Student movements

Yale Law

No, Law School Didn’t Teach Us to ‘Engage’ With Racists No, Law School Didn’t Teach Us to ‘Engage’ With Racists

Rather, we intend to use our legal training to fight injustice wherever we encounter it.

Aug 1, 2017 / StudentNation / StudentNation

Freddie Gray protests

Student Journalists Are Our Future—We Should Start Treating Them Like It Student Journalists Are Our Future—We Should Start Treating Them Like It

They’re the next generation, and they’ve been picking up the slack of gutted local newsrooms and indifferent national outlets.

Jul 11, 2017 / StudentNation / William Anderson

Missouri students

These Missouri Students Were Suspended for Defending Their Teachers’ Union These Missouri Students Were Suspended for Defending Their Teachers’ Union

The students’ suspensions became a bargaining chip that forced teachers to forgo contract negotiations. But the students want to keep fighting.

May 24, 2017 / StudentNation / Sophie Hurwitz

Protestors at the capitol building in Puerto Rico

Students Are Now Leading the Resistance to Austerity in Puerto Rico Students Are Now Leading the Resistance to Austerity in Puerto Rico

Some $40 billion of the island’s debt could be illegal—so why is the government shutting down the audit commission?

Apr 27, 2017 / StudentNation / Ed Morales

Wall of Love protest

How Students Made an Off-Campus Protest a Movement How Students Made an Off-Campus Protest a Movement

The Tampa LGBTQ Community’s Wall of Love went from a small group of protesters to a flood of hundreds drowning out hate­—thanks in large part to students.

Apr 13, 2017 / StudentNation / Tyler Gillespie

University of Florida students

Students and Farmworkers Are Teaming Up to Boot Wendy’s Off Their Campuses Students and Farmworkers Are Teaming Up to Boot Wendy’s Off Their Campuses

The effort is part of a national campaign to pressure Wendy’s to improve their labor practices.

Mar 29, 2017 / StudentNation / Molly Minta

The Deeper Lessons of the Incident at Middlebury

The Deeper Lessons of the Incident at Middlebury The Deeper Lessons of the Incident at Middlebury

The Manichean model of framing political conflicts polarizes public life, unravels the bonds of common citizenship, and doesn’t create a broad majority base for significa...

Mar 17, 2017 / StudentNation / Harry C. Boyte

Immigrant strike

From #SanctuaryCampus to a National Strike From #SanctuaryCampus to a National Strike

In November, more than 100 campuses walked out for immigrant justice. What’s next?

Mar 6, 2017 / StudentNation / Rodrigo Saavedra

Students

How Do We Find Hope Under Trump? How Do We Find Hope Under Trump?

We must assert, each and every day, that we are not living in normal times.

Mar 1, 2017 / StudentNation / Leehi Yona

Calhoun College

When Does Renaming a Building Make Sense? When Does Renaming a Building Make Sense?

At Yale, the decision to rename a college named after an outspoken defender of slavery was not taken lightly.

Feb 17, 2017 / StudentNation / Dasia Moore

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