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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 Really Caused the Change in Cornell’s Sexual Assault Policy?

What Really Caused the Change in Cornell’s Sexual Assault Policy? What Really Caused the Change in Cornell’s Sexual Assault Policy?

Cornell's decision to update its policy has been framed as the administration’s unprompted decision to do the right thing, but students and faculty have been calling for ...

Jan 14, 2014 / StudentNation / Anna-Lisa Castle and StudentNation

Fifteen Millennial Movements to Watch This Spring

Fifteen Millennial Movements to Watch This Spring Fifteen Millennial Movements to Watch This Spring

From the Deep South to Wisconsin, a sampling of student and youth organizing that’s taking off.

Jan 13, 2014 / StudentNation / StudentNation

State Supreme Court Ruling Puts NYU 2031 In Jeopardy

State Supreme Court Ruling Puts NYU 2031 In Jeopardy State Supreme Court Ruling Puts NYU 2031 In Jeopardy

NYU’s expansion plans hit a snag after State Supreme Court Justice Donna Mills ruled that the city illegally approved construction within public parklands without the state&r...

Jan 9, 2014 / StudentNation / Connor Durkin and StudentNation

During Finals, Students Sat-In on Racism, Walked Out on Apartheid and Shut Down ICE

During Finals, Students Sat-In on Racism, Walked Out on Apartheid and Shut Down ICE During Finals, Students Sat-In on Racism, Walked Out on Apartheid and Shut Down ICE

From Minneapolis to Amherst, the struggle for free tuition, voting rights and racial justice rages on.  

Dec 20, 2013 / StudentNation / StudentNation

Interns’ Favorite Articles of the Week, 12/13/13

Interns’ Favorite Articles of the Week, 12/13/13 Interns’ Favorite Articles of the Week, 12/13/13

This week: cyberlibertarians, Obama’s handshake with Castro, and the over-policing of America.

Dec 13, 2013 / StudentNation / StudentNation

I’m a Millennial, and I’m Disappointed in Obama

I’m a Millennial, and I’m Disappointed in Obama I’m a Millennial, and I’m Disappointed in Obama

I wanted a president who believed in the same issues that I did. Yet for many of us, what came after Obama’s campaign was a string of broken promises. 

Dec 11, 2013 / StudentNation / Krystie Yandoli and StudentNation

Youth Resistance to Deportations, Criminalization Multiplies

Youth Resistance to Deportations, Criminalization Multiplies Youth Resistance to Deportations, Criminalization Multiplies

As sit-ins and fasts continue, campaigns against mandatory minimums, Stand Your Ground and youth incarceration gain traction. 

Dec 10, 2013 / StudentNation / StudentNation

NYU Students Go Caroling for Change

NYU Students Go Caroling for Change NYU Students Go Caroling for Change

Calling for the administration's support of Bangladeshi garment workers, members of NYU's Student Labor Action Committee performed carols such as "Joy to the Workers&r...

Dec 9, 2013 / StudentNation / StudentNation and Catherine Addington

Why the Anti-Choice Movement Is Attacking My Play, ‘MOM BABY GOD’

Why the Anti-Choice Movement Is Attacking My Play, ‘MOM BABY GOD’ Why the Anti-Choice Movement Is Attacking My Play, ‘MOM BABY GOD’

Based on two years of undercover research, MOM BABY GOD explores the student arm of the anti-choice movement.

Dec 6, 2013 / StudentNation / Madeline Burrows and StudentNation

Interns’ Favorite Articles of the Week, 12/6/13

Interns’ Favorite Articles of the Week, 12/6/13 Interns’ Favorite Articles of the Week, 12/6/13

This week: urban uprisings, the privatization of Mexico's oil industry and New York City's 18th century grave robbers. 

Dec 6, 2013 / StudentNation / StudentNation

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