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 Demand End to NYU Ties With Deathtrap Factories in Bangladesh Students Demand End to NYU Ties With Deathtrap Factories in Bangladesh

By pressuring universities to cut their contracts, students can put meaningful pressure on international corporations to respond to the demands of workers.

Sep 17, 2013 / StudentNation / StudentNation

Thirty Years Late to a Class War Thirty Years Late to a Class War

WRITING CONTEST WINNER: We do not need a radical overthrow of political institutions, we need a radical reengagement by citizens into politics and a willingness to use means which ...

Sep 17, 2013 / StudentNation / Jim Nichols and StudentNation

Bush, Petraeus and Napolitano Get Tough Student Welcomes

Bush, Petraeus and Napolitano Get Tough Student Welcomes Bush, Petraeus and Napolitano Get Tough Student Welcomes

As students build new fronts against austerity, some older opponents meet campus uproar.

Sep 16, 2013 / StudentNation / StudentNation

Interns’ Favorite Articles of the Week, 9/13/13

Interns’ Favorite Articles of the Week, 9/13/13 Interns’ Favorite Articles of the Week, 9/13/13

This week: the plight of Syrian refugees, the forgotten immigration bill, and a chance encounter with Donald Rumsfeld.

Sep 13, 2013 / StudentNation / StudentNation

2013 Nation Student Writing Contest Winners

2013 Nation Student Writing Contest Winners 2013 Nation Student Writing Contest Winners

Meet the twelve winners!

Sep 13, 2013 / StudentNation / StudentNation

The Danger of White Student Unions

The Danger of White Student Unions The Danger of White Student Unions

The complexities of racial tensions on campus are too many and the stakes too high to allow white student unions at universities.

Sep 11, 2013 / StudentNation / Krystie Yandoli and StudentNation

From the Sunbelt to Capitol Hill, Students Mass for Racial Justice

From the Sunbelt to Capitol Hill, Students Mass for Racial Justice From the Sunbelt to Capitol Hill, Students Mass for Racial Justice

To commemorate the March on Washington, students sat-in, died-in and boycotted school.

Sep 4, 2013 / StudentNation / StudentNation

As the School Year Approaches, Students Protest in Philadelphia, Chicago and Rhode Island

As the School Year Approaches, Students Protest in Philadelphia, Chicago and Rhode Island As the School Year Approaches, Students Protest in Philadelphia, Chicago and Rhode Island

Across the country, students sit-in, mobilize and unionize for justice.

Aug 21, 2013 / StudentNation / StudentNation

Paying It Forward, One State at a Time

Paying It Forward, One State at a Time Paying It Forward, One State at a Time

States around the country are eager to adopt Oregon’s “Pay It Forward” tuition plan, but organizers warn that it may not be the best fit for every university syst...

Aug 16, 2013 / StudentNation / Rebecca Nathanson and StudentNation

Interns’ Favorite Pieces of the Week: Climate Change, Leisure and the Death Penalty in China

Interns’ Favorite Pieces of the Week: Climate Change, Leisure and the Death Penalty in China Interns’ Favorite Pieces of the Week: Climate Change, Leisure and the Death Penalty in China

This week: the death penalty in China, socialist politics in Seattle, and Harry Reid's assault on climate change deniers. 

Aug 16, 2013 / StudentNation / StudentNation

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