StudentNation

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]

Students Convene for Fossil Fuel Divestment Conference

Students Convene for Fossil Fuel Divestment Conference Students Convene for Fossil Fuel Divestment Conference

There are now more than 256 organized campaigns at schools coast to coast, and the number is growing daily.

Feb 21, 2013 / StudentNation / Peter Rothberg and StudentNation

Roosevelt Institute Campus Network Offers Summer Opportunities for Student Organizers

Roosevelt Institute Campus Network Offers Summer Opportunities for Student Organizers Roosevelt Institute Campus Network Offers Summer Opportunities for Student Organizers

Two recent DC Fellows describe how the program transformed their careers.

Feb 20, 2013 / StudentNation / Naomi Ahsan, Jessica Morris, and StudentNation

Dispatches From the US Student Movement: February 15

Dispatches From the US Student Movement: February 15 Dispatches From the US Student Movement: February 15

This week, students converge on Raleigh and Pasadena, ramp up BDS and occupy Adidas. With Scott Walker sticking around, what's next for Wisconsin's grad TAs? What do studen...

Feb 15, 2013 / StudentNation / StudentNation

Interns’ Favorite Articles of the Week (2/15/13) Interns’ Favorite Articles of the Week (2/15/13)

This week, articles critique the spotty broadband coverage in the United States, our complacent foreign policy in the Middle East, the idealistic education proposals in Barack Obam...

Feb 15, 2013 / StudentNation / StudentNation

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

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