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]

Howard University Protest in Support of Troy Davis

Howard University Protest in Support of Troy Davis Howard University Protest in Support of Troy Davis

Student involvement in the Troy Davis case has been especially strong.

Sep 20, 2011 / StudentNation / The Nation

Brooklyn College Faculty Condemn NYPD Infiltration of Muslim Student Group Brooklyn College Faculty Condemn NYPD Infiltration of Muslim Student Group

The Brooklyn College Faculy Council has unanimously condemned NYPD’s spying on their campus’s Muslim student organization.

Sep 20, 2011 / StudentNation / Angus Johnston

Nation Interns Choose the Week’s Most Important Stories (9/16/11)

Nation Interns Choose the Week’s Most Important Stories (9/16/11) Nation Interns Choose the Week’s Most Important Stories (9/16/11)

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

Sep 16, 2011 / StudentNation / The Nation

Grinnell College Announces $300,000 Social Justice Prize Grinnell College Announces $300,000 Social Justice Prize

The Nation commends Grinnell for sponsoring the award and encourages all eligible readers to apply for this prize, which is one of the largest of its kind available in the US.

Sep 13, 2011 / StudentNation / Anna Lekas Miller

Little Love for Labor Little Love for Labor

A new report reveals that high school textbooks are getting a lot wrong about the labor movement.

Sep 12, 2011 / StudentNation / Josh Eidelson

Vive Normal! Vive Normal!

 Your friendly neighborhood Muslim, just like you, likes pie and punk, dislikes terrorists, and answers surveys.

Sep 1, 2011 / StudentNation / Maria Kari

Demanding Economic and Educational Reform in Chile

Demanding Economic and Educational Reform in Chile Demanding Economic and Educational Reform in Chile

Hundreds of thousands of peaceful demonstrators participated in marches across Chile, united by the same desire: that the government would commit to working towards a quality, free...

Aug 26, 2011 / StudentNation / Brittany Peterson

Chilean Student Hunger Strikers Hold President Piñera Accountable

Chilean Student Hunger Strikers Hold President Piñera Accountable Chilean Student Hunger Strikers Hold President Piñera Accountable

Chilean students fasting for the cause of free and public education released a statement saying they will hold President Sebastián Piñera responsible for any physical...

Aug 22, 2011 / StudentNation / Brittany Peterson

Hitting the Road to Bridge the Gap Between Pakistan and the West Hitting the Road to Bridge the Gap Between Pakistan and the West

Maria Kari interviews Moin Khan, a Pakistani-American who is embarking on a motorbike tour from San Francisco, California to Lahore Pakistan in an effort to re-envision Pakistani-W...

Aug 22, 2011 / StudentNation / Maria Kari

Nation Interns Choose the Week’s Most Important (and Undercovered) Stories Nation Interns Choose the Week’s Most Important (and Undercovered) Stories

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

Aug 18, 2011 / StudentNation / The Nation

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