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 TimesVoxBusiness InsiderTeen Vogue, the Guardian, and more. If you’re a student and you have an article idea, please send pitches and questions to [email protected]

Universities Dump Adidas Over Labor Disputes Universities Dump Adidas Over Labor Disputes

In its reckless quest to overtake Nike in the sportswear market, Adidas built a footloose global supply chain to force its factories into cut-throat competition.

Oct 9, 2012 / StudentNation / Garrett Shishido Strain

New Play Highlights Student Debt Crisis New Play Highlights Student Debt Crisis

This creative form of expression serves as an important tool in educating, informing, and creating social dialogue about the ever-growing student debt crisis.

Oct 9, 2012 / StudentNation / Kyle McCarthy

Hong Kong Students Fight for the Integrity of their Education

Hong Kong Students Fight for the Integrity of their Education Hong Kong Students Fight for the Integrity of their Education

Student activists are still pushing for a complete withdrawal of a Beijing-backed, "brainwashing" curriculum.

Oct 8, 2012 / StudentNation / Steven Hsieh

How Young Madrid Rejects Austerity: The What and Why of 25S

How Young Madrid Rejects Austerity: The What and Why of 25S How Young Madrid Rejects Austerity: The What and Why of 25S

With university fees rising, general social budgets disappearing and the youth unemployment rate over 50 percent, it is no wonder that many young people in Spain feel cheated.

Oct 8, 2012 / StudentNation / Julia Ramírez Blanco

Oliver Stone’s Untold History of the US Oliver Stone’s Untold History of the US

By focusing on under-appreciated episodes which have been airbrushed out of standard history texts, this ambitious ten-part documentary series tells the behind-the-scenes stories t...

Oct 5, 2012 / StudentNation / Katrina vanden Heuvel

Interns’ Favorite Articles of the Week (10/5/12) Interns’ Favorite Articles of the Week (10/5/12)

This week: waste in the Department of Homeland Security, Obama's turn on child soldiers and much more.

Oct 4, 2012 / StudentNation / The Nation

Calif. Governor Vetoes Collective Bargaining Rights for Student Researchers Calif. Governor Vetoes Collective Bargaining Rights for Student Researchers

Jerry Brown’s decision follows opposing efforts by UC administrators urging him to veto the bill and by UC graduate students pushing for his signature.

Oct 3, 2012 / StudentNation / Gladys Rosario

Will Students Vote in November? Will Students Vote in November?

Electoralism and radicalism don't have to be mutually exclusive but students at the National Student Power Convergence felt that finding common ground is still a challenge. ...

Oct 3, 2012 / StudentNation / Zachary A. Bell

Obama Right on Student Loans Obama Right on Student Loans

 A University of Denver student weighs in from the site of the first Presidential debate.

Oct 3, 2012 / StudentNation / Danny Zimny-Schmitt

Bikini Basketball League Is an Insult to Title IX

Bikini Basketball League Is an Insult to Title IX Bikini Basketball League Is an Insult to Title IX

Pick a women’s college basketball team, and cheer them on this season.

Oct 2, 2012 / StudentNation / Krystie Yandoli

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