How the Truman Scholarship Became the Right’s Latest Battleground How the Truman Scholarship Became the Right’s Latest Battleground
As Republican pressure on education mounts, the fight over the scholarship reveals a broader effort to turn public service into a test of political loyalty.
Jul 11, 2025 / StudentNation / Thai Loyd
Defunded by Trump, a Sri Lankan Project Confronts the Problem It Tried to Solve Defunded by Trump, a Sri Lankan Project Confronts the Problem It Tried to Solve
Staff at Media Empowerment for a Democratic Sri Lanka never expected their small initiative to become the target of the kind of fake news it had actively worked to fight against.
Jul 9, 2025 / StudentNation / Uma Fox
How Republicans’ Endowment Tax Will Hurt Higher Education How Republicans’ Endowment Tax Will Hurt Higher Education
As the Trump administration escalates its campaign to reshape education, a provision in the “Big Beautiful Bill” will raise the tax on select private colleges’ endowments.
Jul 7, 2025 / StudentNation / Owen Dahlkamp
Inside One of the Largest Student Worker Strikes Ever Inside One of the Largest Student Worker Strikes Ever
Around 4,000 members of the University of Oregon Student Workers went on strike in April, winning the first contract that covers every undergraduate worker at a public university....
Jul 1, 2025 / StudentNation / Andrew Berka
Living With Fracture: A Conversation With Sarah Aziza Living With Fracture: A Conversation With Sarah Aziza
The Hollow Half is not simply a memoir of personal recovery or an account of Palestinian political history. It’s an exploration of fragmentation.
Jun 26, 2025 / Q&A / Lara-Nour Walton
With Trump’s New Travel Ban, 2 Afghan Sisters Wait in Limbo With Trump’s New Travel Ban, 2 Afghan Sisters Wait in Limbo
Split by the Taliban’s restrictions on women’s education in Afghanistan, the sisters hoped to reunite in the US. But new travel limits could jeopardize their plans.
Jun 24, 2025 / StudentNation / Cecile McWilliams
From the City to the Suburbs, First-Time Protesters Are Showing Up From the City to the Suburbs, First-Time Protesters Are Showing Up
Here’s how the protests against President Trump and increased ICE raids have affected communities and galvanized residents in and around Los Angeles, California.
Jun 18, 2025 / StudentNation / Rani Chor and Zoya Alam
Young People Have the Most to Lose From Trump’s Budget Bill Young People Have the Most to Lose From Trump’s Budget Bill
The proposed “One Big, Beautiful Bill Act” will slow the progress of the next generation for years to come. Here are three of the biggest consequences.
Jun 16, 2025 / StudentNation / Jazmin Kay
“Every Single Day I Pray”: Young People Protest ICE in Chicago “Every Single Day I Pray”: Young People Protest ICE in Chicago
Thousands of protesters marched in Chicago against Immigration and Customs Enforcement raids in their city and President Trump’s deployment of troops in Los Angeles.
Jun 13, 2025 / StudentNation / Ava Menkes
Trump’s “Big Beautiful Bill” Would Be a Disaster for Student Loan Borrowers Trump’s “Big Beautiful Bill” Would Be a Disaster for Student Loan Borrowers
The proposed budget cuts would hurt millions of Americans, as the typical borrower with a college degree will see their student loan payments spike more than $2,928 per year.
Jun 11, 2025 / StudentNation / Ángel Rentería