How a Creative Mind Lives in Nature How a Creative Mind Lives in Nature
Working in the wilderness could not satiate my intellectual impulses. But for the protagonist of Hothouse Bloom, the binary between mental and physical labor is what calls her.
Sep 5, 2026 / Dan Sinykin
Oxford and Cambridge Have Always Been Racist Oxford and Cambridge Have Always Been Racist
I was one of the few Black scholars at both institutions. I understand—and loathe—how their tendency to undermine the suffering of Black people led to Jason Arday’s demise.
Aug 22, 2026 / Gazelle Mba
The Graduate Students Taking on the World’s Richest University The Graduate Students Taking on the World’s Richest University
In public, Harvard has waged a battle against the Trump administration. In private, workers say the university wants to appease it.
Aug 3, 2026 / StudentNation / Mira Nalbandian
Trump’s Cuts Kill an LA Youth Garden Trump’s Cuts Kill an LA Youth Garden
SNAP-Ed helped children in food-insecure Los Angeles neighborhoods grow fresh produce. Trump’s Big Beautiful Bill cuts have ended the program that made those gardens possible.
Jul 17, 2026 / StudentNation / Zachary Clifton
Can Social Media Influencers Save Public Schools? Can Social Media Influencers Save Public Schools?
As school choice continues to grow, public schools vie for students with innovative marketing approaches.
Jun 18, 2026 / StudentNation / Samantha Camire
Yale’s Summer Storage Wars Yale’s Summer Storage Wars
Yale just cut summer storage reimbursements for first-gen and low-income students. The university has a $44 billion endowment. What it chooses to budget for says everything.
Apr 10, 2026 / StudentNation / Zachary Clifton
Diminished Lives: an Assault on the Humanities Diminished Lives: an Assault on the Humanities
More and more students are being indoctrinated into a cult of cold “efficiency,” where the training of workers for corporate employment are held to be the ultimate priorities.
Apr 8, 2026 / Jonathan Kozol
Trump’s New Endowment Tax Is Already Reshaping Higher Education Trump’s New Endowment Tax Is Already Reshaping Higher Education
The “Big, Beautiful Bill” added additional taxes on a small set of universities. Now budget cuts have hit campuses across the Ivy League and elsewhere.
Jan 13, 2026 / StudentNation / Zachary Clifton
The Trump Administration’s Education Agenda: A Tragedy in 2 Acts The Trump Administration’s Education Agenda: A Tragedy in 2 Acts
The Trump administration’s funding cuts and attacks on public education are just the beginning.
May 29, 2025 / Jack Schneider and Jennifer C. Berkshire
