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]

Reflections From Behind the Brick Wall

Reflections From Behind the Brick Wall Reflections From Behind the Brick Wall

After spending four year in college, this student gives a critique of the academic industrial complex and the corporatization of higher education.

Aug 12, 2014 / StudentNation / Bakri R and StudentNation

What ‘Nation’ Interns Are Reading the Week of 08/08/14

What ‘Nation’ Interns Are Reading the Week of 08/08/14 What ‘Nation’ Interns Are Reading the Week of 08/08/14

This Week: “Fitting the description,” CIA’s use of dentention and rendition, and bad feminist, Roxane Gay.

Aug 7, 2014 / StudentNation / StudentNation

What Are ‘Nation’ Interns Reading the Week of 08/01/14?

What Are ‘Nation’ Interns Reading the Week of 08/01/14? What Are ‘Nation’ Interns Reading the Week of 08/01/14?

This Week: Race and gender and Detriot‘s water cutoffs, #YouOkSis street harassment awareness movement, and US‘s responsiblity to Hamida Gulistani

Aug 1, 2014 / StudentNation / StudentNation

On Gaza, the Border Crisis and Police Brutality, a National Youth Groundswell

On Gaza, the Border Crisis and Police Brutality, a National Youth Groundswell On Gaza, the Border Crisis and Police Brutality, a National Youth Groundswell

What does Renisha McBride have to do with Tariq Kdheir? For young people across the country, everything.

Jul 25, 2014 / StudentNation / StudentNation

What ‘Nation’ Interns Are Reading the Week of 07/25/14

What ‘Nation’ Interns Are Reading the Week of 07/25/14 What ‘Nation’ Interns Are Reading the Week of 07/25/14

This Week: The myth of Beyoncé voters, sterilization of incarcerated women, and the Gaza debate.

Jul 24, 2014 / StudentNation / StudentNation

The Hidden Crisis on College Campuses

The Hidden Crisis on College Campuses The Hidden Crisis on College Campuses

These women are making substantive improvements on their college campuses to stop sexual assault before it happens.

Jul 24, 2014 / StudentNation / Hannah Finnie and StudentNation

A Young Climate Activist Reflects on Lessons Learned

A Young Climate Activist Reflects on Lessons Learned A Young Climate Activist Reflects on Lessons Learned

In high school, I learned that one person and one group of passionate committed individuals can build a powerful movement.

Jul 22, 2014 / StudentNation / Chloe Maxmin and StudentNation

The Garden Where Rough Edges Grow

The Garden Where Rough Edges Grow The Garden Where Rough Edges Grow

Organized by the New Economy Coalition, CommonBound brought together more than 650 activists, academics, and students to discuss what the “new economy” is and share projects that h...

Jul 18, 2014 / StudentNation / Hannah Gold and StudentNation

What ‘Nation’ Interns Are Reading the Week of 07/18/14

What ‘Nation’ Interns Are Reading the Week of 07/18/14 What ‘Nation’ Interns Are Reading the Week of 07/18/14

This week: Affirmative Action at UT Austin ruling, the labor market, and the truth about the immigration crisis. 

Jul 18, 2014 / StudentNation / StudentNation

Whose Summer Break? Students Fix the ‘Utah Man,’ Lower the Confederate Flag and Ask Hillary for Their Money Back

Whose Summer Break? Students Fix the ‘Utah Man,’ Lower the Confederate Flag and Ask Hillary for Their Money Back Whose Summer Break? Students Fix the ‘Utah Man,’ Lower the Confederate Flag and Ask Hillary for Their Money Back

Across the country, students stage sit-ins, rally and unionize for justice—and win.

Jul 14, 2014 / StudentNation / StudentNation

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