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]

165,000 Students Strike in Quebec 165,000 Students Strike in Quebec

More than 165,000 students in Quebec, Canada have been on strike for more than nine weeks in response to a Provincial government plan that would raise university tuition rates b...

Apr 16, 2012 / StudentNation / The Nation

Interns’ Favorite Pieces of the Week (4/11/12) Interns’ Favorite Pieces of the Week (4/11/12)

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

Apr 13, 2012 / StudentNation / The Nation

Columbia Students Protest Stereotypes with “Hoodies and Hijabs” Vigil Columbia Students Protest Stereotypes with “Hoodies and Hijabs” Vigil

Behind their hoodies and hijabs, a diverse section of Columbia students gathered: men and women, black, white, and brown, Christian, Jewish, Muslim, and atheist.

Apr 8, 2012 / StudentNation / Janine Balekdjian

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

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

Apr 5, 2012 / StudentNation / The Nation

My Feminist Harry Potter Tumblr

My Feminist Harry Potter Tumblr My Feminist Harry Potter Tumblr

The Feminist Harry Potter Tumblr and Hunger Is Not a Game campaign are great examples of  how fan activism can influence social change aided by our passions and pursuits.

Apr 4, 2012 / StudentNation / Krystie Yandoli

Students Push NYU to Sever Ties with JP Morgan Chase Students Push NYU to Sever Ties with JP Morgan Chase

"I’m not okay with being a part of an institution that enables suffering in the community that it inhabits."

Mar 29, 2012 / StudentNation / Lucy Xiong

Interns’ Favorite Pieces of the Week (3/28/12) Interns’ Favorite Pieces of the Week (3/28/12)

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

Mar 29, 2012 / StudentNation / The Nation

The Radicalism of the Spanish Student Movement

The Radicalism of the Spanish Student Movement The Radicalism of the Spanish Student Movement

A report from inside Madrid's general student assembly.

Mar 28, 2012 / StudentNation / Zoë Schlanger

North Carolina Students Say No to Bloomberg North Carolina Students Say No to Bloomberg

UNC students are organizing an Alternative Commencement Ceremony to celebrate the achievements of the class of 2012 without symbolically honoring New York City Mayor Michael Bloo...

Mar 27, 2012 / StudentNation / Eric Bost

Interns’ Favorite Pieces of the Week (3/21/12) Interns’ Favorite Pieces of the Week (3/21/12)

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

Mar 22, 2012 / StudentNation / The Nation

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