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High-School Student Activists Have More Rights Than You Might Think High-School Student Activists Have More Rights Than You Might Think

Public school teachers and administrators across the country think they have more power than they actually do—and students need to know.

Oct 6, 2017 / StudentNation / Jordana Rosenfeld

WashU union protest

This University Suggested International Students Could Be Reported to ICE if They Unionized This University Suggested International Students Could Be Reported to ICE if They Unionized

And it’s not the first to do so.

Oct 5, 2017 / StudentNation / Jake Bittle

Nike Georgetown protest

These Georgetown Students Fought Nike—and Won These Georgetown Students Fought Nike—and Won

For the first time ever, Nike signed a contract that ensures full, independent access for the Worker Rights Consortium—and it happened because of students.

Sep 15, 2017 / StudentNation / Daniel Luis Zager, Angeles Solis, and Sonia Adjroud

Silent Sam at UNC

We Tried to Peacefully Protest. Then the University Shut Us Down. We Tried to Peacefully Protest. Then the University Shut Us Down.

But we’ll continue to stand up for what is right until the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill stops putting white supremacy on a literal pedestal.

Sep 12, 2017 / StudentNation / Angum Check and Tim Osborn

Betsy DeVos speaks about Title IX

What Betsy DeVos Gets Wrong About Sexual Assault on Campus What Betsy DeVos Gets Wrong About Sexual Assault on Campus

Her focus on due process shows a fundamental misunderstanding of the dynamics at play in campus rape investigations.

Sep 12, 2017 / StudentNation / Elizabeth Adetiba

DACA protest

How 1 Undocumented Student Became an Immigration Activist How 1 Undocumented Student Became an Immigration Activist

The Hope CommUnity Center told Eli that she had a voice and that her voice needed to be heard rather than stifled by fear.

Sep 8, 2017 / StudentNation / Zach Daniels

Sanctuary Campus

What I Learned From Trying To Make My Campus a Sanctuary What I Learned From Trying To Make My Campus a Sanctuary

While dozens of colleges have in fact become sanctuaries as a matter of policy, there has been hesitation on the part of public institutions which receive funding at the city, stat...

Sep 6, 2017 / StudentNation / David Pastor

Charlottesville counter-protesters

The Charlottesville Syllabus The Charlottesville Syllabus

Studying hate is critical to countering it.

Aug 14, 2017 / StudentNation / Peter Rothberg

Campus sexual assault

Campus Assault Survivors Deserve Better Than Secretary DeVos Campus Assault Survivors Deserve Better Than Secretary DeVos

Dismissing survivors’ concerns only continues the cycle of abuse on campus, worsening conditions that fuel sexual violence in the first place.

Aug 11, 2017 / StudentNation / Sarah Nesbitt

UChicago GSU

Graduate Students on These 7 Campuses Are Fighting for Their Labor Rights Graduate Students on These 7 Campuses Are Fighting for Their Labor Rights

Classes may be over, but the class struggle sure isn’t.

Aug 8, 2017 / StudentNation / Brandon Jordan

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