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]

UVA Hunger Strike Ends UVA Hunger Strike Ends

After declaring victory, the UVA Living Wage campaign makes clear that this is not the end of the struggle.

Mar 6, 2012 / StudentNation / The Nation

Statement Concerning Personal Attacks on Our Student, Sandra Fluke

Statement Concerning Personal Attacks on Our Student, Sandra Fluke Statement Concerning Personal Attacks on Our Student, Sandra Fluke

Georgetown faculty supports Sandra Fluke.

Mar 2, 2012 / StudentNation / The Nation

From Nation Interns: This Week’s Top Stories (2/29) From Nation Interns: This Week’s Top Stories (2/29)

Each week, The Nation interns pick compelling stories in their areas of interest.

Mar 1, 2012 / StudentNation / The Nation

Students Across the Country Unite for the National Day of Action to Defend Education Students Across the Country Unite for the National Day of Action to Defend Education

Today's actions are meant to draw attention to the corporatization and privatization of education, from pre-K through higher education, in both private and public institutions.

Mar 1, 2012 / StudentNation / Rebecca Nathanson

Occupy Colleges Takes the Next Step Occupy Colleges Takes the Next Step

Occupy Colleges calls for March 1 National Day of Action for Education.

Feb 28, 2012 / StudentNation / Diana Delgado

Student Privacy and the PATRIOT Act Student Privacy and the PATRIOT Act

More than a decade after Congress passed the PATRIOT Act, its varied implications are still unraveling.

Feb 24, 2012 / StudentNation / Uzma Kolsy

Occupy Colleges and the 2012 Election

Occupy Colleges and the 2012 Election Occupy Colleges and the 2012 Election

"The youth didn't lose energy, we lost our leader."

Feb 23, 2012 / StudentNation / Krystie Yandoli

From Nation Interns: This Week’s Top Stories (2/22) From Nation Interns: This Week’s Top Stories (2/22)

Each week, The Nation interns pick compelling stories in their areas of interest.

Feb 23, 2012 / StudentNation / The Nation

Student Activists Occupy Novartis Student Activists Occupy Novartis

Activists in New York City, Boston and Washington, DC take over Novartis offices warning that pharma giant Novartis’ lawsuit in India could deny lifesaving medicines to milli...

Feb 22, 2012 / StudentNation / The Nation

Finding Malcolm X at Brown University Finding Malcolm X at Brown University

When Brown University senior Malcolm Burnley signed up for a nonfiction writing course last fall, he could not have guessed it would lead him to discover an audio version of a fo...

Feb 22, 2012 / StudentNation / Erin Schikowski

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