StudentNation

StudentNation is a program of the Nation Fund for Independent Journalism and is made possible through generous funding from the Puffin Foundation. StudentNation focuses on first-person accounts from student activists, organizers, and journalists and has helped launch the careers of contributors to The New York Times, Vox, Business Insider, Teen Vogue, the Guardian, and more. If you’re a student and you have an article idea, please send pitches and questions to [email protected]. 

Supporters line up outside a James Talarico rally at the University of Texas.

I Am a UMich Student From Texas. Choosing Where to Vote Was Impossible. I Am a UMich Student From Texas. Choosing Where to Vote Was Impossible.

Despite Michigan being a battleground for one of the most contentious midterm races this cycle, I couldn’t help but feel a draw to my native Texas.

Nov 3, 2026 / StudentNation / Sarayu Bongale

CUNY graduates hold a sign that advocates for divestment.

CUNY Students Won on Investment Disclosure. Now They’re Demanding Divestment. CUNY Students Won on Investment Disclosure. Now They’re Demanding Divestment.

The records reveal that the public university was invested in companies—including Lockheed Martin, Caterpillar, and Elbit—that are linked to Israeli military operations in Gaza.

Nov 2, 2026 / StudentNation / Ana Agudelo

Sean Berte and Armani White were arrested for weed, then became cannabis entrepreneurs through Massachusetts’s social equity program.

Massachusetts May Be the First State to Repeal Recreational Weed Massachusetts May Be the First State to Repeal Recreational Weed

It’s not only weed at stake. The whole legal apparatus that supports social equity marijuana businesses would disappear if ballot question 8 passes.

Oct 30, 2026 / StudentNation / Genevieve Morrison

College Activists Push Back as North Carolina Republicans Seek Another House Seat

College Activists Push Back as North Carolina Republicans Seek Another House Seat College Activists Push Back as North Carolina Republicans Seek Another House Seat

As part of a Trump-led gerrymandering effort, North Carolina GOP leaders redrew the state’s congressional district map in 2025 with the hopes of achieving an 11–3 majority.

Oct 29, 2026 / StudentNation / Alice Scott

Inside the Fight to Protect the Youth Vote

Inside the Fight to Protect the Youth Vote Inside the Fight to Protect the Youth Vote

Republican-led efforts threatening young people’s rights to the ballot have sparked efforts to protect the youth vote across college campuses.

Oct 28, 2026 / StudentNation / Sena Chang

El-Sayed with University of Michigan Students

Michigan Students Are All In for Abdul El-Sayed Michigan Students Are All In for Abdul El-Sayed

The progressive Senate candidate has won over students with his politics—and, in at least one case, his protein intake.

Oct 26, 2026 / StudentNation / Heather Chen

Mia Chang wants to run her gender-themed bookstore, Langhuan, until women and LGBTQ groups are “equal to the point where it’s no longer needed.”

The Bookstore Revolution in Taiwan’s Conservative Heartlands The Bookstore Revolution in Taiwan’s Conservative Heartlands

After Taiwan legalized same-sex marriage, gender-themed bookstores are working to build the social acceptance that the law alone couldn’t deliver.

Oct 21, 2026 / StudentNation / Kelly Kong

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez announcing the Artificial Intelligence Data Center Moratorium Act on Wednesday, March 25, 2026.

2028 Democratic Hopefuls Take on Data Centers 2028 Democratic Hopefuls Take on Data Centers

Data center opposition can foster a bigger Democratic tent by aligning red and blue, and rural and urban communities.

Oct 14, 2026 / StudentNation / Ilana Cohen

A student sits on Cornell’s campus before a protest against the university’s actions following Jane Doe’s alleged sexual assault at a campus fraternity in 2024.

The Architecture of Campus Assault The Architecture of Campus Assault

College sexual assault is predictable. Here's how to change that.

Oct 13, 2026 / StudentNation / Lily Seltz and Lara-Nour Walton

People gather on and around the statue in the center of the Place de la République at the end of a demonstration part of a nationwide day of actions called by high-school students who have been demanding better learning conditions in protests punctuated by violent confrontations in Paris.

France’s Students Won’t Back Down France’s Students Won’t Back Down

Without full-time teachers, temperature-regulated classrooms, or school nurses, French students are turning their grievances into a national movement.

Oct 13, 2026 / StudentNation / Diana Sophia Cordoba

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