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UMass Joins National Teach-In on Campuses Calling for Equality in America UMass Joins National Teach-In on Campuses Calling for Equality in America

National teach-in staged on college campuses across the country came to UMass Amherst Tuesday. The teach-in called for greater economic equality in America.

Apr 6, 2011 / StudentNation / StudentNation

IU Community Joins NYC Seminar IU Community Joins NYC Seminar

Students in Indiana gathered to tune into a national teach-in holding corporations, banks and political parties responsible for the economic situation facing America today.

Apr 5, 2011 / StudentNation / StudentNation

National Teach-In Inspires a Fight Against ‘Corporatocracy’

National Teach-In Inspires a Fight Against ‘Corporatocracy’ National Teach-In Inspires a Fight Against ‘Corporatocracy’

Students gathered at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, to participate in a national teach-in hosted by Frances Fox Piven and Cornel West.

Apr 5, 2011 / StudentNation / Robert Reynolds

Six Ways to Green Your Spring Break

Six Ways to Green Your Spring Break Six Ways to Green Your Spring Break

Spring break tips for those who want to relieve their stress without stressing out the planet.

Mar 31, 2011 / StudentNation / StudentNation

The Reason For the Unrest: British Youth Have Nothing to Lose The Reason For the Unrest: British Youth Have Nothing to Lose

The UK rate of youth unemployment is higher than the European average at over 20 percent, with more than 950,000 out of work or education in January. Its statistics like these t...

Mar 29, 2011 / StudentNation / Maura McKeon

FIRE, Alexandra Wallace, and Defending Offensive Speech FIRE, Alexandra Wallace, and Defending Offensive Speech

The Foundation for Individual Rights in Education inappropriately editorializes a racist video posted by a UCLA student.

Mar 17, 2011 / StudentNation / Angus Johnston

College Seniors Face Lack of Entry-Level Jobs College Seniors Face Lack of Entry-Level Jobs

As those laid off during the recession continue to apply for entry-level positions, college seniors are facing more competition than expected.

Mar 14, 2011 / StudentNation / Melanie Breault

The Student Week Ahead

The Student Week Ahead The Student Week Ahead

A weekly series highlighting student activism coast to coast.

Mar 10, 2011 / StudentNation / StudentNation

The ‘Badger Advocates’: Corporate Advocates, Not UW-Madison Advocates The ‘Badger Advocates’: Corporate Advocates, Not UW-Madison Advocates

At the University of Wisconsin-Madison a group of corporate lobbyist will be working to turn the university into a quasi-private "public authority" institution. Other states that h...

Mar 8, 2011 / StudentNation / StudentNation

Updates On Last Week’s Occupations at Dickinson, Milwaukee, Berkeley Updates On Last Week’s Occupations at Dickinson, Milwaukee, Berkeley

Last week’s March 2 National Day of Action saw scores of protests in more than a dozen states—including two that ended in arrests and one that ended with a bunch of p...

Mar 7, 2011 / StudentNation / Angus Johnston

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