“The Great Unpaid” Week at College Insurrection

WILLIAM A. JACOBSON JUL 6, 2013 8:30 AM

The Great Unpaid:

• The Joke’s on NBC: SNL interns join class action suit seeking unpaid wages
• American U. Student: Unpaid internships exacerbate inequality
• U. of Arizona Student: Paid internships should be the rule, not the exception
• (from the Legal Insurrection archives) Elizabeth Warren pays interns $0 per hour

Are about to join The Great Unwashed:

• Survey says almost half of college grads have jobs that don’t require a degree
• The Most Delinquent Loan of Them All: Student Debt
• Video – Prof. Glenn Reynolds discusses the higher ed bubble on FOX News

While the aristocracy doesn’t even let them eat cake:

• CUNY to pay David Petraeus a staggering $200K to teach for three hours per week
• NY Assemblyman Demands CUNY Explain Petraeus Salary
• Victor Davis Hanson Shoots Down Learjet Liberals in Higher Ed

Sounds like the IRS is running the place:

• University at Buffalo sued by pro-life student group for excessive and unfair fees

Dartmouth ain’t what it used to be:

• Climate change divestment movement continues to grow at Dartmouth

Go get ’em tiger:

• Tax-exempt status of Princeton University challenged in lawsuit

Uh huh.

• Columbia prof defends Trayvon calling Zimmerman a ‘cracker’

Support your local right-wing Ivy League students:

• Introducing The Harvard Salient website

Question of the Week:

• Is academia’s devotion to diversity the new segregation?

Blog Post Title of the Week:

• New study says college aged women don’t want slutty friends

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