Education

View of the entrance to Julia Richman Education Complex High School on Manhattan's Upper East Side in New York, N.Y.

Gallia Est Omnis Divisa in Partes Tres Gallia Est Omnis Divisa in Partes Tres

NYU organic chemistry professor fired after students complain that his course is too difficult.—News reports A pity that she’s now beneath the soil. She rests in peace, where one c…

Oct 18, 2022 / Column / Calvin Trillin

Harvard Law School students gathered signatures to support their petition to create a reproductive justice clinic and hire a full-time faculty member who studies reproductive rights.

Across the Country, Students Are Fighting for Abortion Access Across the Country, Students Are Fighting for Abortion Access

An October day of action is the latest sign that a new generation, emboldened by the overturn of Roe, is surging into political organizing.

Oct 17, 2022 / StudentNation / Amy Littlefield

Councilman Gil Cedillo and Kevin de Leon's chairs sit empty at Wednesday's city council meeting.

The Racial Volcano Explodes in Los Angeles The Racial Volcano Explodes in Los Angeles

The current crisis has unleashed unleashed a firestorm of protest that could further divide the city’s communities. But it is also a chance to forge real unity in opposition to the...

Oct 14, 2022 / Bill Gallegos and Bill Fletcher Jr.

Banning Books Is a Threat to Public Education

Banning Books Is a Threat to Public Education Banning Books Is a Threat to Public Education

To say nothing of the fact that we don’t value reading enough in the first place!

Oct 13, 2022 / Column / Katha Pollitt

Undergraduate Labor Union

For Undergrads, the Best Extracurricular Is a Labor Union For Undergrads, the Best Extracurricular Is a Labor Union

With approval of organized labor at the highest level since 1965, undergraduate student workers have turned to unionizing as college costs continue to rise.

Oct 7, 2022 / StudentNation / Radu Stochita

Divest Princeton Protest

Princeton Activists Just Won a Historic Victory for Climate Research Princeton Activists Just Won a Historic Victory for Climate Research

After a decade of student organizing, Princeton made a pledge to divest its endowment and reject fossil fuel money. Will more universities follow?

Oct 6, 2022 / StudentNation / Chelsey Gilchrist and Claire Kaufman

Tamir Rice Protest

Black Trauma Is Not a Lesson Black Trauma Is Not a Lesson

After a teacher made me watch the video of the killing of Tamir Rice, I realized I had to raise my voice against injustice.

Oct 4, 2022 / StudentNation / Kayla Ruano-Lumpris

Pankaj Mishra’s Novel of Intellectuals and Influencers

Pankaj Mishra’s Novel of Intellectuals and Influencers Pankaj Mishra’s Novel of Intellectuals and Influencers

Mishra’s first work of fiction in over a decade examines how ideas circulate in an age of social media and “ideas festivals.”

Oct 3, 2022 / Books & the Arts / Jennifer Wilson

Climate Change Protest

Around the World, Students Are Ready to Occupy Campuses for Climate Action Around the World, Students Are Ready to Occupy Campuses for Climate Action

Between now and December, activists will form encampments at dozens of schools to demand solutions for the climate crisis.

Sep 30, 2022 / StudentNation / Mira Sydow

Biden Rural Americans

Student Debt Cancellation Will Help Rural Communities Too Student Debt Cancellation Will Help Rural Communities Too

Critics of Biden's forgiveness plan falsely call it a wealth transfer to the “urban elite.” In 2020, nearly 6.5 million rural Americans owed an average of $35,000 in student loan d...

Sep 27, 2022 / StudentNation / Reed Cleland

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