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]

Chilean Students Run For Congress Chilean Students Run For Congress

Several former Chilean student leaders are capitalizing on their high approval ratings to run for Congress and challenge Chile binomial voting system.

Apr 28, 2013 / StudentNation / Brittany Peterson and StudentNation

Interns’ Favorite Articles of the Week (4/28/13) Interns’ Favorite Articles of the Week (4/28/13)

Gender segmentation still prevails in the workplace, the greenery of West Virginia hides the scars of strip mining and Canada's border service holds off on capturing terror sus...

Apr 28, 2013 / StudentNation / StudentNation

Ohio and Macalester Sit-In, Chicago and Wittenberg Walk Out

Ohio and Macalester Sit-In, Chicago and Wittenberg Walk Out Ohio and Macalester Sit-In, Chicago and Wittenberg Walk Out

This week, Chicago and Wittenberg walk out, Ohio and Macalester sit-in and Michigan blocks the street for tuition equality. Nationwide, students demand that immigration reform incl...

Apr 26, 2013 / StudentNation / StudentNation

California, CUNY and MOOCs California, CUNY and MOOCs

MOOCs are the latest craze in higher education’s push to reinvent itself.

Apr 25, 2013 / StudentNation / Michael Busch and StudentNation

How the Honor Roll Cheats Students and Divides Schools How the Honor Roll Cheats Students and Divides Schools

The honor roll is an indefensible obstacle to student progress.

Apr 24, 2013 / StudentNation / Tommy Raskin and StudentNation

Oberlin Students Speak Out Against Hate

Oberlin Students Speak Out Against Hate Oberlin Students Speak Out Against Hate

Testimonies by Aaron Braun, Tiesha Cassel, Amber Marie Felton, Chinwe Okona.

Apr 24, 2013 / StudentNation / Andrea Jones and StudentNation

Breaking Tradition, Cooper Union to Start Charging Tuition

Breaking Tradition, Cooper Union to Start Charging Tuition Breaking Tradition, Cooper Union to Start Charging Tuition

As the school year draws to an end, activists fear that this tuition decision marks the end of free higher education in the United States.

Apr 23, 2013 / StudentNation / Isabelle Nastasia and StudentNation

NYU Divest Meets With Senior Administrators, Calls For Climate Justice

NYU Divest Meets With Senior Administrators, Calls For Climate Justice NYU Divest Meets With Senior Administrators, Calls For Climate Justice

NYU’s Divest campaign met with senior university administrators, providing a faint glimpse of hope for a movement that’s been spreading quickly at other unive...

Apr 18, 2013 / StudentNation / Melissa Cronin and StudentNation

Interns’ Favorite Articles of the Week (4/19/2013) Interns’ Favorite Articles of the Week (4/19/2013)

As Glenn Greenwald and others have written, this week is a time for checking racial stereotypes. Elsewhere from Boston, as this week's Nation intern roundup indicates...

Apr 18, 2013 / StudentNation / StudentNation

Kent State Students Demand Debt Redress Kent State Students Demand Debt Redress

Kent State students are mobilizing today against excessive costs and bleak job prospects.

Apr 17, 2013 / StudentNation / Kyle McCarthy and StudentNation

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