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Cooper Union Students Protest College’s First Ever Tuition

Cooper Union Students Protest College’s First Ever Tuition Cooper Union Students Protest College’s First Ever Tuition

This week, Cooper Union student organizers preparing for an Occupy Wall Street protest against student debt were infuriated by their school’s decision to introduce tuition ...

Apr 26, 2012 / StudentNation / Brett Chamberlin

Student Loan Debt vs. the American Dream Student Loan Debt vs. the American Dream

Robert Applebaum, founder of ForgiveStudentLoanDebt.com, answers questions on student loan debt in this video segment.

Apr 26, 2012 / StudentNation / The Nation

Occupy Student Debt Occupy Student Debt

Occupy Student Debt is staging several events today to commemorate the total amount of student debt passing $1 trillion.

Apr 25, 2012 / StudentNation / The Nation

Congress Needs to Act on Stafford Loan Rate Congress Needs to Act on Stafford Loan Rate

The current system is by no means perfect. But to make college even less accessible for the poor would have a devastating effect on inequality and upward mobility in this countr...

Apr 24, 2012 / StudentNation / Braden Bernards

Occupiers Take Over UC Land for Farm Occupiers Take Over UC Land for Farm

Student and community activists cleared and tilled the ground and planted hundreds of vegetable starters before setting up tents on the Gill Tract, a plot of land at the corner o...

Apr 23, 2012 / StudentNation / Christopher Yee

Interns’ Favorite Pieces of the Week (4/18/12) Interns’ Favorite Pieces of the Week (4/18/12)

Each week, "Nation" interns pick compelling stories in their areas of interest.

Apr 19, 2012 / StudentNation / The Nation

Student Activism as the Tip of the Spear: Raising the Minimum Wage in San Jose

Student Activism as the Tip of the Spear: Raising the Minimum Wage in San Jose Student Activism as the Tip of the Spear: Raising the Minimum Wage in San Jose

A group of thirty San Jose State students recently put their studies into practice and launched a campaign that has gained the support of young labor activists, community group...

Apr 17, 2012 / StudentNation / Amy B. Dean

165,000 Students Strike in Quebec 165,000 Students Strike in Quebec

More than 165,000 students in Quebec, Canada have been on strike for more than nine weeks in response to a Provincial government plan that would raise university tuition rates b...

Apr 16, 2012 / StudentNation / The Nation

Interns’ Favorite Pieces of the Week (4/11/12) Interns’ Favorite Pieces of the Week (4/11/12)

Each week," Nation" interns pick compelling stories in their areas of interest.

Apr 13, 2012 / StudentNation / The Nation

Columbia Students Protest Stereotypes with “Hoodies and Hijabs” Vigil Columbia Students Protest Stereotypes with “Hoodies and Hijabs” Vigil

Behind their hoodies and hijabs, a diverse section of Columbia students gathered: men and women, black, white, and brown, Christian, Jewish, Muslim, and atheist.

Apr 8, 2012 / StudentNation / Janine Balekdjian

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