College Activism

Graduates, Put Your Beliefs Into Action

Mary Ellen Jebbia | Posted 05.21.2012

Read More: University of Southern California, Inter-Religious Dialogue, College Activism, Interfaith Dialogue, Activism, USC Trojans, Interfaith, Religion News
Mary Ellen Jebbia

Wherever our journeys take us, we must continue the act of using our passion and expertise to create a better world. I urge us to take the difficult street, and to reap the reward.

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In Defense of Hypocrisy

The Cornell Sun | Posted 04.12.2012

Read More: American Consumerism, Consumerism, Financial Oppression, Oppression, White Guilt, College Activism, Social Class, Social Class Oppression, Social Activism, College News
The Cornell Sun

As a white activist, I get this a lot. What does a white liberal weekend revolutionary know about police brutality? What gives me the cultural authority to quote the poetry of Gil Scott-Heron? And who the hell do I think I am?

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Occupy Research: Methods and Tools for a Decentralized Future

Amelia Marzec | Posted 01.25.2012

Read More: College Activism, Occupy Wall Street Technology, Mit, Research, Technology News, Occupy Wall Street, Zuccotti Park, Media News, Higher Education, College News, Education News, Harvard, Occupy Wall Street Protests, Occupy Boston, Occupy Together, Decentralization, New York News, Technology News
Amelia Marzec

To decrease reliance on corporate media, protestors are moving towards building their own open source tools. Hackathons have been organized in New York, Boston, DC and San Francisco. The projects are available on Github so different camps can download and run them locally.

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Occupying Academic Freedom

Patricia McGuire | Posted 01.23.2012

Read More: Higher Education Reform, Academic Freedom, Higher Education, Uc Davis Pepper Spray, College Activism, Academic Freedom of Speech, Uc Davis Protests, Occupy Uc Davis, DC News
Patricia McGuire

Higher education is in trouble right now --- and it's not just because of the scandal at Penn State. The real trouble that higher education is in goes to the soul of our existence as institutions supposedly dedicated to the free search for truth.

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Egyptian Expats Give a Shout Out to the Homeland at the University of Minnesota

Adam Daniels | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Hosni Mubarak, Star Tribune, Minnesota, Egypt, Minneapolis, Egypt Revolution, College Activism, Expats, College News
Adam Daniels

The elation Egyptians feel over Mubarak's resignation isn't just limited to Tahrir Square -- Egyptian-Americans at the University of Minnesota have been outspoken every step of the way.

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