For Undergrads, the Best Extracurricular Is a Labor Union For Undergrads, the Best Extracurricular Is a Labor Union
With approval of organized labor at the highest level since 1965, undergraduate student workers have turned to unionizing as college costs continue to rise.
Oct 7, 2022 / StudentNation / Radu Stochita
Princeton Activists Just Won a Historic Victory for Climate Research Princeton Activists Just Won a Historic Victory for Climate Research
After a decade of student organizing, Princeton made a pledge to divest its endowment and reject fossil fuel money. Will more universities follow?
Oct 6, 2022 / StudentNation / Chelsey Gilchrist and Claire Kaufman
This Supreme Court Case Threatens the Future of Tribal Lands This Supreme Court Case Threatens the Future of Tribal Lands
Haaland v. Brackeen challenges the constitutionality of the Indian Child Welfare Act of 1978, putting the sovereignty of Indian Nations at risk.
Oct 5, 2022 / StudentNation / Jessica Lambert
Black Trauma Is Not a Lesson Black Trauma Is Not a Lesson
After a teacher made me watch the video of the killing of Tamir Rice, I realized I had to raise my voice against injustice.
Oct 4, 2022 / StudentNation / Kayla Ruano-Lumpris
Around the World, Students Are Ready to Occupy Campuses for Climate Action Around the World, Students Are Ready to Occupy Campuses for Climate Action
Between now and December, activists will form encampments at dozens of schools to demand solutions for the climate crisis.
Sep 30, 2022 / StudentNation / Mira Sydow
Student Debt Cancellation Will Help Rural Communities Too Student Debt Cancellation Will Help Rural Communities Too
Critics of Biden's forgiveness plan falsely call it a wealth transfer to the “urban elite.” In 2020, nearly 6.5 million rural Americans owed an average of $35,000 in student loan d...
Sep 27, 2022 / StudentNation / Reed Cleland
“Business as Usual” Might Actually Make the Economy Worse “Business as Usual” Might Actually Make the Economy Worse
According to data from the National Center for Health Statistics and the Bureau of Labor Statistics, there are few economic costs from pandemic policies that prioritize public heal...
Sep 19, 2022 / StudentNation / Garrett Eison
Want to Fight Climate Change? Look to Local Politics. Want to Fight Climate Change? Look to Local Politics.
Since its founding in 2015, the New Haven Climate Movement has used national momentum to create regional change with a model that can be replicated around the country.
Sep 14, 2022 / StudentNation / Charlotte Hughes
Without Abortion Rights, Medical Students Face a Dangerous Choice Without Abortion Rights, Medical Students Face a Dangerous Choice
Now that Roe v. Wade has been overturned, many prospective doctors worry about their ability to safely provide reproductive care.
Sep 9, 2022 / StudentNation / Sofia Andrade
Colleges Are in Debt, but Students Pay for It Colleges Are in Debt, but Students Pay for It
Cuts to public funding have passed universities’ financial burden on to students through rising tuition and fees. Should President Biden cancel campus debt too?
Sep 7, 2022 / StudentNation / Sarah Holtz