StudentNation

StudentNation is a program of the Nation Fund for Independent Journalism and is made possible through generous funding from the Puffin Foundation. StudentNation focuses on first-person accounts from student activists, organizers, and journalists and has helped launch the careers of contributors to The New York TimesVoxBusiness InsiderTeen Vogue, the Guardian, and more. If you’re a student and you have an article idea, please send pitches and questions to [email protected]

Interns’ Favorite Pieces of the Week (6/13/12) Interns’ Favorite Pieces of the Week (6/13/12)

Our media coverage is often dominated by one big story that crowds out nearly everything else. As an antidote, every week, Nation interns try to cut through the echo chamber and ch...

Jun 15, 2012 / StudentNation / The Nation

NYPD’s Monitoring Of Muslim Students Sparks Indignation At NYU NYPD’s Monitoring Of Muslim Students Sparks Indignation At NYU

Earlier this year, an AP investigation revealed the NYPD surveillance of NYU's Islamic community, causing an uproar on campus and a demand that the university president denounce th...

Jun 14, 2012 / StudentNation / Harry Lee

Commencement Addresses, 1979-2012 Commencement Addresses, 1979-2012

Carlos Fuentes, David Foster Wallace, Aaron Sorkin, William Gass, and many more.

Jun 13, 2012 / StudentNation / The Nation

Demand the Future Demand the Future

This summer, OWS-affiliated student groups are planning a national convergence in Columbus, Ohio.

Jun 12, 2012 / StudentNation / The Nation

The Ivy League Hustle (I Went to Princeton, Bitch) The Ivy League Hustle (I Went to Princeton, Bitch)

This video, created by twenty-something Princeton graduate Nikki Muller, is garnering international attention as a critique of over-education and underemployment.

Jun 11, 2012 / StudentNation / The Nation

Campus Releases Police Review Board Report on Occupy Cal Protests Campus Releases Police Review Board Report on Occupy Cal Protests

Chancellor Robert Birgeneau affirms the report’s conclusion that the campus’ handling of the protests were "inconsistent."

Jun 6, 2012 / StudentNation / Anjuli Sastry

Howard Graduate Caps a Four-Year Fight for Access Howard Graduate Caps a Four-Year Fight for Access

At Howard, Britney Wilson was both an advocate and critic.

Jun 4, 2012 / StudentNation / The Nation

Students Create a Religious Group ‘Without the Religion’ Students Create a Religious Group ‘Without the Religion’

The Princeton University Society of Humanists (PUSH) was established by students to promote discussion based on reason, not religion.

May 30, 2012 / StudentNation / Angela Wu

We Are All Québécois!

We Are All Québécois! We Are All Québécois!

This is what international solidarity looks like.

May 30, 2012 / StudentNation / The Nation

In Quebec, A Revolution of Love, Hope and Community In Quebec, A Revolution of Love, Hope and Community

A report from inside the Canadian student movement.

May 29, 2012 / StudentNation / Ethan Cox

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