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]

What ‘Nation’ Interns Are Reading the Week of 07/11/14

What ‘Nation’ Interns Are Reading the Week of 07/11/14 What ‘Nation’ Interns Are Reading the Week of 07/11/14

This Week: Chicago murders, China and Pakistan, and Israeli-Palestine conflict developments.

Jul 11, 2014 / StudentNation / StudentNation

Northwestern Reshapes Its Sexual Assault Policy

Northwestern Reshapes Its Sexual Assault Policy Northwestern Reshapes Its Sexual Assault Policy

Northwestern officials will finally comply with the Violence Against Women Act and compile statistics for incidents of dating violence, domestic violence and stalking.

Jul 3, 2014 / StudentNation / Olivia Exstrum and StudentNation

What Are ‘Nation’ Interns Reading the Week of 07/04/14?

What Are ‘Nation’ Interns Reading the Week of 07/04/14? What Are ‘Nation’ Interns Reading the Week of 07/04/14?

This week: More on Hobby Lobby, Schuwarzman and the economy, and detainees blocked in California.

Jul 3, 2014 / StudentNation / StudentNation

Summer Interns’ Recommended Reading

Summer Interns’ Recommended Reading Summer Interns’ Recommended Reading

Here’s a list of novels, essays, and memoirs that our 2014 summer interns have been reading.

Jul 3, 2014 / StudentNation / StudentNation

DREAMers in Grad School

DREAMers in Grad School DREAMers in Grad School

Four states have granted in-state tution to undocumented students, but the higher education pipeline continues to be plagued.  

Jul 2, 2014 / StudentNation / Jude Paul Dizon and StudentNation

From Pride to Freedom Summer to ‘Aycock’ Hall, Students Mass for Racial Justice

From Pride to Freedom Summer to ‘Aycock’ Hall, Students Mass for Racial Justice From Pride to Freedom Summer to ‘Aycock’ Hall, Students Mass for Racial Justice

Across the country, the summer is heating up with youth-led direct action.

Jul 1, 2014 / StudentNation / StudentNation

What Are ‘Nation’ Interns Reading the Week of 06/27/14?

What Are ‘Nation’ Interns Reading the Week of 06/27/14? What Are ‘Nation’ Interns Reading the Week of 06/27/14?

This week: Incarceration of Jane Doe, unpacking what we know about Iraq, and is college worth it?

Jun 27, 2014 / StudentNation / StudentNation

It’s Time for the Department of Education to Dump Sallie Mae

It’s Time for the Department of Education to Dump Sallie Mae It’s Time for the Department of Education to Dump Sallie Mae

Sallie Mae broke the law, and SLAP demands that the Department of Education terminate its contract.

Jun 23, 2014 / StudentNation / Beth Huang and StudentNation

A Student Fears America’s Gun Laws

A Student Fears America’s Gun Laws A Student Fears America’s Gun Laws

“The slackening of state gun regulations has all the absurdity of a joke, but none of the humor.”

Jun 23, 2014 / StudentNation / Annika Neklason and StudentNation

What Are ‘Nation’ Interns Reading the Week of 6/20/14?

What Are ‘Nation’ Interns Reading the Week of 6/20/14? What Are ‘Nation’ Interns Reading the Week of 6/20/14?

This week: the ISIS, hip-hop in Pakistan, and confronting Cohn's assertion about Latin@ identity

Jun 19, 2014 / StudentNation / StudentNation

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