Norman Fruchter Was a Giant in the Fight for Education Equity Norman Fruchter Was a Giant in the Fight for Education Equity
Fruchter, who passed away recently, was also a key figure in the New Left on both sides of the Atlantic.
Jan 13, 2023 / Obituary / Alix Kates Shulman
How Student Loan Cancellation Helps Asian Americans How Student Loan Cancellation Helps Asian Americans
Broad-based debt relief could benefit borrowers of all backgrounds.
Jan 13, 2023 / StudentNation / Adrija Bhattacharjee and Orlando Cabalo
Florida Man Calls the Thought Police Florida Man Calls the Thought Police
Governor Ron DeSantis’s attacks on race scholarship could have terrifying long-term impacts on policy, economics, and the law.
Jan 11, 2023 / Victor Ray
Why Are So Many People Dying? Reaping the Anti-Vaxx Whirlwind. Why Are So Many People Dying? Reaping the Anti-Vaxx Whirlwind.
Though it was GOP politicians who first came for the Covid vaccines, not all vaccine resistance is partisan—or political.
Jan 6, 2023 / Gregg Gonsalves
Higher Ed Labor Organizing Is Just Getting Started Higher Ed Labor Organizing Is Just Getting Started
It’s legal for adjuncts to work under conditions that are outlawed for most other industries. Here’s how grad workers could change that.
Jan 6, 2023 / Jamie K. McCallum
How Students Fought for Democracy in 2022 How Students Fought for Democracy in 2022
Recent StudentNation coverage highlights the issues weighing on young people—and how they are organizing to fight back.
Jan 6, 2023 / StudentNation / StudentNation
Why the Godfather of Human Rights Is Not Welcome at Harvard Why the Godfather of Human Rights Is Not Welcome at Harvard
Kenneth Roth, who ran Human Rights Watch for 29 years, was denied a fellowship at the Kennedy School. The reason? Israel.
Jan 5, 2023 / Feature / Michael Massing
Giorgia Meloni’s Bootstrap Ideology Giorgia Meloni’s Bootstrap Ideology
The new Italian government’s culture war looks less like populism of the right and more like the same old blaming of capitalism’s victims.
Jan 2, 2023 / David Broder
How Young People Shaped 2022 How Young People Shaped 2022
From abortion rights activism to climate strikes to labor unionization, here are some of the movements that mattered most to students this year.
Dec 23, 2022 / StudentNation / StudentNation
Why Striking University of California Workers May Vote “No” on Their Contract Why Striking University of California Workers May Vote “No” on Their Contract
The union’s concessions may be too much for the rank and file of the biggest strike in the country to swallow.
Dec 22, 2022 / Sammy Feldblum and Lavanya Nott