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]

Students Storm Christie-Corbett Fundraiser, Sideline Westboro Baptists and #RiseNGrind

Students Storm Christie-Corbett Fundraiser, Sideline Westboro Baptists and #RiseNGrind Students Storm Christie-Corbett Fundraiser, Sideline Westboro Baptists and #RiseNGrind

As the school year ends—and fall elections heat up—students walk out, tape up and unionize for justice.

Jun 15, 2014 / StudentNation / StudentNation

At the Frontlines, Youth Continue to Fight Queer and Trans Homelessness

At the Frontlines, Youth Continue to Fight Queer and Trans Homelessness At the Frontlines, Youth Continue to Fight Queer and Trans Homelessness

Pride month begins in Washington Square Park with the continued legacy of the LGBT Rally for the Homeless.

Jun 13, 2014 / StudentNation / Hannah Gold and StudentNation

What Are ‘Nation’ Interns Reading the Week of 6/13/14?

What Are ‘Nation’ Interns Reading the Week of 6/13/14? What Are ‘Nation’ Interns Reading the Week of 6/13/14?

This week: the 9/11 Memorial Museum, exploited labor in California, and racial controversy at World Cup Brazil

Jun 12, 2014 / StudentNation / StudentNation

How Did this High School Student Go From Being Suspended 20 Times to Graduating Valedictorian?

How Did this High School Student Go From Being Suspended 20 Times to Graduating Valedictorian? How Did this High School Student Go From Being Suspended 20 Times to Graduating Valedictorian?

Watch how this Oakland teen went from being involved in gang violence to being top of his class.

Jun 12, 2014 / StudentNation / StudentNation

Students Blockade for Trans Justice, Dish 18,000 Red Squares and Push California to Divest From Guns

Students Blockade for Trans Justice, Dish 18,000 Red Squares and Push California to Divest From Guns Students Blockade for Trans Justice, Dish 18,000 Red Squares and Push California to Divest From Guns

As the semester ends, direct action rages on.

Jun 3, 2014 / StudentNation / StudentNation

Since When Does Free Speech Require Students to Stay Quiet?

Since When Does Free Speech Require Students to Stay Quiet? Since When Does Free Speech Require Students to Stay Quiet?

Former UC-Berkeley chancellor Robert Birgeneau characterizes words as violent but shrugs his shoulders at the very real violence committed against his own students and faculty.

Jun 2, 2014 / StudentNation / Sam Warren and StudentNation

What Are ‘Nation’ Interns Reading the Week of 6/6/2014?

What Are ‘Nation’ Interns Reading the Week of 6/6/2014? What Are ‘Nation’ Interns Reading the Week of 6/6/2014?

This week: nerdfighters, mansplainers, and defenders of the Internet.

Jun 1, 2014 / StudentNation / StudentNation

What Are ‘Nation’ Interns Reading the Week of 5/30/2014?

What Are ‘Nation’ Interns Reading the Week of 5/30/2014? What Are ‘Nation’ Interns Reading the Week of 5/30/2014?

This week: Wildfires, deadly misogyny and the world cup's dark side.

May 30, 2014 / StudentNation / StudentNation

What Are ‘Nation’ Interns Reading the Week of 5/23/2014?

What Are ‘Nation’ Interns Reading the Week of 5/23/2014? What Are ‘Nation’ Interns Reading the Week of 5/23/2014?

Get ready to open some tabs. This week from our interns: Queen B, shiny data and how to fight poverty (with money).

May 23, 2014 / StudentNation / StudentNation

Reports of Worker Abuse Continue at NYU’s Newly Completed Abu Dhabi Campus

Reports of Worker Abuse Continue at NYU’s Newly Completed Abu Dhabi Campus Reports of Worker Abuse Continue at NYU’s Newly Completed Abu Dhabi Campus

To build the university where Bill Clinton will speak this week, laborers are paid less than what was contracted, are refused their own passports and bank cards and sleep a dozen t...

May 20, 2014 / StudentNation / Helen Holmes, Ari Lipsitz, and StudentNation

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