Student movements

Students Spread the Love Students Spread the Love

In a campus chalking campaign Monday, students fight against LGBT suicides

Oct 4, 2010 / StudentNation / Anjali Tsui

The State of the Student Left The State of the Student Left

Highlights from a panel from the US Social Forum on the politics of the contemporary American student Left.

Sep 17, 2010 / StudentNation / Laurie Rojas

DREAM Act Comes to the Senate Next Week

DREAM Act Comes to the Senate Next Week DREAM Act Comes to the Senate Next Week

Senators decide next week if hundreds of thousands of undocumented young people will get a path to citizenship. Student activists are mobilizing to convince them to say yes.

Sep 16, 2010 / StudentNation / Braden Goyette

Sierra Club Ranks America’s Greenest Schools

Sierra Club Ranks America’s Greenest Schools Sierra Club Ranks America’s Greenest Schools

Intercollegiate rivalry isn't all about the academics anymore. It's also about eco-friendliness, says the Sierra Club.

Aug 25, 2010 / StudentNation / Carrie Battan

UNC Allows Students to Exclude Abortion Coverage From Health Care Plan

UNC Allows Students to Exclude Abortion Coverage From Health Care Plan UNC Allows Students to Exclude Abortion Coverage From Health Care Plan

At the urgings of a student pro-life group, UNC now gives students the choice to exclude abortion coverage from their student health insurance plans.

Aug 17, 2010 / StudentNation / Carrie Battan

Canadian Students Work to Increase Sustainability in Rural Communities Canadian Students Work to Increase Sustainability in Rural Communities

 One Canadian university is sending students to help green small rural communities in Alberta.

Aug 4, 2010 / StudentNation / Carrie Battan

An Educated, Escalated Movement

An Educated, Escalated Movement An Educated, Escalated Movement

Massive layoffs, reductions in class offerings and downsizing of graduate programs spurred protests at dozens of universities on March 4. What's next for the student movement?

May 1, 2010 / Clarissa A. León

Day of Silence Fights School Bullying Day of Silence Fights School Bullying

This year’s 14th annual Day of Silence on April 16 brings awareness to the schoolyard harassment of LGBT students.

Apr 14, 2010 / StudentNation / Morgan Ashenfelter

Georgetown Boasts Diversity, Silences Opposing Viewpoints Georgetown Boasts Diversity, Silences Opposing Viewpoints

A coalition of student groups are fighting for free speech and reproductive health services at a Catholic university.

Apr 8, 2010 / StudentNation / Morgan Ashenfelter

Students Protest Education Cuts Students Protest Education Cuts

With the economy struggling to recover, funding for public higher education has taken an inevitable hit. But across the country, students are saying: Think twice before depriving us, and your state, of our futures.

Mar 16, 2010 / Photo Essay / The Nation

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