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]

Kelly Protestors Empowered the Voiceless

Kelly Protestors Empowered the Voiceless Kelly Protestors Empowered the Voiceless

Civility that comes at the expense of further marginalizing the subjugated is not only worthless, but also criminally dishonest.

Nov 4, 2013 / StudentNation / Casey Gordon and StudentNation

Tea Party on the Left

Tea Party on the Left Tea Party on the Left

Preventing New York City Police Commissioner Ray Kelly from speaking on campus exacerbated the problem it aimed to solve.

Nov 4, 2013 / StudentNation / Adam Katz and StudentNation

Defend Free Inquiry at Brown

Defend Free Inquiry at Brown Defend Free Inquiry at Brown

Learning at Brown is a process in which disagreement plays an integral part. 

Nov 4, 2013 / StudentNation / Andrew Powers and StudentNation

Interns’ Favorite Articles of the Week, 11/1/13

Interns’ Favorite Articles of the Week, 11/1/13 Interns’ Favorite Articles of the Week, 11/1/13

This week: activist scientists, West Virginia’s transformation into a red state, and the burgeoning men’s rights movement.

Nov 1, 2013 / StudentNation / StudentNation

In New York, Connecticut and Ohio, Students Demand an End to Gender Violence

In New York, Connecticut and Ohio, Students Demand an End to Gender Violence In New York, Connecticut and Ohio, Students Demand an End to Gender Violence

Across the country, students are sitting-in, speaking out and unionizing for justice.

Oct 29, 2013 / StudentNation / StudentNation

Our Schools Are Not For Sale Our Schools Are Not For Sale

Philadelphia's teachers, parents, students, and communities are struggling to ensure quality education in public schools in the face of massive budget cuts, school staff layoff...

Oct 28, 2013 / StudentNation / StudentNation

CUNY Dismantles Community Center, Students Fight Back

CUNY Dismantles Community Center, Students Fight Back CUNY Dismantles Community Center, Students Fight Back

On Sunday, October 20, NYPD officers and CUNY security marched into the main academic center at CUNY City College unannounced, put the campus on lockdown and seized files, document...

Oct 25, 2013 / StudentNation / Shawn Carrie, Isabelle Nastasia, and StudentNation

Interns’ Favorite Articles of the Week, 10/25/13

Interns’ Favorite Articles of the Week, 10/25/13 Interns’ Favorite Articles of the Week, 10/25/13

This week: a critique of mainstream modern feminism, abuses at private youth prisons, and the proliferation of pawnshop lenders.

Oct 25, 2013 / StudentNation / StudentNation

Students Demand College-Logo Brands Join Fire and Safety Agreement

Students Demand College-Logo Brands Join Fire and Safety Agreement Students Demand College-Logo Brands Join Fire and Safety Agreement

Three out of the four largest industrial disasters in the history of the garment industry have occurred in the past year alone.

Oct 24, 2013 / StudentNation / Garrett Shishido Strain and StudentNation

Brown Divest Coal: An Honest Vote on Divestment

Brown Divest Coal: An Honest Vote on Divestment Brown Divest Coal: An Honest Vote on Divestment

The Brown Divest Coal Campaign is asking Brown University to divest from any holdings it has in America's fifteen largest coal companies and is hopeful for a “yes” ...

Oct 18, 2013 / StudentNation / StudentNation

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