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]

Brown Students and Workers Unite to Convince the University to Boycott an Exploitative Hotel

Brown Students and Workers Unite to Convince the University to Boycott an Exploitative Hotel Brown Students and Workers Unite to Convince the University to Boycott an Exploitative Hotel

Students and workers stand up in the face of Renaissance Hotel’s horrific labor practices.

Apr 7, 2014 / StudentNation / Sam Adler-Bell and StudentNation

What Are ‘Nation’ Interns Reading the Week of 4/4/2014?

What Are ‘Nation’ Interns Reading the Week of 4/4/2014? What Are ‘Nation’ Interns Reading the Week of 4/4/2014?

This week: socialist cyborgs, biased maps and Aid 101.

Apr 7, 2014 / StudentNation / StudentNation

Federal Bill Calls on Universities to Enact Anti-Harassment Policies

Federal Bill Calls on Universities to Enact Anti-Harassment Policies Federal Bill Calls on Universities to Enact Anti-Harassment Policies

A new bill in Congress calls on universities to pro-actively address harassment, or risk losing federal funds.

Apr 2, 2014 / StudentNation / Matthew Lloyd-Thomas, Wesley Yiin, and StudentNation

Q&A with Ryan Branagan of Northeastern’s Students for Justice in Palestine

Q&A with Ryan Branagan of Northeastern’s Students for Justice in Palestine Q&A with Ryan Branagan of Northeastern’s Students for Justice in Palestine

Northeastern University's decision to suspend Northeastern's SJP provoked a response that spread outside the university's borders.

Apr 1, 2014 / StudentNation / Keegan O’Brien and StudentNation

What Are ‘Nation’ Interns Reading the Week of 3/28/2014?

What Are ‘Nation’ Interns Reading the Week of 3/28/2014? What Are ‘Nation’ Interns Reading the Week of 3/28/2014?

This week: the interns introduce their picks in verse.

Mar 30, 2014 / StudentNation / StudentNation

Student Activists to Massachusetts Governor Deval Patrick: Say No to New Fossil Fuel Construction

Student Activists to Massachusetts Governor Deval Patrick: Say No to New Fossil Fuel Construction Student Activists to Massachusetts Governor Deval Patrick: Say No to New Fossil Fuel Construction

Students plan a city-wide school walkout to urge Governor Patrick to ban new fossil fuel infrastructure construction in Massachusetts.

Mar 25, 2014 / StudentNation / StudentNation

This Week, Students Occupied City College, Flooded the Border and Sat-In for Palestine

This Week, Students Occupied City College, Flooded the Border and Sat-In for Palestine This Week, Students Occupied City College, Flooded the Border and Sat-In for Palestine

From Newark to Minnesota, this month has seen a breadth of direct action from students and youth.

Mar 21, 2014 / StudentNation / StudentNation

What Are ‘Nation’ Interns Reading the Week of 3/21/2014?

What Are ‘Nation’ Interns Reading the Week of 3/21/2014? What Are ‘Nation’ Interns Reading the Week of 3/21/2014?

This week: children in an Indian slum teach themselves genetics, New Hampshire towns say no to Citizens United and Jessica Gordon Nembhard writes about the place of co-ops in civil...

Mar 21, 2014 / StudentNation / StudentNation

What Are ‘Nation’ Interns Reading the Week of 3/14/2014?

What Are ‘Nation’ Interns Reading the Week of 3/14/2014? What Are ‘Nation’ Interns Reading the Week of 3/14/2014?

This week: a former barista describes life on the other side of the coffee bar, Google execs call for more encryption and researchers look at the links between animal antibiotics a...

Mar 14, 2014 / StudentNation / StudentNation

Harvard’s President Says Fossil Fuel Companies Are Not Blocking Clean Energy

Harvard’s President Says Fossil Fuel Companies Are Not Blocking Clean Energy Harvard’s President Says Fossil Fuel Companies Are Not Blocking Clean Energy

Students talk divestment with Harvard President Drew Faust.

Mar 13, 2014 / StudentNation / Corinne Grinapol and StudentNation

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