Washington University Sit-In Against Peabody Enters Historic Third Week Washington University Sit-In Against Peabody Enters Historic Third Week
Every day that the Washington University chancellor fails to answer questions and demands for the university to cut ties with the energy giant, he and his university remain on the ...
Apr 28, 2014 / StudentNation / Jeff Biggers and StudentNation
Harvard President Drew Faust Is Still Wrong on Climate Change Harvard President Drew Faust Is Still Wrong on Climate Change
President Faust’s statement only amplifies the moral inconsistency of Harvard’s continued investment in the fossil fuel companies that are devastating the planet and bl...
Apr 24, 2014 / StudentNation / Chloe Maxmin, Canyon Woodward, and StudentNation
Students Mark Anniversary of BP Disaster With a Human Oil Spill Students Mark Anniversary of BP Disaster With a Human Oil Spill
Students put the pressure on Governor Jerry Brown to ban fracking in California.
Apr 23, 2014 / StudentNation / Bo Kovitz and StudentNation
Brown Students and Workers Unite to Convince the University to Boycott an Exploitative Hotel Brown Students and Workers Unite to Convince the University to Boycott an Exploitative Hotel
Students and workers stand up in the face of Renaissance Hotel’s horrific labor practices.
Apr 7, 2014 / StudentNation / Sam Adler-Bell and StudentNation
Why Are Teachers and Students Opting Out of Standardized Testing? Why Are Teachers and Students Opting Out of Standardized Testing?
Rejecting standardized tests, teachers are waging civil disobedience in the classroom.
Apr 7, 2014 / Blog / Michelle Chen
Student Activists to Massachusetts Governor Deval Patrick: Say No to New Fossil Fuel Construction Student Activists to Massachusetts Governor Deval Patrick: Say No to New Fossil Fuel Construction
Students plan a city-wide school walkout to urge Governor Patrick to ban new fossil fuel infrastructure construction in Massachusetts.
Mar 25, 2014 / StudentNation / StudentNation
Why We Must Divest From Fossil Fuels: A Student’s Open Letter to Harvard President Drew Faust Why We Must Divest From Fossil Fuels: A Student’s Open Letter to Harvard President Drew Faust
Harvard graduate student Benjamin Franta implores President Drew Gilpin Faust to be honest about her opposition to divestment.
Mar 19, 2014 / Blog / Wen Stephenson
Harvard’s President Says Fossil Fuel Companies Are Not Blocking Clean Energy Harvard’s President Says Fossil Fuel Companies Are Not Blocking Clean Energy
Students talk divestment with Harvard President Drew Faust.
Mar 13, 2014 / StudentNation / Corinne Grinapol and StudentNation
Tufts Students Say Fear Held the University Back From Fossil Fuel Divestment Tufts Students Say Fear Held the University Back From Fossil Fuel Divestment
Tufts University declines to divest and students respond.
Mar 5, 2014 / StudentNation / Ben Weilerstein, Devyn Powell, and StudentNation
As Far-Right Groups Infiltrate Kiev’s Institutions, the Student Movement Pushes Back As Far-Right Groups Infiltrate Kiev’s Institutions, the Student Movement Pushes Back
A left-leaning student movement could provide an alternative to the right-wing dominance of Ukraine’s street protests and parliamentary politics.
Mar 4, 2014 / Alec Luhn