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]

UNC Students Advocate for Garment Workers’ Rights

UNC Students Advocate for Garment Workers’ Rights UNC Students Advocate for Garment Workers’ Rights

Students at the University of North Carolina want to ensure workers who make UNC apparel operate under safe conditions.

Mar 11, 2014 / StudentNation / Alexandra Willcox and StudentNation

What Are ‘Nation’ Interns Reading the Week of 3/7/2014?

What Are ‘Nation’ Interns Reading the Week of 3/7/2014? What Are ‘Nation’ Interns Reading the Week of 3/7/2014?

This week: the World Cup's dark side, a 12-year-old scientist and a debate on truth.

Mar 8, 2014 / StudentNation / StudentNation

Foster Youth Win an Important Victory in Oregon

Foster Youth Win an Important Victory in Oregon Foster Youth Win an Important Victory in Oregon

Foster youth are leading the fight for public child welfare services.

Mar 7, 2014 / StudentNation / Simon Davis-Cohen and StudentNation

What’s the Matter With California? Student Dispatches From Santa Cruz to the Border

What’s the Matter With California? Student Dispatches From Santa Cruz to the Border What’s the Matter With California? Student Dispatches From Santa Cruz to the Border

Across the state and beyond, students rail against racism and austerity.

Mar 7, 2014 / StudentNation / StudentNation

Tufts Students Say Fear Held the University Back From Fossil Fuel Divestment

Tufts Students Say Fear Held the University Back From Fossil Fuel Divestment Tufts Students Say Fear Held the University Back From Fossil Fuel Divestment

Tufts University declines to divest and students respond.

Mar 5, 2014 / StudentNation / Ben Weilerstein, Devyn Powell, and StudentNation

Student Internships: the Haves and Have-Nots

Student Internships: the Haves and Have-Nots Student Internships: the Haves and Have-Nots

Changes in how internships are regulated can’t come fast enough for unpaid interns.

Mar 3, 2014 / StudentNation / Jessie Lau and StudentNation

What Are ‘Nation’ Interns Reading the Week of 2/28/2014?

What Are ‘Nation’ Interns Reading the Week of 2/28/2014? What Are ‘Nation’ Interns Reading the Week of 2/28/2014?

This week: Walmart’s manipulative tactics, Venezuela’s protests and printing our way out of poverty.

Feb 28, 2014 / StudentNation / StudentNation

Swarthmore’s Hillel Opens up Voices on Israel-Palestine

Swarthmore’s Hillel Opens up Voices on Israel-Palestine Swarthmore’s Hillel Opens up Voices on Israel-Palestine

Until now, most Jewish college students assumed that open dialogue on Israel was a taboo topic in Hillel—Swarthmore debunked that myth.

Feb 27, 2014 / StudentNation / Aryeh Younger and StudentNation

Yale Close to a Decision on Fossil Fuel Divestment

Yale Close to a Decision on Fossil Fuel Divestment Yale Close to a Decision on Fossil Fuel Divestment

This past weekend, the two highest university bodies on investor action met to formally discuss the possibility of Yale’s divestment from fossil fuels.

Feb 27, 2014 / StudentNation / Adrian Rodrigues and StudentNation

Students Protest Napolitano, Occupy Michigan and Strike With Faculty

Students Protest Napolitano, Occupy Michigan and Strike With Faculty Students Protest Napolitano, Occupy Michigan and Strike With Faculty

Across the country, the last two weeks have seen major student protests against racism and austerity.

Feb 26, 2014 / StudentNation / StudentNation

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