Interns’ Favorite Articles of the Week (4/19/2013) Interns’ Favorite Articles of the Week (4/19/2013)
As Glenn Greenwald and others have written, this week is a time for checking racial stereotypes. Elsewhere from Boston, as this week's Nation intern roundup indicates...
Apr 18, 2013 / StudentNation / StudentNation
Kent State Students Demand Debt Redress Kent State Students Demand Debt Redress
Kent State students are mobilizing today against excessive costs and bleak job prospects.
Apr 17, 2013 / StudentNation / Kyle McCarthy and StudentNation
Student Labor Action Movement Calls Foul On NYU Law Trustee Daniel Straus Student Labor Action Movement Calls Foul On NYU Law Trustee Daniel Straus
Students have repeatedly appealed to the dean of the Law School and John Sexton for Strauss to be removed, but to no avail.
Apr 16, 2013 / StudentNation / Paul Pastore and StudentNation
Dispatches From the US Student Movement: April 15 Dispatches From the US Student Movement: April 15
This week, Newark walks out, Arizona kneecaps its students and UNC rape survivors create a national underground network. And more!
Apr 15, 2013 / StudentNation / StudentNation
An Open Letter to Harvard President Drew Faust An Open Letter to Harvard President Drew Faust
"It is intellectually inconsistent for Harvard to invest in fossil fuel companies while our faculty publicize the consequences of inaction on climate change and continued foss...
Apr 15, 2013 / StudentNation / StudentNation
Arizona’s Unprecedented Assault on Students Arizona’s Unprecedented Assault on Students
With HB 2169, which prohibits the use of student fees for political advocacy, students are the new victims of Arizona's right-wing regime.
Apr 12, 2013 / StudentNation / Maxwell Love and StudentNation
Interns’ Favorite Articles of the Week (4/12/13) Interns’ Favorite Articles of the Week (4/12/13)
In the latest picks, activists organize around education, economist Richard Wolff tells it like it is and Farc and the Colombian government make progress towards peace. Who said no...
Apr 12, 2013 / StudentNation / StudentNation
Harvard Vice President Reluctantly Accepts Signatures for Fossil Fuel Divestment Harvard Vice President Reluctantly Accepts Signatures for Fossil Fuel Divestment
The Divest Harvard campaign achieved a small but not insignificant victory this morning.
Apr 12, 2013 / StudentNation / Alli Welton and StudentNation
IU on Strike IU on Strike
Students, workers and faculty are striking today and tomorrow in protest of massive tuition hikes, wage freezes and lack of diversity at IU.
Apr 11, 2013 / StudentNation / StudentNation
Brown University Investment Committee Recommends Divestment from Coal Brown University Investment Committee Recommends Divestment from Coal
The committee has recommended divestment only three times in its entire history.
Apr 10, 2013 / StudentNation / StudentNation