Here’s why: for one point, I recognize for a fact that I missed out on a…
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The Class of 2000 Are the Most Geriatric Millennials
Born in 1978, The Millennial Class entered the workforce right before 9/11 — and we’ve earned…
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My Year in Scholastic Indentured Servitude
I didn’t decide to go to college until I was a senior in high school. Neither…
Continue ReadingColleges Are Hiring Influencers to Make Mask-Wearing a Trend
And many students aren’t buying these “performative” safety measures. In July, University of Missouri freshman Caleb Poorman…
Continue ReadingDrinking in Pods, ‘Social Snitching,’ and More Covid Freshman Experiences
How do you make friends in your first weeks at college when you don’t know who…
Continue ReadingZooming Into Harvard Isn’t Worth the Debt, So I’m Deferring for a Year
Ill-informed planning and shameful pricing has exposed a hierarchy of priorities for U.S. colleges. Students aren’t…
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The Students Behind That ‘Clusterfuck’ Headline Want You to Focus on Literally Anything Else
GEN: So tell me about your decision to run with the clusterfuck headline and everything that…
Continue Reading‘We Know That All Schools and Pathways Are Not Created Equal in Our Country’
Since childhood, I’ve been drawn to leadership roles and public service. My first job after college…
Continue ReadingColleges Are Selling Branded PPE Because of Course They Are
They may not have a safe back-to-school plan, but darned if they’ll miss this branding opportunity. Student…
Continue ReadingA Message to the Class of 2020: Please Destroy the World
The graduation speech they deserve, just not the one they’ll actually get. Oh hello there, graduates! What…
Continue ReadingThe First-Generation Student Activists Tearing Down College Classism
Sposato grew up believing two things: Attending college was nonnegotiable, and she’d better work her ass…
Continue ReadingThe Class of 2020 Would Like to Have a Word
They began their freshman year just a few months before Trump was elected and are graduating…
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