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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]

UT Austin Student

Graduate Workers at UT Austin Are Undervalued, Underpaid, and Demanding Answers Graduate Workers at UT Austin Are Undervalued, Underpaid, and Demanding Answers

After a year of precarious pandemic protocols, the health of grad workers is now at risk.

Aug 2, 2021 / StudentNation / Annie Bares and John Mellison

Military Coronavirus

What Do We Talk About When We Talk About Viruses? What Do We Talk About When We Talk About Viruses?

As in previous pandemics, a rise in xenophobic, nationalistic, and militaristic language has returned amid the Covid-19 crisis.

Jul 29, 2021 / StudentNation / Zoya Qureshi

Empty hospital bed

How the Pandemic Made It Harder to Become a Doctor How the Pandemic Made It Harder to Become a Doctor

Covid-19 has made medical schools more competitive, while also giving students less training.

Jun 29, 2021 / StudentNation / Zoya Qureshi

Universities Are Slashing Faculties and Blaming Covid

Universities Are Slashing Faculties and Blaming Covid Universities Are Slashing Faculties and Blaming Covid

Citing the pandemic, administrators are pushing cuts—despite receiving millions in federal relief funds.

Jun 22, 2021 / StudentNation / Arvind Dilawar

Culture War in the K-12 Classroom

Culture War in the K-12 Classroom Culture War in the K-12 Classroom

The Trump-era GOP’s insatiable appetite for red-meat issues has led to a wholesale attack on public education.

Jun 22, 2021 / Feature / Jennifer C. Berkshire

Police Out Of School Protest

Why Are There Cops in Schools? Why Are There Cops in Schools?

If our schools need additional counselors and mentors, turning to police is far from the most suitable choice.

Jun 18, 2021 / StudentNation / Cassidy Morales

Laptop remote learning

Computer Screens and Pieces of Paper Computer Screens and Pieces of Paper

After a year of remote learning, many college students are reevaluating the value of higher education.

Jun 18, 2021 / StudentNation / Teresa Xie

US National Capitol

Young People Are Running for Office. Where Is Their Support? Young People Are Running for Office. Where Is Their Support?

The party establishment view young candidates as outsiders, but a handful of local and national organizations are trying to change that.

Jun 17, 2021 / StudentNation / Sadie Bograd

Green Lake Elementary

Bake Sales and Tesla Raffles: The Unequal World of PTA Wealth Bake Sales and Tesla Raffles: The Unequal World of PTA Wealth

Should rich families be allowed to fundraise a better public school education for their kids?

Jun 14, 2021 / StudentNation / Neal Morton

Biden youth support

No Generation Without Representation No Generation Without Representation

Biden and Harris relied on youth support during the election. It’s time for the administration to support them back.

Jun 9, 2021 / StudentNation / Jazmin Kay

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