Alice Scott

Alice Scott is a 2026 Puffin student writing fellow for The Nation. She studies journalism at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and has reported for PBS NewsHour and published in Texas Highways magazine and the Austin American-Statesman.

At just 17 years old, Milan van Dam is not only the youngest-ever member of the executive committee, but also the youngest member of the DNC.

What Gen Z Actually Wants, According to the DNC's Youngest Member What Gen Z Actually Wants, According to the DNC's Youngest Member

Milan van Dam says Gen Z is the generation that is most empathetic toward their peers.

Oct 6, 2026 / StudentNation / Cate Latimer and Alice Scott

A downed street sign and stop sign are tangled in debris outside the Center Point Volunteer Fire Department after flooding.

A Second Year of Central Texas Floods Reopened Old Wounds. Communities Are Still Healing. A Second Year of Central Texas Floods Reopened Old Wounds. Communities Are Still Healing.

In July 2025, the Guadalupe River surged in a storm that killed more than 130 people. Only a year later, the waters rose again.

Aug 26, 2026 / StudentNation / Alice Scott

Gen Z Women Are Moving Left. Young Men Aren’t.

Gen Z Women Are Moving Left. Young Men Aren’t. Gen Z Women Are Moving Left. Young Men Aren’t.

The gendered political divide is transforming how young Americans are organizing, voting, and relating to one another.

May 21, 2026 / StudentNation / Alice Scott