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]

Black Students Call Out UCLA for Lack of Diversity Black Students Call Out UCLA for Lack of Diversity

Sixty-five percent of UCLA’s male African-American population are college athletes.

Nov 13, 2013 / StudentNation / StudentNation

As Christie and de Blasio Get Voted In, Students Walk Out

As Christie and de Blasio Get Voted In, Students Walk Out As Christie and de Blasio Get Voted In, Students Walk Out

Coast to coast, students demand an end to cuts, tests and racist policing.

Nov 12, 2013 / StudentNation / StudentNation

Interns’ Favorite Articles of the Week, 11/8/13

Interns’ Favorite Articles of the Week, 11/8/13 Interns’ Favorite Articles of the Week, 11/8/13

This week: the selfish motives of FWD.us, the Koch brothers’ anti-choice agenda, and a mass-death sentence in Bangladesh. 

Nov 8, 2013 / StudentNation / StudentNation

#OutWithStudentDebt Videos Help Shed the Stigma of Indebtedness #OutWithStudentDebt Videos Help Shed the Stigma of Indebtedness

Meet the three winners of the #OutWithStudentDebt Video Project.

Nov 7, 2013 / StudentNation / StudentNation

Barnard College’s New Sex Restrictions

Barnard College’s New Sex Restrictions Barnard College’s New Sex Restrictions

If the Barnard administration takes the idea that adult women should have control over their bodies seriously, then students and RAs should be able to decide for themselves how oft...

Nov 6, 2013 / StudentNation / George Joseph and StudentNation

Turn On, Tune In, Opt Out

Turn On, Tune In, Opt Out Turn On, Tune In, Opt Out

The knowledge that students can forgo tests without repercussions has emboldened parents across the state.

Nov 5, 2013 / StudentNation / Owen Davis and StudentNation

Kelly Protestors Empowered the Voiceless

Kelly Protestors Empowered the Voiceless Kelly Protestors Empowered the Voiceless

Civility that comes at the expense of further marginalizing the subjugated is not only worthless, but also criminally dishonest.

Nov 4, 2013 / StudentNation / Casey Gordon and StudentNation

Tea Party on the Left

Tea Party on the Left Tea Party on the Left

Preventing New York City Police Commissioner Ray Kelly from speaking on campus exacerbated the problem it aimed to solve.

Nov 4, 2013 / StudentNation / Adam Katz and StudentNation

Defend Free Inquiry at Brown

Defend Free Inquiry at Brown Defend Free Inquiry at Brown

Learning at Brown is a process in which disagreement plays an integral part. 

Nov 4, 2013 / StudentNation / Andrew Powers and StudentNation

Interns’ Favorite Articles of the Week, 11/1/13

Interns’ Favorite Articles of the Week, 11/1/13 Interns’ Favorite Articles of the Week, 11/1/13

This week: activist scientists, West Virginia’s transformation into a red state, and the burgeoning men’s rights movement.

Nov 1, 2013 / StudentNation / StudentNation

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