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Fordham’s Students for Justice in Palestine Did More Than Win Club Status

Fordham’s Students for Justice in Palestine Did More Than Win Club Status Fordham’s Students for Justice in Palestine Did More Than Win Club Status

The group’s legal win is also a triumph against the nationwide right-wing push to suppress any free speech that criticizes Israel.

Aug 13, 2019 / StudentNation / Gunar Olsen

The Democratic Debates Are an Unprecedented Moment for Americans With Student Debt

The Democratic Debates Are an Unprecedented Moment for Americans With Student Debt The Democratic Debates Are an Unprecedented Moment for Americans With Student Debt

The Democratic presidential proposals represent a dramatic shift in the nationwide discussion about tuition costs and student loan debt.

Aug 1, 2019 / StudentNation / Natalia Abrams and Cody Hounanian

Harvard Prison Divest Protests

Harvard Students Are Demanding More Than Divestment From Prison Profiteers Harvard Students Are Demanding More Than Divestment From Prison Profiteers

Reinvestment is an opening to the path to reparative justice.

Jul 26, 2019 / StudentNation / Pearl Bhatnagar and Anneke Gronke

Trans rights activist Schuyler Bailar.

Stonewall’s Children—and Grandchildren—Are Alright Stonewall’s Children—and Grandchildren—Are Alright

On college campuses across the country, the next generation of LGBTQ activists is keeping the flame of Stonewall alive.

Jun 28, 2019 / StudentNation / Susan B. Marine

Stuyvesant High School/Bill de Blasio

Bill de Blasio: Missing in Action Bill de Blasio: Missing in Action

Was New York’s mayor too busy campaigning for president to do something about the city’s segregated elite public schools?

Jun 27, 2019 / StudentNation / Pedro Noguera

George Kaiser Tulsa

Corporate Wolves in Academic Sheepskins, or, a Billionaire’s Raid on the University of Tulsa Corporate Wolves in Academic Sheepskins, or, a Billionaire’s Raid on the University of Tulsa

This sordid tale of crony capitalism under the guise of public philanthropy is another chapter in the corporatization of higher ed.

Jun 18, 2019 / StudentNation / Jacob Howland

Portugal youth climate strike

The Youth Climate Movement Is Just Getting Started The Youth Climate Movement Is Just Getting Started

The nascent activist movement has continued to expand across the world, and politicians are taking notice.

Jun 13, 2019 / StudentNation / Angely Mercado

Climate Student Protests

‘This Is Wholesale Child Neglect’: The Silence of School Leaders on the Climate Crisis ‘This Is Wholesale Child Neglect’: The Silence of School Leaders on the Climate Crisis

Many educators say school boards and education groups should speak out on climate inaction, but those calls aren’t always being well-received.

Jun 12, 2019 / StudentNation / Caroline Preston

Bernie Sanders

Bernie’s Plan to Save Public Schools Bernie’s Plan to Save Public Schools

Sanders has the most progressive education platform in modern American history.

May 20, 2019 / StudentNation / Nikhil Goyal

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Princeton Students Are Sitting In for Title IX Reform Princeton Students Are Sitting In for Title IX Reform

In many ways, the sit-in serves as the culmination of student outcry over the university’s treatment of sexual-harassment and assault cases.

May 13, 2019 / StudentNation / Jimin Kang

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