Language Is a ‘War Zone’: A Conversation With Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o Language Is a ‘War Zone’: A Conversation With Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o
The Kenyan author discusses colonialism and abandoning English to write in his native Kikuyu.
Mar 9, 2018 / Q&A / Rohit Inani
Disaster Capitalism Hits Higher Education in Wisconsin Disaster Capitalism Hits Higher Education in Wisconsin
The president of the University of Wisconsin System is trying to reconcile a well-funded assault on public institutions with the state’s deep blue sea of support for accessible edu...
Feb 23, 2018 / StudentNation / Rachel Ida Buff
What It’s Like to Teach a Class That Doesn’t Remember 9/11 What It’s Like to Teach a Class That Doesn’t Remember 9/11
Many of my students have lived their entire lives in a country at war.
Feb 22, 2018 / Rebecca Gordon
We Need to Address the Mental-Health-Care Imbalance for Students of Color We Need to Address the Mental-Health-Care Imbalance for Students of Color
Campus mental-health care is already inaccessible and often not attuned to students’ needs—add to that systemic oppression, and feeling better seems impossible.
Feb 21, 2018 / StudentNation / Gabriela Thorne
These Students Used Twitter to Make a Racist Group Chat Public These Students Used Twitter to Make a Racist Group Chat Public
As white-supremacist propaganda appears more frequently on college campuses, do students have a right to know who thinks it’s a joke?
Feb 15, 2018 / StudentNation / Jordana Rosenfeld
A Serious Push for Free College in California A Serious Push for Free College in California
A ballot initiative campaign to restore tuition-free college in California is gaining momentum for the November election, a model other states could follow.
Feb 6, 2018 / Chuck Collins
These Students Learn About State Violence at the Busiest Border Patrol Sector in the Country These Students Learn About State Violence at the Busiest Border Patrol Sector in the Country
This program shows students how to understand and oppose the violence happening at the US/Mexico border.
Feb 1, 2018 / StudentNation / Gabriel Matthew Schivone
For Students of Color, Ivy League Schools Have a Long Way to Go For Students of Color, Ivy League Schools Have a Long Way to Go
You may have entered an elite institution, but, as a student of color, you hardly feel welcome.
Jan 25, 2018 / StudentNation / Gabriela Thorne
Larry Nassar’s Imprisonment and Lou Anna Simon’s Resignation Are Not Nearly Enough Larry Nassar’s Imprisonment and Lou Anna Simon’s Resignation Are Not Nearly Enough
An institution turned a blind eye to serial sexual assault. An institution needs to be held accountable.
Jan 25, 2018 / Dave Zirin and David Tigabu
#MeToo Is Changing the Definition of ‘Bad Sex’ #MeToo Is Changing the Definition of ‘Bad Sex’
The “enthusiastic consent” standard imagines a future in which pressure and coercion aren’t part of bad sex at all.
Jan 24, 2018 / Collier Meyerson