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]

Nation Interns Choose the Week’s Most Important Stories (11/25) Nation Interns Choose the Week’s Most Important Stories (11/25)

Every week, Nation interns try to cut through the echo chamber and choose one good article in their area of interest that they feel should receive more attention.

Nov 23, 2011 / StudentNation / The Nation

President Obama: Protect Students

President Obama: Protect Students President Obama: Protect Students

An urgent plea from an undergraduate Occupy activist.

Nov 22, 2011 / StudentNation / Krystie Yandoli

Police Attack Protesters at UC Davis Police Attack Protesters at UC Davis

An account of police brutality against peaceful Occupy Colleges protesters in Davis, California.

Nov 20, 2011 / StudentNation / Angus Johnston

Students from Across NYC Rally At Union Square Students from Across NYC Rally At Union Square

New York's youth made a strong showing in solidarity with Occupy Wall Street.

Nov 19, 2011 / StudentNation / Harry Lee

Video: What Is Occupy Duke Doing? Video: What Is Occupy Duke Doing?

Jacob Tobia, a Duke sophomore, talks about some of the issues Occupy Duke protesters are working on since they began their encampment four weeks ago.

Nov 18, 2011 / StudentNation / The Nation

Dispatch from Occupy Harvard Dispatch from Occupy Harvard

A story of the growth of the Occupy movement at America's most venerable university.

Nov 18, 2011 / StudentNation / Philip Cartelli

Nation Interns Choose the Week’s Most Important Stories (11/18) Nation Interns Choose the Week’s Most Important Stories (11/18)

Every week, Nation interns try to cut through the echo chamber and choose one good article in their area of interest that they feel should receive more attention.

Nov 18, 2011 / StudentNation / The Nation

Police Raid Clears Occupy Cal Encampment

Police Raid Clears Occupy Cal Encampment Police Raid Clears Occupy Cal Encampment

An early morning raid rousted the Occupy Cal camp resulting in two arrests.

Nov 17, 2011 / StudentNation / Jordan Bach-Lombardo

Students for a New American Politics Endorses Murphy & Griego for Congress Students for a New American Politics Endorses Murphy & Griego for Congress

The nation’s largest student-run political action committee just announced its first Congressional endorsements of the volatile upcoming election cycle.

Nov 17, 2011 / StudentNation / The Nation

Campuses React to Free Speech Violations at OWS Raid Campuses React to Free Speech Violations at OWS Raid

News of the Occupy Wall Street “media blackout” sparked reactions from sympathetic students across the country.

Nov 16, 2011 / StudentNation / Krystie Yandoli

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