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StudentNation is a program of the Nation Fund for Independent Journalism and is made possible through generous funding from the Puffin Foundation. StudentNation focuses on first-person accounts from student activists, organizers, and journalists and has helped launch the careers of contributors to The New York TimesVoxBusiness InsiderTeen Vogue, the Guardian, and more. If you’re a student and you have an article idea, please send pitches and questions to [email protected]

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

What’s Next for the Student Divestment Movement?

What’s Next for the Student Divestment Movement? What’s Next for the Student Divestment Movement?

Students are rising up and taking action to make their voices heard on divestment. Everyone, from Shell and Exxon to Boards of Trustees to President Obama, should stop and take not...

Feb 26, 2013 / StudentNation / Caitlin Kidder and StudentNation

Talking with Jamel Mims

Talking with Jamel Mims Talking with Jamel Mims

A multimedia artist, teacher and activist talks about the impact of hop-hop culture on young people from New York to Beijing.

Feb 25, 2013 / StudentNation / Lucy McKeon and StudentNation

Building an Inclusive Climate Movement

Building an Inclusive Climate Movement Building an Inclusive Climate Movement

A sense of urgency was palpable throughout the second day of the Power Up! Divest Fossil Fuels convergence at Swarthmore College.

Feb 25, 2013 / StudentNation / Caitlin Kidder and StudentNation

Divestment Convergence at Swarthmore Kicks Off

Divestment Convergence at Swarthmore Kicks Off Divestment Convergence at Swarthmore Kicks Off

Students are meeting to create a comprehensive message and plan of action for the hundreds of divestment campaigns popping up throughout the country.

Feb 24, 2013 / StudentNation / Caitlin Kidder and StudentNation

Whither a Russian Student Movement?

Whither a Russian Student Movement? Whither a Russian Student Movement?

Recent outbursts of student activism are raising hopes for the emergence of a Russian student movement on the heels of the mass political protests of 2011–12.

Feb 22, 2013 / StudentNation / Alec Luhn and StudentNation

Interns’ Favorite Articles of the Week (2/22/13) Interns’ Favorite Articles of the Week (2/22/13)

This week's articles critique the United Nations, big labor, big business, the mainstream media and President Obama.  

Feb 22, 2013 / StudentNation / StudentNation

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