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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.

Teachers Revolt Teachers Revolt

One of Seattle’s top secondary institutions, Garfield High School, has a mutiny on its hands.

Feb 14, 2013 / StudentNation / Elana Leopold and StudentNation

US District Judge Orders TUSD to Reinstate ‘Culturally Relevant Courses’ US District Judge Orders TUSD to Reinstate ‘Culturally Relevant Courses’

While unable to address the specific ban on the Mexican-American Studies program—which hinges on a federal court ruling with regard to Arizona’s ethnic studies law&mdas...

Feb 12, 2013 / StudentNation / Gabriel Matthew Schivone and StudentNation

Divestment Conversation Moving Forward at UNH Divestment Conversation Moving Forward at UNH

Student activists at the University of New Hampshire have succeed in convincing the school's president to convene a forum on the issue of fossil fuel divestment.

Feb 12, 2013 / StudentNation / StudentNation

Is the International Student Movement the Future of Global Organizing?

Is the International Student Movement the Future of Global Organizing? Is the International Student Movement the Future of Global Organizing?

What does it mean to be a member of the "International Student Movement"?

Feb 8, 2013 / StudentNation / Zachary A. Bell and StudentNation

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

This week, Nation interns tackle media bias. What is "sharia" law? What's missing in common debates about "labor"? How do white male tech writers ...

Feb 8, 2013 / StudentNation / StudentNation

A Millennial Vision for a Millennial America A Millennial Vision for a Millennial America

Since 2004, a dedicated group of young people have taken it upon themselves to ask deep, meaningful questions about the nature of American democracy.

Feb 7, 2013 / StudentNation / Erik Lampmann and StudentNation

NYU Divest Hosts Bill McKibben, Faces Rebuff From Administration

NYU Divest Hosts Bill McKibben, Faces Rebuff From Administration NYU Divest Hosts Bill McKibben, Faces Rebuff From Administration

The environmental activist and self-described “professional bummer-out-er" spoke at Cooper Union's historic Great Hall last night.

Feb 6, 2013 / StudentNation / Melissa Cronin and StudentNation

Brooklyn College President Defends BDS Forum Brooklyn College President Defends BDS Forum

"it is incumbent upon us to uphold the tenets of academic freedom and allow our students and faculty to engage in dialogue and debate on topics they may choose, even those with whi...

Feb 4, 2013 / StudentNation / StudentNation

Where Are the Student Voices in the Gun Control Debate?

Where Are the Student Voices in the Gun Control Debate? Where Are the Student Voices in the Gun Control Debate?

In the wake of Newtown, students are upping the fight against racial injustice in school discipline.

Feb 4, 2013 / StudentNation / James Cersonsky and StudentNation

Dispatches from the US Student Movement: Feb. 1

Dispatches from the US Student Movement: Feb. 1 Dispatches from the US Student Movement: Feb. 1

This week, students host convergences, boycott standardized tests and chain themselves to a potted tree. Can need-blind admissions be saved at Wesleyan? After Adios Arpaio, what...

Feb 1, 2013 / StudentNation / StudentNation

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