This post originally appeared on Capital & Main, a Pacific Standard partner site, as “Affluent Private Universities Are Tax Shelters for the Rich."
For many universities and colleges, both public and private, it’s their most embarrassing secret—paying educated professionals minimum wage salaries with no benefits.
How are university students really faring in this environment of rising costs and diminishing opportunities? How do they feel about the future?
Property value displaces tuition as a revenue stream for higher education.
Paying for an education is already a difficult, if not impossible, task for many students. The republican tax bill won't provide any relief.
Over the past year, unpaid internships in journalism, film, and government have drawn more scrutiny. But some schools—notably, their athletic departments—have sought out unpaid interns, too.
A new study shows that sexual assaults reported under the Clery Act decline after government audits, suggesting drastic underreporting.
