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]

Muslim Students Challenge Allen West’s Anti-Islamic Speaker on Capitol Hill Muslim Students Challenge Allen West’s Anti-Islamic Speaker on Capitol Hill

On Capitol Hill, Muslim students confront Islamophobia.  

Jul 27, 2011 / StudentNation / Sean Savett

Separate and Unequal: Intellectual Stratification in Schools Separate and Unequal: Intellectual Stratification in Schools

The dangers of classifying students according to their intellectual ability.

Jul 26, 2011 / StudentNation / Britney Wilson

Shut Up. Raise the Debt Ceiling

Shut Up. Raise the Debt Ceiling Shut Up. Raise the Debt Ceiling

Americans, particularly young Americans are tired of the debt ceiling noise. We just want to be and stay employed.

Jul 26, 2011 / StudentNation / StudentNation

Students Take On ALEC Students Take On ALEC

Student activists are taking a stand against ALEC.

Jul 22, 2011 / StudentNation / Emily Wood

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

 The stories the MSM is missing. 

Jul 22, 2011 / StudentNation / The Nation

Youth Vote Faces Challenges With Voter ID Legislation

Youth Vote Faces Challenges With Voter ID Legislation Youth Vote Faces Challenges With Voter ID Legislation

An interview with Rock the Vote president Heather Smith on the new restrictive voter ID laws.

Jul 21, 2011 / StudentNation / Zachary Newkirk

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

The stories  the mainstream media is missing. 

Jul 15, 2011 / StudentNation / The Nation

The Oxford Comma-otion

The Oxford Comma-otion The Oxford Comma-otion

 Who gives a [insert expletive] about an Oxford comma?

Jul 11, 2011 / Books & the Arts / Maria Kari

Work Smarter, Not Harder: The Debate Over Homework Work Smarter, Not Harder: The Debate Over Homework

 Are students working too hard? Britney Wilson provides insight on the homework debate. 

Jul 6, 2011 / StudentNation / Britney Wilson

Nation Interns’ Top Summer Books

Nation Interns’ Top Summer Books Nation Interns’ Top Summer Books

A summer reading list.

Jun 29, 2011 / StudentNation / The Nation

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