Interns’ Favorite Pieces of the Week (4/26/12) Interns’ Favorite Pieces of the Week (4/26/12)
Each week, Nation interns pick compelling stories in their areas of interest.
Apr 26, 2012 / StudentNation / The Nation
Cooper Union Students Protest College’s First Ever Tuition Cooper Union Students Protest College’s First Ever Tuition
This week, Cooper Union student organizers preparing for an Occupy Wall Street protest against student debt were infuriated by their school’s decision to introduce tuition ...
Apr 26, 2012 / StudentNation / Brett Chamberlin
Student Loan Debt vs. the American Dream Student Loan Debt vs. the American Dream
Robert Applebaum, founder of ForgiveStudentLoanDebt.com, answers questions on student loan debt in this video segment.
Apr 26, 2012 / StudentNation / The Nation
Occupy Student Debt Occupy Student Debt
Occupy Student Debt is staging several events today to commemorate the total amount of student debt passing $1 trillion.
Apr 25, 2012 / StudentNation / The Nation
Congress Needs to Act on Stafford Loan Rate Congress Needs to Act on Stafford Loan Rate
The current system is by no means perfect. But to make college even less accessible for the poor would have a devastating effect on inequality and upward mobility in this countr...
Apr 24, 2012 / StudentNation / Braden Bernards
Occupiers Take Over UC Land for Farm Occupiers Take Over UC Land for Farm
Student and community activists cleared and tilled the ground and planted hundreds of vegetable starters before setting up tents on the Gill Tract, a plot of land at the corner o...
Apr 23, 2012 / StudentNation / Christopher Yee
Interns’ Favorite Pieces of the Week (4/18/12) Interns’ Favorite Pieces of the Week (4/18/12)
Each week, Nation interns pick compelling stories in their areas of interest.
Apr 19, 2012 / StudentNation / The Nation
Student Activism as the Tip of the Spear: Raising the Minimum Wage in San Jose Student Activism as the Tip of the Spear: Raising the Minimum Wage in San Jose
A group of thirty San Jose State students recently put their studies into practice and launched a campaign that has gained the support of young labor activists, community group...
Apr 17, 2012 / StudentNation / Amy B. Dean
165,000 Students Strike in Quebec 165,000 Students Strike in Quebec
More than 165,000 students in Quebec, Canada have been on strike for more than nine weeks in response to a Provincial government plan that would raise university tuition rates b...
Apr 16, 2012 / StudentNation / The Nation
Interns’ Favorite Pieces of the Week (4/11/12) Interns’ Favorite Pieces of the Week (4/11/12)
Each week, Nation interns pick compelling stories in their areas of interest.
Apr 13, 2012 / StudentNation / The Nation