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]

Challenging Caterpillar Challenging Caterpillar

An Arizona student asks Caterpillar shareholders to require the company to “conform more fully with international human rights and humanitarian standards."

Jun 26, 2012 / StudentNation / Gabriel Matthew Schivone

Islamic NYU Students Host Town Hall To Address NYPD Surveillance Islamic NYU Students Host Town Hall To Address NYPD Surveillance

After the news broke that the NYPD had been monitoring them, NYU's Islamic Student Association gathered to demand the university president condemn the operation.

Jun 26, 2012 / StudentNation / The Nation

Don’t Throw Your Vote Away Don’t Throw Your Vote Away

Two Seattle high-school students make the case for why young people should be engaged electorally.

Jun 25, 2012 / StudentNation / The Nation

Sullivan Resignation Spotlights Debate About Online Education Sullivan Resignation Spotlights Debate About Online Education

The controversy over for-profit online education may be central to the University of Virginia scandal.

Jun 22, 2012 / StudentNation / Charlie Tyson

Interns’ Favorite Articles of the Week (6/20/12) Interns’ Favorite Articles of the Week (6/20/12)

Our media coverage is often dominated by one big story that crowds out nearly everything else. As an antidote, every week, Nation interns try to cut through the echo chamber and ch...

Jun 21, 2012 / StudentNation / The Nation

All Hands on Deck at UVA All Hands on Deck at UVA

Given the transience of students and administrators at UVA, a stable faculty is central to protecting the University's vision, argues a student editor.

Jun 20, 2012 / StudentNation / George Wang

Storing Students’ Banned Cell Phones is Big Business in New York Storing Students’ Banned Cell Phones is Big Business in New York

New York City’s ban on cellphones in schools is taking an amazing $4.2 million a year out of frequently impoverished childrens' pockets.

Jun 19, 2012 / StudentNation / Peter Rothberg

Interns’ Favorite Pieces of the Week (6/13/12) Interns’ Favorite Pieces of the Week (6/13/12)

Our media coverage is often dominated by one big story that crowds out nearly everything else. As an antidote, every week, Nation interns try to cut through the echo chamber and ch...

Jun 15, 2012 / StudentNation / The Nation

NYPD’s Monitoring Of Muslim Students Sparks Indignation At NYU NYPD’s Monitoring Of Muslim Students Sparks Indignation At NYU

Earlier this year, an AP investigation revealed the NYPD surveillance of NYU's Islamic community, causing an uproar on campus and a demand that the university president denounce th...

Jun 14, 2012 / StudentNation / Harry Lee

Commencement Addresses, 1979-2012 Commencement Addresses, 1979-2012

Carlos Fuentes, David Foster Wallace, Aaron Sorkin, William Gass, and many more.

Jun 13, 2012 / StudentNation / The Nation

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