Donald Trump’s Secret Weapon to Dismantle American Education Donald Trump’s Secret Weapon to Dismantle American Education
The former president’s plans for a second term could reshape American education and academic freedom as we know it.
Jul 5, 2024 / StudentNation / Owen Dahlkamp
The Supreme Court Just Pushed Environmental Justice Even Further Aside The Supreme Court Just Pushed Environmental Justice Even Further Aside
The recently paused “good neighbor” rule was the Environmental Protection Agency’s attempt at reducing interstate pollution by making those responsible pay for it.
Jul 4, 2024 / StudentNation / Amber X. Chen
As the NCAA Debates New Rules, Trans Athletes Are Left Out of the Conversation As the NCAA Debates New Rules, Trans Athletes Are Left Out of the Conversation
At least 24 states have restricted transgender athletes’ participation in sports, and these policymaking decisions often lack input from those most affected.
Jun 20, 2024 / StudentNation / Liam Beran
Students and Staff Grapple With the Sudden Closure of University of the Arts Students and Staff Grapple With the Sudden Closure of University of the Arts
Administrators announced the closure with little warning on May 31. “It was like a slap in the face or a punch in the gut. It just didn’t feel real.”
Jun 18, 2024 / StudentNation / Lucy Tobier
Why University of California Workers Stopped Their Historic Strike Why University of California Workers Stopped Their Historic Strike
Nearly 80 percent of participating union members voted in support of the strike on May 1, citing the repression of pro-Palestine protesters at UCLA, UCSD, and UCI.
Jun 14, 2024 / StudentNation / Amber X. Chen and Ella Carter-Klauschie
An Extreme Anti-Immigrant Law Could Threaten Undocumented Youth in Texas An Extreme Anti-Immigrant Law Could Threaten Undocumented Youth in Texas
SB 4, which the ACLU called one of the most extreme pieces of anti-immigrant legislation ever enacted, would give Texas police the power to engage in immigration enforcement.
Jun 13, 2024 / StudentNation / Lajward Zahra
The Supreme Court Could Make Encampment Sweeps Even More Dangerous The Supreme Court Could Make Encampment Sweeps Even More Dangerous
Unhoused people face significant health risks from encampment sweeps. Grants Pass v. Johnson threatens to make them much more common.
Jun 10, 2024 / StudentNation / Maggie Grether
As Columbia Alumni Returned to Campus, So Did the Encampment As Columbia Alumni Returned to Campus, So Did the Encampment
Columbia students continue to mobilize through the summer in support of Palestine—organizing in tandem with alumni and applying financial pressure on the university
Jun 3, 2024 / StudentNation / Lara-Nour Walton
Surfers Are Fighting to Save the Waves—and the Planet Surfers Are Fighting to Save the Waves—and the Planet
By the end of the century, the world could lose almost half of its sandy beaches. But a movement of surfers across Latin America is working to protect the coastal-marine environme...
May 28, 2024 / StudentNation / Ilana Cohen
Inside the Latest Congressional Hearing on Campus Antisemitism Inside the Latest Congressional Hearing on Campus Antisemitism
Students for Justice in Palestine called the hearing “a manufactured attack on higher education” as Republicans criticized universities for negotiating with protesters.
May 24, 2024 / StudentNation / Owen Dahlkamp