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]

Faces of Early Voters in Florida Faces of Early Voters in Florida

By 10:00 am, 565 students at the Florida A&M University at Tallahassee, Florida already voted.

Nov 4, 2008 / StudentNation / The Nation

High Early Student Turnout in Pennsylvania High Early Student Turnout in Pennsylvania

By 7am, there was already a line of over 1000 students waiting to vote at Penn State University, PA.

Nov 4, 2008 / StudentNation / The Nation

Video Your Vote Video Your Vote

YouTube and PBS are offering a prominent platform for citizens to police the election process on November 4.

Oct 21, 2008 / StudentNation / The Nation

Students for Social Justice Students for Social Justice

Little Village Lawndale students celebrate World Teacher’s Day in protest against standardized testing.

Oct 9, 2008 / StudentNation / The Nation

Activist Scholars Stand Up Activist Scholars Stand Up

Win an ACLU youth scholarship for $12,500.

Oct 7, 2008 / StudentNation / The Nation

Energy for a New Millenium Energy for a New Millenium

Today, Power Vote will announce its official launch with a Washington, DC press conference.

Sep 10, 2008 / StudentNation / The Nation

Whither Capital Punishment Whither Capital Punishment

As a seven-month national moratorium on executions comes to an end, where does the student movement against the death penalty go?

Sep 9, 2008 / StudentNation / The Nation

Powervote Powervote

New effort to build a green youth voter bloc of one million is growing.

Sep 8, 2008 / StudentNation / The Nation

New Student Blog New Student Blog

Along with our new look, we're introducing a new blog for StudentNation.

Jun 27, 2008 / StudentNation / The Nation

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