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Student Debt Explained by Experts

On June 26 and 27th, Democratic presidential hopefuls face their first debate on a national stage. While the debates will cover a broad range of...
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Scholar Spotlight: Amy Fried

This week's Scholar Spotlight is Amy Fried, who recently won the Career Recognition Award from the University of Maine's Rising Tide Center. The...
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Scholar Spotlight: Susan Dynarski

This week's scholar spotlight is Susan Dynarski, whose groundbreaking research on low-income students and the college application process gained...
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Announcing the Legacies Project: Learning from Historically Black Colleges and Universities

For too long, higher education and other American institutions have excluded minority groups from full participation in U.S. society. Early Civil...
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Scholar Spotlight: Natasha Warikoo

This week, our Scholar Spotlight highlights Natasha, who co-wrote a powerful op-ed in the New York Times about the admissions processes of top...
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New Research Shows GOP Health Overhaul is Unpopular in All Fifty States

As Congress debates the new health care bill, it remains one of the least popular pieces of legislation amongst voters in decades. In fact, according...
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Meet the SSN Graduate Fellows for 2015-16

Regional and working groups in the Scholars Strategy Network choose a graduate student fellow each year. Our fourth class includes twenty young women...
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Meet the SSN Graduate Fellows for 2014-15

Regional groups in the Scholars Strategy Network choose a graduate student fellow each year. Our third class includes fifteen young women and men...
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Outrage in U.S. Political Opinion Media

Mockery, fear, and personal attacks dominate blogs, television, and radio talk shows – especially on the right – making politics confusing and...
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Meet the SSN Graduate Fellows for 2013-14

Regional groups in the Scholars Strategy Network choose a graduate student fellow each year. Our second class includes thirteen young women and men...