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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]

UIowa

In Right-to-Work Iowa, Faculty May Just Have to Follow West Virginia’s Lead In Right-to-Work Iowa, Faculty May Just Have to Follow West Virginia’s Lead

Non-tenure-track professors at the University of Iowa are fighting for bargaining rights in the kind of labor environment Janus threatens to make the national norm—and th...

Apr 27, 2018 / StudentNation / Jake Bittle

PHOTOS: These Students Are Sick and Tired of Gun Violence

PHOTOS: These Students Are Sick and Tired of Gun Violence PHOTOS: These Students Are Sick and Tired of Gun Violence

“That could be me, my friends, my family.”

Apr 26, 2018 / Photo Essay / Tracie Williams

Stefanie ProjectLETS

Mental-Health Care on College Campuses Is Broken—This Group Aims to Change That Mental-Health Care on College Campuses Is Broken—This Group Aims to Change That

With chapters in eight universities across the country, Project LETS makes mental-health care more accessible for students in need.

Apr 23, 2018 / StudentNation / Gabriela Thorne

Parkland Protest

Teachers Are Following Their Students out of the Classroom Teachers Are Following Their Students out of the Classroom

Young people are leading the way for change, and we should all be listening.

Apr 19, 2018 / StudentNation / Belle Chesler

March for Science

STEM Students Are Asking More of the #MeToo Movement STEM Students Are Asking More of the #MeToo Movement

Harassment in the sciences doesn’t only come in the form of neatly packaged Title IX reports of clear sexual abuse.  

Apr 17, 2018 / StudentNation / Emmalina Glinskis

The Parkland Students Are Showing My Generation a Path Forward

The Parkland Students Are Showing My Generation a Path Forward The Parkland Students Are Showing My Generation a Path Forward

If Emma González can face the world with her questions, so can I.

Mar 30, 2018 / StudentNation / Sophia Steinberg

No Wonder Teachers Are Saying Enough Is Enough

No Wonder Teachers Are Saying Enough Is Enough No Wonder Teachers Are Saying Enough Is Enough

Public-school teachers around the country have been asked to do more with less.

Mar 29, 2018 / StudentNation / Bryce Covert

New York City Hall

NYC Students Meet at City Hall to Debate Guns NYC Students Meet at City Hall to Debate Guns

As millions around the world participated in the March for Our Lives, 35 children aged 8 to 10 took turns sharing their reasons for restricting gun use.

Mar 26, 2018 / StudentNation / Brandon Jordan

Student Gun Protest

We’ve Been Presented with Two Options: Militarization or Regulation We’ve Been Presented with Two Options: Militarization or Regulation

For me, school is a refuge. I cannot imagine that sanctity violated by the introduction of weapons.

Mar 23, 2018 / StudentNation / Claire Devine

NRA Youth

Why Are Schools Still Accepting NRA Money? Why Are Schools Still Accepting NRA Money?

NRA Foundation grants to youth programs like Eddie Eagle help explain why guns are so popular in the US.

Mar 16, 2018 / StudentNation / Sophie Kasakove

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