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First-person accounts from student activists, organizers and journalists reporting on youth-oriented movements for social justice, economic equality and tolerance.

The Danger of White Student Unions

The Danger of White Student Unions The Danger of White Student Unions

The complexities of racial tensions on campus are too many and the stakes too high to allow white student unions at universities.

Sep 11, 2013 / StudentNation / Krystie Yandoli and StudentNation

From the Sunbelt to Capitol Hill, Students Mass for Racial Justice

From the Sunbelt to Capitol Hill, Students Mass for Racial Justice From the Sunbelt to Capitol Hill, Students Mass for Racial Justice

To commemorate the March on Washington, students sat-in, died-in and boycotted school.

Sep 4, 2013 / StudentNation / StudentNation

As the School Year Approaches, Students Protest in Philadelphia, Chicago and Rhode Island

As the School Year Approaches, Students Protest in Philadelphia, Chicago and Rhode Island As the School Year Approaches, Students Protest in Philadelphia, Chicago and Rhode Island

Across the country, students sit-in, mobilize and unionize for justice.

Aug 21, 2013 / StudentNation / StudentNation

Paying It Forward, One State at a Time

Paying It Forward, One State at a Time Paying It Forward, One State at a Time

States around the country are eager to adopt Oregon’s “Pay It Forward” tuition plan, but organizers warn that it may not be the best fit for every university syst...

Aug 16, 2013 / StudentNation / Rebecca Nathanson and StudentNation

Interns’ Favorite Pieces of the Week: Climate Change, Leisure and the Death Penalty in China

Interns’ Favorite Pieces of the Week: Climate Change, Leisure and the Death Penalty in China Interns’ Favorite Pieces of the Week: Climate Change, Leisure and the Death Penalty in China

This week: the death penalty in China, socialist politics in Seattle, and Harry Reid's assault on climate change deniers. 

Aug 16, 2013 / StudentNation / StudentNation

A Fight for the Soul of NYU

A Fight for the Soul of NYU A Fight for the Soul of NYU

With its ever-expanding roster of campuses around the world, NYU is leading the way toward the corporatization of higher education. 

Aug 15, 2013 / StudentNation / Rebecca Nathanson and StudentNation

#OutWithStudentDebt

#OutWithStudentDebt #OutWithStudentDebt

The steadfast advocates at StudentDebtCrisis.org have launched a summer project aimed to put some human faces on the still-metastasizing student debt crisis.

Aug 12, 2013 / StudentNation / StudentNation

Know Your IX

Know Your IX Know Your IX

Know Your IX is undertaking an education-based campaign to arm survivor-activists and allies with information to help them advocate for themselves.

Aug 8, 2013 / StudentNation / Samantha Lachman and StudentNation

From Tallahassee to Mexico City, the Youth Uprising Continues

From Tallahassee to Mexico City, the Youth Uprising Continues From Tallahassee to Mexico City, the Youth Uprising Continues

From the Dream 9, to the Dream Defenders, to San Francisco, to Chicago, young people mass for social justice.

Aug 2, 2013 / StudentNation / StudentNation

Interns’ Favorite Articles of the Week (8/2/13)

Interns’ Favorite Articles of the Week (8/2/13) Interns’ Favorite Articles of the Week (8/2/13)

This week: struggles to open abortion clinics in Kansas, critiques of Obama's rhetoric on the middle class,  "Dreamers" trying to return to the country in which ...

Aug 2, 2013 / StudentNation / StudentNation

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