Dispatches From the US Student Movement: February 15 Dispatches From the US Student Movement: February 15
This week, students converge on Raleigh and Pasadena, ramp up BDS and occupy Adidas. With Scott Walker sticking around, what's next for Wisconsin's grad TAs? What do studen...
Feb 15, 2013 / StudentNation / StudentNation
Interns’ Favorite Articles of the Week (2/15/13) Interns’ Favorite Articles of the Week (2/15/13)
This week, articles critique the spotty broadband coverage in the United States, our complacent foreign policy in the Middle East, the idealistic education proposals in Barack Obam...
Feb 15, 2013 / StudentNation / StudentNation
Teachers Revolt Teachers Revolt
One of Seattle’s top secondary institutions, Garfield High School, has a mutiny on its hands.
Feb 14, 2013 / StudentNation / Elana Leopold and StudentNation
US District Judge Orders TUSD to Reinstate ‘Culturally Relevant Courses’ US District Judge Orders TUSD to Reinstate ‘Culturally Relevant Courses’
While unable to address the specific ban on the Mexican-American Studies program—which hinges on a federal court ruling with regard to Arizona’s ethnic studies law&mdas...
Feb 12, 2013 / StudentNation / Gabriel Matthew Schivone and StudentNation
Divestment Conversation Moving Forward at UNH Divestment Conversation Moving Forward at UNH
Student activists at the University of New Hampshire have succeed in convincing the school's president to convene a forum on the issue of fossil fuel divestment.
Feb 12, 2013 / StudentNation / StudentNation
Is the International Student Movement the Future of Global Organizing? Is the International Student Movement the Future of Global Organizing?
What does it mean to be a member of the "International Student Movement"?
Feb 8, 2013 / StudentNation / Zachary A. Bell and StudentNation
Interns’ Favorite Articles of the Week (2/8/13) Interns’ Favorite Articles of the Week (2/8/13)
This week, Nation interns tackle media bias. What is "sharia" law? What's missing in common debates about "labor"? How do white male tech writers ...
Feb 8, 2013 / StudentNation / StudentNation
A Millennial Vision for a Millennial America A Millennial Vision for a Millennial America
Since 2004, a dedicated group of young people have taken it upon themselves to ask deep, meaningful questions about the nature of American democracy.
Feb 7, 2013 / StudentNation / Erik Lampmann and StudentNation
NYU Divest Hosts Bill McKibben, Faces Rebuff From Administration NYU Divest Hosts Bill McKibben, Faces Rebuff From Administration
The environmental activist and self-described “professional bummer-out-er" spoke at Cooper Union's historic Great Hall last night.
Feb 6, 2013 / StudentNation / Melissa Cronin and StudentNation
Brooklyn College President Defends BDS Forum Brooklyn College President Defends BDS Forum
"it is incumbent upon us to uphold the tenets of academic freedom and allow our students and faculty to engage in dialogue and debate on topics they may choose, even those with whi...
Feb 4, 2013 / StudentNation / StudentNation