Aaron Boehmer

Aaron Boehmer is a writer and researcher based in New York City. His work has appeared in The Baffler, Texas Monthly, Literary Hub, and elsewhere. He earned a degree in journalism from the University of Texas at Austin.

Students gather at the Gregory Gym Plaza on UT-Austin's campus in a rally on February 16 to oppose the elimination of race, ethnic, and gender studies departments.

What Will Be Left After the University of Texas Destroys Itself? What Will Be Left After the University of Texas Destroys Itself?

UT-Austin has collapsed its race, ethnic, and gender studies into a single program while a new policy asks faculty to avoid “controversial” topics. But the attacks won’t end there...

Mar 3, 2026 / StudentNation / Aaron Boehmer

Austin drag queen and activist Maxine LaQueene does a student's makeup on Monday, April 28, as a part of Day of Drag, a student-led event that included a line-dancing workshop, political education, lip sync battles, and stations where local drag queens put students in drag.

Why Texas Universities’ Drag Bans Backfired Why Texas Universities’ Drag Bans Backfired

The University of Texas and Texas A&M systems attempted to ban university-sponsored drag performances—but not without dissent from students and local organizers.

May 16, 2025 / StudentNation / Aaron Boehmer

Sophomore Kavya Racheetim looks through the first edition of The Retrograde.

Texas Student Journalists Are Being Censored, but That Won’t Stop the Presses Texas Student Journalists Are Being Censored, but That Won’t Stop the Presses

On University of Texas campuses, students have found other ways of newsmaking that free their publications from editorial control by their schools and state.

Apr 2, 2025 / StudentNation / Aaron Boehmer

People organize a pro-Palestinian protest outside Trinity College Dublin.

After an Agreement to Divest From Israel, What’s Next for Trinity College Dublin? After an Agreement to Divest From Israel, What’s Next for Trinity College Dublin?

The school’s Gaza Solidarity Encampment ended in just five days. But the path to divestment began before the encampment—and stretches far beyond.

Sep 5, 2024 / StudentNation / Aaron Boehmer

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