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‘Default: The Student Loan Documentary’

‘Default: The Student Loan Documentary’ ‘Default: The Student Loan Documentary’

Most recent graduates are entering the “real world” only to find a pathetic job market coupled with a national average of $24,000 in student debt.

Jun 22, 2011 / StudentNation / Anna Lekas Miller

Arizona’s Next Scandal? Tea Party State Official Says Ethnic Studies Violates Ban

Arizona’s Next Scandal? Tea Party State Official Says Ethnic Studies Violates Ban Arizona’s Next Scandal? Tea Party State Official Says Ethnic Studies Violates Ban

At a press conference Wednesday, Tucson Superintendent John Huppenthal declared the district's Ethnic Studies/MAS Program to be out of compliance with the state's controversial ban...

Jun 15, 2011 / StudentNation / Jeff Biggers

Community College Scholarships for Gay Youth Community College Scholarships for Gay Youth

A new scholarship program in, of all places, Arizona, will offer gay youths whose lives have been ruined by family rejection a chance at post-secondary education.

Jun 13, 2011 / StudentNation / The Nation

As Teachers Heal Tucson, Will Extremist Officials Escalate Crisis This Week? As Teachers Heal Tucson, Will Extremist Officials Escalate Crisis This Week?

The Ethnic Studies issue is about to explode again this week in Arizona.

Jun 7, 2011 / StudentNation / Jeff Biggers

DREAM Act Introduced in Senate DREAM Act Introduced in Senate

Momentum around the DREAM Act has not diminished, even in a climate where political gridlock often stalls progress on pivotal, common-sense legislation.

May 30, 2011 / StudentNation / StudentNation

Students in Burkina Faso Protest in Solidarity With Teachers Students in Burkina Faso Protest in Solidarity With Teachers

Students in this West African nation are supporting their teacher's demands that the government increase their wage and reduce the class size. Demonstrations have spread across the...

May 23, 2011 / StudentNation / Sara Jerving

Student Boycott of Sabra Hummus Blocked Student Boycott of Sabra Hummus Blocked

In spite of student support for a boycott of a brand of hummus made by a company students argue is complicit in human rights abuses, DePaul University's Fair Business Practices Com...

May 23, 2011 / StudentNation / Kevin Gosztola

Yale Sanctions Fraternity for Five Years Yale Sanctions Fraternity for Five Years

Yale has banned D.K.E from conducting any activities on campus for five years, including recruiting, as punishment for an episode last October in which members led pledges in chant...

May 18, 2011 / StudentNation / The Nation

SlutWalk Vancouver Rallies Against Victim-Blaming SlutWalk Vancouver Rallies Against Victim-Blaming

Student activists used social media to mobilize thousands of people to bring about SlutWalk, Vancouver.

May 17, 2011 / StudentNation / Joanna Chiu

Colleges’ Data Disclosure Would Help Prospective and Active Students Alike Colleges’ Data Disclosure Would Help Prospective and Active Students Alike

Colleges and universities collect data about current and prospective students to understand how to target the students who would be the most successful at their institutions. W...

May 17, 2011 / StudentNation / Julie Margetta Morgan

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