Our Schools Are Actually Resegregating Our Schools Are Actually Resegregating
Here’s one way to stop the trend.
Jun 20, 2017 / StudentNation / Michelle Chen
Systemic Racism Couldn’t Care Less About Your Respectability Politics Systemic Racism Couldn’t Care Less About Your Respectability Politics
What could not save Philando Castile, Jordan Edwards or Richard Collins III is the same thing that I have been told would save me, a young black college student: respectability.
Jun 16, 2017 / StudentNation / Shekinah Mondoua
Betsy DeVos Moves to Help For-Profit Schools Defraud Students Betsy DeVos Moves to Help For-Profit Schools Defraud Students
The Education Department just froze two key protections for students.
Jun 15, 2017 / StudentNation / David Dayen
Removing the Confederate Monuments In New Orleans Was Only a First Step Toward Righting the Wrongs of History Removing the Confederate Monuments In New Orleans Was Only a First Step Toward Righting the Wrongs of History
The real sanitization of the past happened when the statues were put up. To correct the record, a museum of Reconstruction should take their place.
Jun 14, 2017 / StudentNation / Scott P. Marler
How Harvard Divestment Was Won How Harvard Divestment Was Won
Our first meeting in 2012 drew 10 people. In two years, over 70,000 people had signed on to our campaign.
Jun 7, 2017 / StudentNation / Chloe Maxmin
Meet the 8 Speakers Who Told College Graduates to ‘Demand Change’ Meet the 8 Speakers Who Told College Graduates to ‘Demand Change’
From Representative John Lewis to Linda Sarsour, these speakers reminded students of the importance of struggle.
Jun 2, 2017 / StudentNation / Brandon Jordan
This Texas City Just Elected the Youngest City Council Member in the State This Texas City Just Elected the Youngest City Council Member in the State
Prairie View University has a long history of political engagement, but for the first time several students ran for local office and won two open seats.
Jun 1, 2017 / StudentNation / Jae Jones
Texas’s SB 4 Is the Most Dramatic State Crackdown Yet on Sanctuary Cities Texas’s SB 4 Is the Most Dramatic State Crackdown Yet on Sanctuary Cities
The law is Texas’s acknowledgement that the federal government is dependent on local law enforcement to carry out its deportation agenda.
Jun 1, 2017 / StudentNation / Julianne Hing
Who Did Andrew Cuomo Leave Out of His ‘Tuition-Free’ Plan? Undocumented Students. Who Did Andrew Cuomo Leave Out of His ‘Tuition-Free’ Plan? Undocumented Students.
The majority of CUNY students take classes part-night or at night, making it virtually impossible to cross the 30 credit threshold.
May 30, 2017 / StudentNation / Brandon Jordan
These Missouri Students Were Suspended for Defending Their Teachers’ Union These Missouri Students Were Suspended for Defending Their Teachers’ Union
The students’ suspensions became a bargaining chip that forced teachers to forgo contract negotiations. But the students want to keep fighting.
May 24, 2017 / StudentNation / Sophie Hurwitz