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]

A Letter From the Next Generation of Nation Readers A Letter From the Next Generation of Nation Readers

What a fifth-grade class in Providence, Rhode Island learned from a Nation editorial.

Jul 16, 2012 / StudentNation / The Nation

Interns’ Favorite Pieces of the Week (7/12/12) Interns’ Favorite Pieces of the Week (7/12/12)

Every week, Nation interns try to cut through the echo chamber and choose one good article in their area of interest that they feel should receive more attention.

Jul 12, 2012 / StudentNation / The Nation

LGBT Youth More Likely to Call Juvenile Prisons Home LGBT Youth More Likely to Call Juvenile Prisons Home

New research demonstrates that LGBT youth are disproportionately represented in the juvenile justice system.

Jul 12, 2012 / StudentNation / Eric Murphy

Nation Interns’ Top Summer Books, 2012 Nation Interns’ Top Summer Books, 2012

What are Nation interns reading this summer and why?

Jul 10, 2012 / StudentNation / The Nation

Occupy Colleges and Occupy Student Debt Join Forces Occupy Colleges and Occupy Student Debt Join Forces

The founder of Occupy Colleges explains why Occupy Colleges and Occupy Student Debt have merged organizations and what it portends for the future of student activism.

Jul 9, 2012 / StudentNation / Natalia Abrams

Interns’ Favorite Pieces of the Week (7/4/12) Interns’ Favorite Pieces of the Week (7/4/12)

Every week, Nation interns try to cut through the echo chamber and choose one good article in their area of interest that they feel should receive more attention.

Jul 5, 2012 / StudentNation / The Nation

Being a Twenty-Something Woman Is Harder Than it Looks Being a Twenty-Something Woman Is Harder Than it Looks

Born into the era of mainstream girl power, stressed-out 'super girls' need to take a step back, and a new center wants to help them do that.

Jul 3, 2012 / StudentNation / Zoë Schlanger

Chilean Students Demand Education Reform

Chilean Students Demand Education Reform Chilean Students Demand Education Reform

More than 100,000 students in Santiago, Chile yesterday demanded an end to profiteering in education and called for free and quality education to all Chilean students.

Jun 29, 2012 / StudentNation / Brittany Peterson

The 2012 Nation Student Writing Contest

The 2012 Nation Student Writing Contest The 2012 Nation Student Writing Contest

DEADLINE: End of Friday, June 29

Jun 28, 2012 / StudentNation / The Nation

Interns’ Favorite Articles of the Week (6/28/12) Interns’ Favorite Articles of the Week (6/28/12)

Every week, Nation interns try to cut through the echo chamber and choose one good article in their area of interest that they feel should receive more attention.

Jun 27, 2012 / StudentNation / The Nation

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