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]

Quebec Considers Draconian Anti-Protest Law Quebec Considers Draconian Anti-Protest Law

Canada is cracking down hard on student protest.

May 17, 2012 / StudentNation / Angus Johnston

Students Fight Money in Politics Students Fight Money in Politics

In the fight to get corporate money out of politics, Ariel Boone of UC Berkeley and Falon Shackelford of Howard University in Washington, DC are an unlikely team.

May 16, 2012 / StudentNation / Joy Lawson

Students Rally to Occupy Graduation

Students Rally to Occupy Graduation Students Rally to Occupy Graduation

As student debt surpasses trillion dollar mark, students express frustration with not-so bright future ahead of them.

May 11, 2012 / StudentNation / Diana Delgado

Interns’ Favorite Pieces of the Week (5/9/12) Interns’ Favorite Pieces of the Week (5/9/12)

Each week, Nation interns pick compelling stories in their areas of interest.

May 11, 2012 / StudentNation / The Nation

Students March for Labor Rights in New Haven Students March for Labor Rights in New Haven

More than a thousand students, labor union members and community activists flooded Yale’s campus and downtown New Haven in a call for the University and the city to provide...

May 10, 2012 / StudentNation / Ben Prawdzik

Share Your #DontDoubleMyRate Story Share Your #DontDoubleMyRate Story

Share your story and tell our elected reps what impact student debt has on your ability to study, learn and enter a profession of your choice and how would your life change if t...

May 9, 2012 / StudentNation / The Nation

Tucson’s History of School Censorship Tucson’s History of School Censorship

Tucson’s high-profile battle over censorship in its largest school district didn’t begin with the now-infamous AZ ban on Mexican-American Studies (MAS).

May 8, 2012 / StudentNation / Gabriel Matthew Schivone

Will Occupy Create Another World or Another Left?

Will Occupy Create Another World or Another Left? Will Occupy Create Another World or Another Left?

In a leaderless movement, ego, anger and personal priorities must be given up in service of collective needs.

May 7, 2012 / StudentNation / Zachary A. Bell

Interns’ Favorite Pieces of the Week (5/2/12) Interns’ Favorite Pieces of the Week (5/2/12)

Each week, Nation interns pick compelling stories in their areas of interest.

May 3, 2012 / StudentNation / The Nation

New Study Says One Quarter of Young People Can’t Make Ends Meet New Study Says One Quarter of Young People Can’t Make Ends Meet

What lifestyle choices has the recession forced on you?

May 3, 2012 / StudentNation / The Nation

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