Across the Country, Students Are Fighting for Abortion Access Across the Country, Students Are Fighting for Abortion Access
An October day of action is the latest sign that a new generation, emboldened by the overturn of Roe, is surging into political organizing.
Oct 17, 2022 / StudentNation / Amy Littlefield
For Undergrads, the Best Extracurricular Is a Labor Union For Undergrads, the Best Extracurricular Is a Labor Union
With approval of organized labor at the highest level since 1965, undergraduate student workers have turned to unionizing as college costs continue to rise.
Oct 7, 2022 / StudentNation / Radu Stochita
Princeton Activists Just Won a Historic Victory for Climate Research Princeton Activists Just Won a Historic Victory for Climate Research
After a decade of student organizing, Princeton made a pledge to divest its endowment and reject fossil fuel money. Will more universities follow?
Oct 6, 2022 / StudentNation / Chelsey Gilchrist and Claire Kaufman
Pankaj Mishra’s Novel of Intellectuals and Influencers Pankaj Mishra’s Novel of Intellectuals and Influencers
Mishra’s first work of fiction in over a decade examines how ideas circulate in an age of social media and “ideas festivals.”
Oct 3, 2022 / Books & the Arts / Jennifer Wilson
Around the World, Students Are Ready to Occupy Campuses for Climate Action Around the World, Students Are Ready to Occupy Campuses for Climate Action
Between now and December, activists will form encampments at dozens of schools to demand solutions for the climate crisis.
Sep 30, 2022 / StudentNation / Mira Sydow
Student Debt Cancellation Will Help Rural Communities Too Student Debt Cancellation Will Help Rural Communities Too
Critics of Biden's forgiveness plan falsely call it a wealth transfer to the “urban elite.” In 2020, nearly 6.5 million rural Americans owed an average of $35,000 in student loan d...
Sep 27, 2022 / StudentNation / Reed Cleland
Want to Fight Climate Change? Look to Local Politics. Want to Fight Climate Change? Look to Local Politics.
Since its founding in 2015, the New Haven Climate Movement has used national momentum to create regional change with a model that can be replicated around the country.
Sep 14, 2022 / StudentNation / Charlotte Hughes
Without Abortion Rights, Medical Students Face a Dangerous Choice Without Abortion Rights, Medical Students Face a Dangerous Choice
Now that Roe v. Wade has been overturned, many prospective doctors worry about their ability to safely provide reproductive care.
Sep 9, 2022 / StudentNation / Sofia Andrade
Colleges Are in Debt, but Students Pay for It Colleges Are in Debt, but Students Pay for It
Cuts to public funding have passed universities’ financial burden on to students through rising tuition and fees. Should President Biden cancel campus debt too?
Sep 7, 2022 / StudentNation / Sarah Holtz
President Biden’s Debt Relief Is Just the First Step President Biden’s Debt Relief Is Just the First Step
Now that the president has canceled student debt once, he can do it again.
Sep 6, 2022 / StudentNation / Eleni Schirmer for The Nation