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]

How Harvard Divestment Was Won

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’ 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

Demonstrators

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 Sanctuary City SB 4 Protest

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

Immigrant rights rallies

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

Missouri students

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

Richard Collins III

A Lynching on the University of Maryland Campus A Lynching on the University of Maryland Campus

Richard Collins III was killed Saturday night because of the color of his skin.

May 22, 2017 / StudentNation / Dave Zirin

Black Lives Matter, Standing Rock

True Climate Justice Puts Communities of Color First True Climate Justice Puts Communities of Color First

Black and brown communities have long borne the brunt of our addiction to fossil fuels—and now they are leading the fight for a post-carbon economy.

May 22, 2017 / StudentNation / Audrea Lim

Bethune-Cookman University students

Why I Turned My Back on Betsy DeVos During Graduation Why I Turned My Back on Betsy DeVos During Graduation

I would change nothing. I began at my university to learn, and I now depart it to serve.

May 16, 2017 / StudentNation / Tyler Durrant

New York University

The Higher-Education Crisis Is a Labor Crisis The Higher-Education Crisis Is a Labor Crisis

A unionization drive at Vanderbilt University shows how austerity in higher education is hurting educators and students.

May 9, 2017 / StudentNation / Michelle Chen

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