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]

Calif. Governor Vetoes Collective Bargaining Rights for Student Researchers Calif. Governor Vetoes Collective Bargaining Rights for Student Researchers

Jerry Brown’s decision follows opposing efforts by UC administrators urging him to veto the bill and by UC graduate students pushing for his signature.

Oct 3, 2012 / StudentNation / Gladys Rosario

Will Students Vote in November? Will Students Vote in November?

Electoralism and radicalism don't have to be mutually exclusive but students at the National Student Power Convergence felt that finding common ground is still a challenge. ...

Oct 3, 2012 / StudentNation / Zachary A. Bell

Obama Right on Student Loans Obama Right on Student Loans

 A University of Denver student weighs in from the site of the first Presidential debate.

Oct 3, 2012 / StudentNation / Danny Zimny-Schmitt

Bikini Basketball League Is an Insult to Title IX

Bikini Basketball League Is an Insult to Title IX Bikini Basketball League Is an Insult to Title IX

Pick a women’s college basketball team, and cheer them on this season.

Oct 2, 2012 / StudentNation / Krystie Yandoli

Rethinking Our Response to Rape Rethinking Our Response to Rape

Encouraging students to blame themselves for not preventing a horrific personal attack creates a culture where rape and rapists can thrive.

Oct 1, 2012 / StudentNation / Thalia Aoki

SUNY Chancellor: Sharing is Saving SUNY Chancellor: Sharing is Saving

 Student activists react to Chancellor Nancy Zimpher's much-lauded new SUNY procurement program.

Oct 1, 2012 / StudentNation / Roberto Cruz

Settler Colleges in Arizona and Palestine Settler Colleges in Arizona and Palestine

This summer, while a college in one of Israel’s largest US-funded colonies illegally built on Palestinian lands was upgraded to the status of public university, Arizona celeb...

Oct 1, 2012 / StudentNation / Gabriel Matthew Schivone

Arizona Students React to Anti-Muslim Video and Related Violence Arizona Students React to Anti-Muslim Video and Related Violence

Students at the University of Arizona fear recent riots may stir anti-Muslim sentiments on campus. 

Sep 28, 2012 / StudentNation / Amer Azzam Taleb

Interns’ Favorite Articles of the Week (9/28/12) Interns’ Favorite Articles of the Week (9/28/12)

 This week: development in Brazil, censorship in Burma, and much more. 

Sep 28, 2012 / StudentNation / The Nation

NYU Professors Sue Government Over 2031 Expansion NYU Professors Sue Government Over 2031 Expansion

NYU has refused to present any kind of business plan for its 2031 expansion plan.

Sep 27, 2012 / StudentNation / Zoë Schlanger

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