College tuition

Can We Make College Free Again?

Can We Make College Free Again? Can We Make College Free Again?

Isn’t it time we stopped student debt in its tracks?

Nov 27, 2018 / StudentNation / The Nation

Student debt protest

Women Have the Power to End the Student-Debt Crisis Women Have the Power to End the Student-Debt Crisis

We must place women’s interests, voices, and needs front and center in the national conversation—not just in terms of social equality but of economic equality as well.

Oct 16, 2018 / StudentNation / Sabrina Cereceres and Samantha Morgan

Puerto Rico student protests

When Disaster Capitalism Comes for the University of Puerto Rico When Disaster Capitalism Comes for the University of Puerto Rico

The ongoing privatization of Puerto Rico’s recovery threatens not only the university’s autonomy, but its very existence.

Sep 20, 2018 / StudentNation / Rima Brusi, Yarimar Bonilla, and Isar Godreau

College Bookstore

Nothing Says ‘Welcome to College’ Like Exorbitant Textbook Prices Nothing Says ‘Welcome to College’ Like Exorbitant Textbook Prices

The cost of textbooks could feed a family of four for a week.

Aug 28, 2018 / StudentNation / Andre Perry

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez on the campaign trail

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Fights the Power Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Fights the Power

The insurgent candidate from the Bronx is challenging Democrat Joseph Crowley with a scrappy grassroots campaign and a platform based on economic justice.  

Jun 22, 2018 / Raina Lipsitz

Graduation Students

Americans Are Drowning in Student-Loan Debt. The US Should Forgive All of It. Americans Are Drowning in Student-Loan Debt. The US Should Forgive All of It.

No young person should be condemned to debt for pursuing the higher education or technical training that virtually everyone agrees is vital to this nation’s future.

Jun 19, 2018 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

At the University of Pittsburgh, Graduate Students Are Organizing to Survive

At the University of Pittsburgh, Graduate Students Are Organizing to Survive At the University of Pittsburgh, Graduate Students Are Organizing to Survive

Pitt’s grad-student union joins three other universities in the state that are fighting the same union-busting law firm.

Jun 18, 2018 / StudentNation / Jordana Rosenfeld

Law Schools Are Failing Students of Color

Law Schools Are Failing Students of Color Law Schools Are Failing Students of Color

Higher debt and lower employment rates create a “justice gap” that’s nearly impossible to escape.

Jun 5, 2018 / Erin L. Thompson

CUNY students

CUNY Was Close to Stiffing Its Students—Until They Organized CUNY Was Close to Stiffing Its Students—Until They Organized

Students at the City College of New York protected campus groups from a new policy that could have stripped them of funding. 

May 15, 2018 / StudentNation / Brandon Jordan and Skanda Kadirgamar

Student debt protest

What Do Debt-Free College Plans Actually Mean for Students? What Do Debt-Free College Plans Actually Mean for Students?

As states across the country roll out programs to increase access to higher education, are students really getting a fair deal?

Apr 9, 2018 / Michelle Chen

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