What Happens When Universities Offer a “Critical Embrace” of AI? What Happens When Universities Offer a “Critical Embrace” of AI?
With platforms like Boston University’s “TerrierGPT,” the pressure for students to use AI is coming from colleges themselves, even as researchers warn of long-term consequences.
Oct 6, 2025 / StudentNation / Julie Huynh
The Queer Catholic Group Trying to Reclaim the Church The Queer Catholic Group Trying to Reclaim the Church
At a time when our politics is openly hostile to LGBTQ+ rights, communities like New Ways Ministries are offering a vision of religion not as judgment but as sanctuary.
Oct 3, 2025 / StudentNation / Amara McEvoy
We’re Thinking About College Rankings All Wrong We’re Thinking About College Rankings All Wrong
The annual list from U.S. News and World Report is helpful for affluent families and those with the resources to compete for a spot at elite universities. What about everyone else...
Sep 30, 2025 / StudentNation / Zoya Alam
Cornell Cut Classes by a Pro-Palestinian Professor After an Israeli Student’s Discrimination Complaint Cornell Cut Classes by a Pro-Palestinian Professor After an Israeli Student’s Discrimination Complaint
Dr. Eric Cheyfitz, who has taught at Cornell for more than two decades, claims the university is attempting to silence him as part of a broader crackdown on pro-Palestinian activi...
Sep 29, 2025 / StudentNation / Gabe Levin
In Memphis, Lead Poisoning Often Goes Unnoticed and Untreated In Memphis, Lead Poisoning Often Goes Unnoticed and Untreated
As Trump deploys the National Guard to “make Memphis safe and restore public order,” the health risks from the city’s aging infrastructure, plumbing, and paint continue to be igno...
Sep 26, 2025 / StudentNation / Ella Curlin
Where Did All the Youth Climate Activists Go? Where Did All the Youth Climate Activists Go?
The “Make Billionaires Pay” march might hint at where the climate movement is headed—away from fossil fuel divestment and toward broader resistance, with fewer young people.
Sep 24, 2025 / StudentNation / Heather Chen
Does “Weather Girl” Forecast Our Planet’s Future? Does “Weather Girl” Forecast Our Planet’s Future?
In the new play by Brian Watkins, a California meteorologist struggles to deliver daily weather reports that whitewash our unfortunate climate reality.
Sep 23, 2025 / StudentNation / Ilana Cohen
For America’s Congolese Diaspora, Peace Deals Offer Little Comfort For America’s Congolese Diaspora, Peace Deals Offer Little Comfort
The conflict in the Congo is one of the deadliest crises in the world, but many worry that Trump’s interest in the region emphasizes deals for US investors over lasting peace.
Sep 17, 2025 / StudentNation / Hannah Epstein
Vanderbilt Uses “Institutional Neutrality” to Protect Against Trump. But Is It Truly Neutral? Vanderbilt Uses “Institutional Neutrality” to Protect Against Trump. But Is It Truly Neutral?
The university has largely complied to the government’s efforts to reshape higher education as critics on campus question the role of neutrality altogether.
Sep 15, 2025 / StudentNation / Arman Amin
Trump Could Soon Strip Student Loan Forgiveness From Millions of Borrowers Trump Could Soon Strip Student Loan Forgiveness From Millions of Borrowers
Changes to the Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program could deem organizations and governments “ineligible employers” if they don’t align themselves with the president’s agenda.
Sep 10, 2025 / StudentNation / Ángel Rentería