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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]

University of Pennsylvania Ranked Top Gay-Friendly College University of Pennsylvania Ranked Top Gay-Friendly College

More students coming out than ever before solidifies Penn’s gay-friendly reputation

Sep 27, 2010 / StudentNation / Anjali Tsui

After Disappointment in Senate, DREAM Activists Regroup After Disappointment in Senate, DREAM Activists Regroup

Even though the DREAM Act didn't make it through the senate ths week, DREAM activists came out of the experience with some gains, and they're regrouping to push immigrati...

Sep 24, 2010 / StudentNation / Braden Goyette

Parents Occupy Chicago Elementary School Building

Parents Occupy Chicago Elementary School Building Parents Occupy Chicago Elementary School Building

On one level, it's a conflict to keep their field house. On another, it's about the future of our nation's schools.

Sep 22, 2010 / StudentNation / Laurie Rojas

LGBT Students Debate Coming Out for Advantage in On-Campus Recruitment LGBT Students Debate Coming Out for Advantage in On-Campus Recruitment

With companies' increased focus on diversity, being LGBT can be an asset.

Sep 21, 2010 / StudentNation / Anjali Tsui

Tell Politicians How To Spend Money, Win $500 Tell Politicians How To Spend Money, Win $500

If you're between 13-23 years old, you can win $500 for making a video about how you would spend a trillion dollars to help your community.

Sep 18, 2010 / StudentNation / Braden Goyette

Marijuana Legalization Gains Momentum in California

Marijuana Legalization Gains Momentum in California Marijuana Legalization Gains Momentum in California

Prop 19, supported by the Just Say Now campaign, is currently leading in the polls and could help the California Democrats in November.

Sep 17, 2010 / StudentNation / Michael Tracey

The State of the Student Left The State of the Student Left

Highlights from a panel from the US Social Forum on the politics of the contemporary American student Left.

Sep 17, 2010 / StudentNation / Laurie Rojas

DREAM Act Comes to the Senate Next Week

DREAM Act Comes to the Senate Next Week DREAM Act Comes to the Senate Next Week

Senators decide next week if hundreds of thousands of undocumented young people will get a path to citizenship. Student activists are mobilizing to convince them to say yes.

Sep 16, 2010 / StudentNation / Braden Goyette

The Archaic Typewriter: Training Tool for Student Writers? The Archaic Typewriter: Training Tool for Student Writers?

Pierce Nettling argues, "if students want to become more succinct writers, there is no better substitute than practicing on a typewriter."

Sep 16, 2010 / StudentNation / Pierce Nettling

Students Prefer Print College Newspapers Over Online Students Prefer Print College Newspapers Over Online

In this period of flux for journalism, as publications are adapting to readers' demands for online content, Poynter's recent conclusion that students prefer reading print college n...

Sep 15, 2010 / StudentNation / Joanna Chiu

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