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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.

UVM Faculty Senate Vote to Support Divestment UVM Faculty Senate Vote to Support Divestment

If UVM commits to divestment, it will be the only public university and the largest university to do so.

Mar 13, 2013 / StudentNation / StudentNation

Maple Spring Part Deux?

Maple Spring Part Deux? Maple Spring Part Deux?

What's next for Quebec's student movement?

Mar 11, 2013 / StudentNation / Zachary A. Bell and StudentNation

Interns’ Favorite Articles of the Week (3/8/13) Interns’ Favorite Articles of the Week (3/8/13)

This week witnessed widespread school closings in Philadelphia, the threat of war with Iran, the death of Hugo Chávez and the exploits of the Russian (and American) secret p...

Mar 9, 2013 / StudentNation / StudentNation

Anatomy of a Failed Campus: What Happened At NYU’s Tisch Asia? Anatomy of a Failed Campus: What Happened At NYU’s Tisch Asia?

Amid the university's rapid international expansion, there is a story of an NYU campus that failed. So what happened in Singapore? It depends who you ask. 

Mar 6, 2013 / StudentNation / Zoë Schlanger and StudentNation

Re-examining Divestment Re-examining Divestment

A Princeton undergraduate makes the case for fossil-fuel divestment.

Mar 5, 2013 / StudentNation / Isaac Lederman and StudentNation

Madrid’s Renaissance of Occupied Spaces

Madrid’s Renaissance of Occupied Spaces Madrid’s Renaissance of Occupied Spaces

In all societies, in some form or another, there are young people who live in abandoned properties without the consent of the property owner: A look inside the world of Spanis...

Mar 4, 2013 / StudentNation / Julia Ramírez Blanco and StudentNation

Dispatches From the US Student Movement: March 1

Dispatches From the US Student Movement: March 1 Dispatches From the US Student Movement: March 1

This week, students across the country rail against program cuts, tuition hikes and racist university policies. What’s next for reproductive justice in Alabama? Could Congres...

Mar 1, 2013 / StudentNation / StudentNation

Interns’ Favorite Articles of the Week (3/1/13) Interns’ Favorite Articles of the Week (3/1/13)

Forecasts look gloomy from Chicago to Greece as politicians play on economic fears, but there are patches of sunlight in places like Chile, where factions are joining to protest ne...

Mar 1, 2013 / StudentNation / StudentNation

One-Man Play Chronicles Life as an Admissions Counselor at a For-Profit College One-Man Play Chronicles Life as an Admissions Counselor at a For-Profit College

According to Calafato, at for-profit colleges, intense pressure is placed on admissions counselors to do just about whatever it takes to get students to enroll and apply for studen...

Feb 28, 2013 / StudentNation / Kyle McCarthy and StudentNation

Challenging Georgia’s Ban on Undocumented Students

Challenging Georgia’s Ban on Undocumented Students Challenging Georgia’s Ban on Undocumented Students

As the national debate on comprehensive immigration reform heats up, Georgia activists are fighting racist state-level policy.

Feb 27, 2013 / StudentNation / Jeff Biggers and StudentNation

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