a single 4 year per DMA to be free.
All colleges should be free for everyone that wants to attend. Tutoring should be available at no cost for anyone who needs assistance.
Should we continue to encourage kids to go to college ? Or push them to take up a trade ?
I believe in college. Learning how to learn, IMO, is a critical life skill. Being exposed to people of different backgrounds, makes yiu wiser
Qualifier- it should be a school you can afford.
I believe in college. Learning how to learn, IMO, is a critical life skill. Being exposed to people of different backgrounds, makes yiu wiser
Qualifier- it should be a school you can afford.
December 29, 2024 at 2:00 AM
You can’t make all colleges free. Thats a license for them to jack up tuition to the government. It’s what they did when student loans became available to anyone and couldn’t be released in bankruptcy
States should parter with Community colleges and a single 4 year per DMA to be free.
States should parter with Community colleges and a single 4 year per DMA to be free.
So true. International war is so much simpler than What If Some Colleges Can’t Afford To Pay Athletes As Much As Other Colleges
DOOCY: “It sounds like the Russians are helping Iran target & attack Americans now—”
TRUMP: “That’s an easy problem compared to what we’re doing here [at a college sports roundtable]. But can I be honest? ...I have a lot of respect for you...What a stupid question that is to be asking at this time”
TRUMP: “That’s an easy problem compared to what we’re doing here [at a college sports roundtable]. But can I be honest? ...I have a lot of respect for you...What a stupid question that is to be asking at this time”
March 6, 2026 at 11:58 PM
So true. International war is so much simpler than What If Some Colleges Can’t Afford To Pay Athletes As Much As Other Colleges
A number of colleges, including Harvard, USC and Cornell, are advising their international students to return to campus before President-elect Donald Trump is inaugurated on Jan. 20.
Colleges Warn International Students to Return Ahead of Trump Term
Harvard, Penn and U.S.C. were among the universities and colleges that issued advisories in anticipation of possible travel bans.
www.nytimes.com
December 12, 2024 at 12:31 AM
A number of colleges, including Harvard, USC and Cornell, are advising their international students to return to campus before President-elect Donald Trump is inaugurated on Jan. 20.
The majority of college students in this country attend community colleges.
I teach at one of the biggest community colleges in the country.
I wish more people paid attention to what students, faculty, and staff at community colleges had to say about the state of higher education.
I teach at one of the biggest community colleges in the country.
I wish more people paid attention to what students, faculty, and staff at community colleges had to say about the state of higher education.
I'm a professor at an Ivy League institution and I think about Ivy League institutions about a tenth as much as the editors of major media outlets do.
I'm begging you, for the love of God:
Touch grass. Somewhere *other* than Harvard Yard.
I'm begging you, for the love of God:
Touch grass. Somewhere *other* than Harvard Yard.
The Life-Changing Magic of Not Caring About What's Happening in the Ivy League
December 11, 2023 at 2:28 PM
The majority of college students in this country attend community colleges.
I teach at one of the biggest community colleges in the country.
I wish more people paid attention to what students, faculty, and staff at community colleges had to say about the state of higher education.
I teach at one of the biggest community colleges in the country.
I wish more people paid attention to what students, faculty, and staff at community colleges had to say about the state of higher education.
real glad we spent two fucking years pretending the real antisemitism was students asking their colleges to divest from apartheid
"No death tax, no estate tax, no going to the banks and borrowing from, in some cases, a fine banker. And in some cases, shylocks and bad people."
July 4, 2025 at 2:07 AM
real glad we spent two fucking years pretending the real antisemitism was students asking their colleges to divest from apartheid
JD Vance takes a big dump on American colleges and universities and college graduates
August 5, 2026 at 11:23 PM
JD Vance takes a big dump on American colleges and universities and college graduates
The “law and order party” just let the 2nd most notorious living child trafficker be approved for work-release at nearby colleges.
August 13, 2025 at 1:06 AM
The “law and order party” just let the 2nd most notorious living child trafficker be approved for work-release at nearby colleges.
So all colleges and universities will bring back the DEI stuff they cut when obeying in advance right...............................................................................................................................................right?
Re the February Dear Colleagues letter that threatened funding for schools & universities over DEI-related efforts:
‘[Ed Dept]…moved to dismiss its appeal. It leaves in place a federal judge’s August decision finding that the anti-DEI effort violated the First Amendment & federal procedural rules.’
‘[Ed Dept]…moved to dismiss its appeal. It leaves in place a federal judge’s August decision finding that the anti-DEI effort violated the First Amendment & federal procedural rules.’
Trump administration drops legal appeal over anti-DEI funding threat to schools and colleges
The Trump administration is dropping its appeal of a federal court ruling that blocked a campaign against diversity, equity, and inclusion threatening federal funding to the nation’s schools and colle...
apnews.com
January 21, 2026 at 7:42 PM
So all colleges and universities will bring back the DEI stuff they cut when obeying in advance right...............................................................................................................................................right?
The irony of a conman, who paid a $25 million settlement for his fraudulent university, interfering with legitimate colleges is astounding.
May 25, 2025 at 10:26 PM
The irony of a conman, who paid a $25 million settlement for his fraudulent university, interfering with legitimate colleges is astounding.
The only things MAGA opposes about HBCUs are history, Black people, and colleges and universities.
February 8, 2026 at 3:05 PM
The only things MAGA opposes about HBCUs are history, Black people, and colleges and universities.
A distinctly American thing I’ve never gotten is interest in colleges.
October 5, 2026 at 12:31 AM
A distinctly American thing I’ve never gotten is interest in colleges.
One way to understand what’s happening is that Republicans want to do to academia - colleges, universities, science, medical research - what they did to labor.
March 20, 2025 at 12:36 PM
One way to understand what’s happening is that Republicans want to do to academia - colleges, universities, science, medical research - what they did to labor.