Why the ‘Unhiring’ of Steven Salaita Is a Threat to Academic Freedom Why the ‘Unhiring’ of Steven Salaita Is a Threat to Academic Freedom
Under the spurious claim of protecting “civility,” the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign has caved in to the McCarthyite bullying of the Israel lobby.
Aug 27, 2014 / David Palumbo-Liu
Girls Speak Out Against Sexist School Dress Codes Girls Speak Out Against Sexist School Dress Codes
Young women are fed up with being pressured to curate their appearance and, by extension, others’ potentially lecherous thoughts about them. They’re fighting back.
Aug 27, 2014 / StudentNation / Cecilia D’Anastasio and StudentNation
Students Stand Up and Speak Out in Sacramento, Chicago, Philadelphia and Washington, DC Students Stand Up and Speak Out in Sacramento, Chicago, Philadelphia and Washington, DC
As deportations and state violence heat up, struggles collide.
Aug 12, 2014 / StudentNation / StudentNation
Reflections From Behind the Brick Wall Reflections From Behind the Brick Wall
After spending four year in college, this student gives a critique of the academic industrial complex and the corporatization of higher education.
Aug 12, 2014 / StudentNation / Bakri R and StudentNation
Christie Touts Anti–Public Schools Record on 2016 Campaign Trail Christie Touts Anti–Public Schools Record on 2016 Campaign Trail
He’ll do to the country what he did to Newark’s schools, the governor promises.
Aug 1, 2014 / Bob and Barbara Dreyfuss
A Step Toward Holding Colleges Accountable for Campus Sexual Assault A Step Toward Holding Colleges Accountable for Campus Sexual Assault
Earlier this month, we joined Know Your IX to call on Congress to give the Department of Education the tools to hold colleges responsible for campus sexual assault. A bill introduc...
Jul 30, 2014 / Sarah Arnold and NationAction
On Gaza, the Border Crisis and Police Brutality, a National Youth Groundswell On Gaza, the Border Crisis and Police Brutality, a National Youth Groundswell
What does Renisha McBride have to do with Tariq Kdheir? For young people across the country, everything.
Jul 25, 2014 / StudentNation / StudentNation
The Hidden Crisis on College Campuses The Hidden Crisis on College Campuses
These women are making substantive improvements on their college campuses to stop sexual assault before it happens.
Jul 24, 2014 / StudentNation / Hannah Finnie and StudentNation
Whose Summer Break? Students Fix the ‘Utah Man,’ Lower the Confederate Flag and Ask Hillary for Their Money Back Whose Summer Break? Students Fix the ‘Utah Man,’ Lower the Confederate Flag and Ask Hillary for Their Money Back
Across the country, students stage sit-ins, rally and unionize for justice—and win.
Jul 14, 2014 / StudentNation / StudentNation
Teachers to Education Secretary Arne Duncan: Please Quit Teachers to Education Secretary Arne Duncan: Please Quit
National Education Association calls out Obama’s education secretary for focusing on high-stakes testing. Democrats should take the criticism seriously.
Jul 8, 2014 / John Nichols