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
Arab Youth Respond to Osama bin Laden’s Death Arab Youth Respond to Osama bin Laden’s Death
Arab youth activists respond to the death of Osama bin Laden, addressing how he impacted their lives over the years and what sort of questions his death raises for the region.
May 11, 2011 / StudentNation / Anna Day
Badgering Students to Fork Over Alumni Donations Badgering Students to Fork Over Alumni Donations
A University of Pennsylvania student describes the pressure to begin alumni donations—even before he's picked up his diploma.
May 10, 2011 / StudentNation / Aaron Ross