Dispatches From StudentNation Dispatches From StudentNation
From student walkouts in Philly and Chicago to union organizing and MOOCs in California, here are the latest reports by our student activist/writers.
May 22, 2013 / StudentNation
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
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
Dispatches From the US Student Movement Dispatches From the US Student Movement
From the All in the Red Collective in New York to the Oxy Sexual Assault Coalition in California, young activists are on the march.
Apr 10, 2013 / The Editors
Whither a Russian Student Movement? Whither a Russian Student Movement?
Recent outbursts of student activism are raising hopes for the emergence of a Russian student movement on the heels of the mass political protests of 2011–12.
Feb 22, 2013 / StudentNation / Alec Luhn and StudentNation
NYU Divest Hosts Bill McKibben, Faces Rebuff From Administration NYU Divest Hosts Bill McKibben, Faces Rebuff From Administration
The environmental activist and self-described “professional bummer-out-er" spoke at Cooper Union's historic Great Hall last night.
Feb 6, 2013 / StudentNation / Melissa Cronin and StudentNation
NYU Divest Calls On President Sexton To End Fossil Fuel Investments NYU Divest Calls On President Sexton To End Fossil Fuel Investments
The campus divestment movement has made its way to NYU, where students and faculty are pressuring the administration to cut its ties with the fossil fuel industry.
Dec 12, 2012 / StudentNation / Melissa Cronin
How to Strike Back: A 14N Dispatch From Madrid How to Strike Back: A 14N Dispatch From Madrid
The general strike that swept Spain on November 14 was a fusion of traditional union efforts and a new breed of radical protest entirely.
Dec 10, 2012 / StudentNation / Julia Ramírez Blanco
Doing the Math Better: A Talk With Christian Parenti Doing the Math Better: A Talk With Christian Parenti
Author Christian Parenti, in conversation with NYU student Rebecca Nathanson, explains why fossil-fuel divestment campaigns—now gaining popularity on college campuses thanks ...
Dec 5, 2012 / StudentNation / Rebecca Nathanson
Hong Kong Students Fight for the Integrity of their Education Hong Kong Students Fight for the Integrity of their Education
Student activists are still pushing for a complete withdrawal of a Beijing-backed, "brainwashing" curriculum.
Oct 8, 2012 / StudentNation / Steven Hsieh