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]

‘It’s Up To Us’: Occupy Colleges Gains Traction

‘It’s Up To Us’: Occupy Colleges Gains Traction ‘It’s Up To Us’: Occupy Colleges Gains Traction

There is nothing more important than participating in the largest demonstration of social change in our lives.

Oct 27, 2011 / StudentNation / Krystie Yandoli

Nation Interns Choose the Week’s Most Important Stories (10/28) Nation Interns Choose the Week’s Most Important Stories (10/28)

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. 

Oct 27, 2011 / StudentNation / The Nation

Occupying Our Place in the Protests Occupying Our Place in the Protests

Our presence at Occupy Wall Street helped in some immeasurably small way to swell the ranks of the self-proclaimed 99 percent.

Oct 26, 2011 / StudentNation / Scott Stern

NC State Students Reject Hate-Filled Vandalism NC State Students Reject Hate-Filled Vandalism

After a spate of hate-filled, anti-gay vandalism, North Carolina State students rally for tolerance. 

Oct 25, 2011 / StudentNation / Shay O’Reilly

The Land of Goodbyes: Emigration Through the Eyes of Those Who Stay Behind

The Land of Goodbyes: Emigration Through the Eyes of Those Who Stay Behind The Land of Goodbyes: Emigration Through the Eyes of Those Who Stay Behind

A new project documents how residents in Zapotitlan Palmas, in Oaxaca, Mexico, are trying to create meaningful oportunities to keep their young people from emigrating.

Oct 25, 2011 / StudentNation / Josh Eidelson

Occupy Colleges Plans Solidarity Teach-ins Occupy Colleges Plans Solidarity Teach-ins

After national actions on October 13, Occupy Colleges plans nationwide Teach-ins at colleges and universities on November 2.

Oct 25, 2011 / StudentNation / The Nation

People’s University Brings Teach-In To Washington Square Park

People’s University Brings Teach-In To Washington Square Park People’s University Brings Teach-In To Washington Square Park

New York City's Washington Square Park has quickly become the hub for student involvement in Occupy Wall Street.

Oct 24, 2011 / StudentNation / Zoë Schlanger

Nation Interns Choose the Week’s Most Important Stories (10/21) Nation Interns Choose the Week’s Most Important Stories (10/21)

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.   

Oct 24, 2011 / StudentNation / The Nation

Why I Occupy Why I Occupy

A Boston University undergraduate explains.

Oct 24, 2011 / StudentNation / Tarif Ahmed

Why You Need to Be Part of the Occupy Colleges Movement Now

Why You Need to Be Part of the Occupy Colleges Movement Now Why You Need to Be Part of the Occupy Colleges Movement Now

If you are aware of the movement and support the movement, you must be with the movement now.

Oct 21, 2011 / StudentNation / Alyssa Figueroa

x