StudentNation

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]

Kenneth Marcus

Students Beware: This Trump Nominee Doesn’t Believe in Your Civil Rights Students Beware: This Trump Nominee Doesn’t Believe in Your Civil Rights

Kenneth Marcus has a history of opposing affirmative action and attacking the First Amendment rights of Israel critics.

Jan 10, 2018 / StudentNation / Dima Khalidi

Spencer at UF

How 5 College Kids Brought Thousands Together to Shut Down Richard Spencer How 5 College Kids Brought Thousands Together to Shut Down Richard Spencer

This wildly successful protest took months of planning by a handful of students with no help from their university.

Dec 7, 2017 / StudentNation / Samantha Schuyler

NYU Abu Dhabi

The Limits of the Global Network University: An Open Letter The Limits of the Global Network University: An Open Letter

The American Association of University Professors, the Middle Eastern Studies Association, and NYU Sanctuary have all issued statements calling on NYU to publicly and forcefully de...

Nov 30, 2017 / StudentNation / StudentNation

Pittsburgh reservoir

Pittsburgh’s Water System Is Why We Shouldn’t Run America Like a Business Pittsburgh’s Water System Is Why We Shouldn’t Run America Like a Business

For Pittsburgh, help from the private sector came at the cost of public health.

Nov 30, 2017 / StudentNation / Jordana Rosenfeld

After Trump

After Trump After Trump

I would argue that the Trump presidency, although Trump perhaps holds the title for the most publicly outrageous presidential candidate, was inevitable.

Nov 20, 2017 / StudentNation / Claire Devine

Student loan debt

The GOP Tax Bill Is Bad for Students The GOP Tax Bill Is Bad for Students

Young people are buried under the weight of student-loan debt. The Republican tax proposal would bury them far deeper still.

Nov 14, 2017 / StudentNation / Natalia Abrams and Graig Meyer

Minnesota pipeline students

Can These 13 Young Minnesotans Stop a Pipeline From Coming to Their State? Can These 13 Young Minnesotans Stop a Pipeline From Coming to Their State?

Climate change, they argue, will disproportionately affect young people—so they want a seat at the table.

Nov 3, 2017 / StudentNation / Brandon Jordan

First black Senator and representatives

When Black Lives Mattered: Why Teach Reconstruction When Black Lives Mattered: Why Teach Reconstruction

Reconstruction, the era immediately following the Civil War and emancipation, is full of stories that help us see the possibility of a future defined by racial equity.

Oct 24, 2017 / StudentNation / Adam Sanchez

Hurricane Maria, Virgin Islands

The 2017 Hurricanes Didn’t Just Hit Puerto Rico—They Hit the Caribbean The 2017 Hurricanes Didn’t Just Hit Puerto Rico—They Hit the Caribbean

Puerto Rico is getting the coverage it deserves, but an entire region has been upended by natural disasters this hurricane season.

Oct 16, 2017 / StudentNation / Gabriela Thorne

Chapel Hill vigil

These Muslim Students Built an App to Document Islamophobia on Campus These Muslim Students Built an App to Document Islamophobia on Campus

Muslim students in North Carolina needed a way to record instances of anti-Muslim activity—so they made one.

Oct 11, 2017 / StudentNation / Lily Lou

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