Talking with Jamel Mims Talking with Jamel Mims
A multimedia artist, teacher and activist talks about the impact of hop-hop culture on young people from New York to Beijing.
Feb 25, 2013 / StudentNation / Lucy McKeon and StudentNation
Building an Inclusive Climate Movement Building an Inclusive Climate Movement
A sense of urgency was palpable throughout the second day of the Power Up! Divest Fossil Fuels convergence at Swarthmore College.
Feb 25, 2013 / StudentNation / Caitlin Kidder and StudentNation
Divestment Convergence at Swarthmore Kicks Off Divestment Convergence at Swarthmore Kicks Off
Students are meeting to create a comprehensive message and plan of action for the hundreds of divestment campaigns popping up throughout the country.
Feb 24, 2013 / StudentNation / Caitlin Kidder and StudentNation
Whither a Russian Student Movement? Whither a Russian Student Movement?
Recent outbursts of student activism are raising hopes for the emergence of a Russian student movement on the heels of the mass political protests of 2011–12.
Feb 22, 2013 / StudentNation / Alec Luhn and StudentNation
Interns’ Favorite Articles of the Week (2/22/13) Interns’ Favorite Articles of the Week (2/22/13)
This week's articles critique the United Nations, big labor, big business, the mainstream media and President Obama.
Feb 22, 2013 / StudentNation / StudentNation
Students Convene for Fossil Fuel Divestment Conference Students Convene for Fossil Fuel Divestment Conference
There are now more than 256 organized campaigns at schools coast to coast, and the number is growing daily.
Feb 21, 2013 / StudentNation / Peter Rothberg and StudentNation
Roosevelt Institute Campus Network Offers Summer Opportunities for Student Organizers Roosevelt Institute Campus Network Offers Summer Opportunities for Student Organizers
Two recent DC Fellows describe how the program transformed their careers.
Feb 20, 2013 / StudentNation / Naomi Ahsan, Jessica Morris, and StudentNation
Dispatches From the US Student Movement: February 15 Dispatches From the US Student Movement: February 15
This week, students converge on Raleigh and Pasadena, ramp up BDS and occupy Adidas. With Scott Walker sticking around, what's next for Wisconsin's grad TAs? What do studen...
Feb 15, 2013 / StudentNation / StudentNation
Interns’ Favorite Articles of the Week (2/15/13) Interns’ Favorite Articles of the Week (2/15/13)
This week, articles critique the spotty broadband coverage in the United States, our complacent foreign policy in the Middle East, the idealistic education proposals in Barack Obam...
Feb 15, 2013 / StudentNation / StudentNation
Teachers Revolt Teachers Revolt
One of Seattle’s top secondary institutions, Garfield High School, has a mutiny on its hands.
Feb 14, 2013 / StudentNation / Elana Leopold and StudentNation