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]

Day of Silence Fights School Bullying Day of Silence Fights School Bullying

This year’s 14th annual Day of Silence on April 16 brings awareness to the schoolyard harassment of LGBT students.

Apr 14, 2010 / StudentNation / Morgan Ashenfelter

Georgetown Boasts Diversity, Silences Opposing Viewpoints Georgetown Boasts Diversity, Silences Opposing Viewpoints

A coalition of student groups are fighting for free speech and reproductive health services at a Catholic university.

Apr 8, 2010 / StudentNation / Morgan Ashenfelter

University To Cut Student Newspaper Funding University To Cut Student Newspaper Funding

Student Senate President calls Kansas University's newspaper biased, says solution is to cut funding.

Mar 31, 2010 / StudentNation / Morgan Ashenfelter

Multicultural Classes Criticized as Indoctrination Multicultural Classes Criticized as Indoctrination

The University of Minnesota is drawing criticism for proposing curriculum that would teach education majors about things like institutionalized racism.

Feb 22, 2010 / StudentNation / Morgan Ashenfelter

Anne Frank’s Diary Too Explicit for School Anne Frank’s Diary Too Explicit for School

Va. school system's censoring of Anne Frank's Diary raises questions of when, if ever, it's appropriate to restrict books in schools.

Feb 10, 2010 / StudentNation / Morgan Ashenfelter

The (Il)legality of Unpaid Internships The (Il)legality of Unpaid Internships

Not being paid for work is illegal, so why aren’t unpaid internships?

Feb 3, 2010 / StudentNation / Morgan Ashenfelter

The Revolution Will Be Google-Mapped The Revolution Will Be Google-Mapped

A new Google map of national student activism harnesses the power of the web in hopes of connecting youth from coast to coast.

Dec 1, 2009 / StudentNation / The Nation

2009 Nation Student Writing Contest Winners 2009 Nation Student Writing Contest Winners

We're pleased to announce our winners!

Oct 23, 2009 / StudentNation / The Nation

The Right Goes Viral The Right Goes Viral

A new site lets you rate teachers, review textbooks and "raise awareness about America’s slide to communism."

Oct 21, 2009 / StudentNation / Francis Reynolds

Seeing Through the ‘Morehouse Mystique’ Seeing Through the ‘Morehouse Mystique’

New clothing rules reveal Morehouse College's disregard for the T in LGBT.

Oct 20, 2009 / StudentNation / The Nation

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