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]

Interns’ Favorite Articles of the Week (6/27/13) Interns’ Favorite Articles of the Week (6/27/13)

This week: Obama outlines an aggressive plan to address climate change, Egyptians brace for a second revolution and the Supreme Court erodes workers’ rights. 

Jun 28, 2013 / StudentNation / StudentNation

The Pointlessness of School Suspensions

The Pointlessness of School Suspensions The Pointlessness of School Suspensions

Addressing student discontent, from the outset, is far more productive than enraging children with suspensions that only increase their ruthlessness.

Jun 25, 2013 / StudentNation / Tommy Raskin and StudentNation

From Albuquerque to Albany, Students Build Regional Networks

From Albuquerque to Albany, Students Build Regional Networks From Albuquerque to Albany, Students Build Regional Networks

As students in Philadelphia and Chicago resist draconian budget cuts, organizers across the country build for August’s National Student Power Convergence.

Jun 21, 2013 / StudentNation / StudentNation

Interns’ Favorite Articles of the Week (6/21/13) Interns’ Favorite Articles of the Week (6/21/13)

This week: Turkey’s citizens are uniting against an authoritarian state, the families of Guantanamo Bay hunger strikers are waiting for action and universities are becoming i...

Jun 21, 2013 / StudentNation / StudentNation

A Deceptive Win on Plan B

A Deceptive Win on Plan B A Deceptive Win on Plan B

Our reproductive rights are still in danger.

Jun 20, 2013 / StudentNation / Kathleen Robin Joyce and StudentNation

{Young}ist Takes Root

{Young}ist Takes Root {Young}ist Takes Root

A new media community takes root.

Jun 19, 2013 / StudentNation / Queen Arsem-O’Malley and StudentNation

Students Push to Limit School Police After Newtown

Students Push to Limit School Police After Newtown Students Push to Limit School Police After Newtown

As school districts bolster their police forces, students across California are pushing Sacramento for restorative justice.

Jun 17, 2013 / StudentNation / James Cersonsky and StudentNation

Limit Graduates’ Debt, Not Their Options

Limit Graduates’ Debt, Not Their Options Limit Graduates’ Debt, Not Their Options

For many students, college is synonymous with debt and financial stress—and it shouldn’t have to be.

Jun 13, 2013 / StudentNation / Alina Butareva and StudentNation

The Student Debt Crisis Is Everyone’s Problem

The Student Debt Crisis Is Everyone’s Problem The Student Debt Crisis Is Everyone’s Problem

The issue of student debt is not just a young person’s problem—it’s everyone’s problem.

Jun 13, 2013 / StudentNation / Robert Applebaum and StudentNation

From NOLA to New Jersey, Students Rise Up for Immigrant Justice

From NOLA to New Jersey, Students Rise Up for Immigrant Justice From NOLA to New Jersey, Students Rise Up for Immigrant Justice

As immigration reform approaches and the semester ends, students hit the streets for racial and reproductive justice.

Jun 7, 2013 / StudentNation / StudentNation

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