The University of California Finally Has Divested From Fossil Fuels The University of California Finally Has Divested From Fossil Fuels
Now, Fossil Free UC wants to set the record straight about why.
Oct 8, 2019 / StudentNation / Emily Williams and Theo LeQuesne
Harvard’s Thrilling—and Pyrrhic—Affirmative Action Victory Harvard’s Thrilling—and Pyrrhic—Affirmative Action Victory
Judge Allison Burroughs’s ruling is a sublime defense of affirmative action. It also erases the legitimate concerns of Asian American students.
Oct 2, 2019 / Elie Mystal
The Good (Free Tuition!), the Bad (Student Debt), & the Ugly (DeVos’s DOE) in Higher Ed The Good (Free Tuition!), the Bad (Student Debt), & the Ugly (DeVos’s DOE) in Higher Ed
The Trump administration is now rewarding the worst actors—but great new policies are being rolled out at the state level.
Sep 27, 2019 / StudentNation / Sasha Abramsky
Trump Is Revving Up the Attack on Workers’ Rights Trump Is Revving Up the Attack on Workers’ Rights
This faux populist is all about enriching corporations and the wealthy at the expense of workers and consumers—but labor is fighting back, and union popularity is at near-record hi...
Sep 24, 2019 / Sasha Abramsky
The Student Debt Problem Is a Family Crisis The Student Debt Problem Is a Family Crisis
More and more parents are ending up trapped between what they feel is a moral obligation toward higher education and their financial reality.
Sep 20, 2019 / Mike Konczal
It’s Time to Shed Light on Our Elite Institutions’ Dirty Money It’s Time to Shed Light on Our Elite Institutions’ Dirty Money
Currently, 99 percent of Harvard’s endowment remains hidden from the public.
Sep 19, 2019 / StudentNation / Ilana Cohen
What Don’t American Kids Learn in History Class? What Don’t American Kids Learn in History Class?
Some of the strongest evidence that our country needs structural change, that our problems go much deeper than one white nationalist president, lies in history that is rarely taugh...
Sep 5, 2019 / StudentNation / Abe Asher
Fordham’s Students for Justice in Palestine Did More Than Win Club Status Fordham’s Students for Justice in Palestine Did More Than Win Club Status
The group’s legal win is also a triumph against the nationwide right-wing push to suppress any free speech that criticizes Israel.
Aug 13, 2019 / StudentNation / Gunar Olsen
Harvard Students Are Demanding More Than Divestment From Prison Profiteers Harvard Students Are Demanding More Than Divestment From Prison Profiteers
Reinvestment is an opening to the path to reparative justice.
Jul 26, 2019 / StudentNation / Pearl Bhatnagar and Anneke Gronke
My Black Mentee Is Embarrassed by My Whiteness. What Should I Do? My Black Mentee Is Embarrassed by My Whiteness. What Should I Do?
Another reader asks, “How can I gain my girlfriend’s respect?”
Jul 26, 2019 / Liza Featherstone