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]

Hurting Poor Students in Michigan Hurting Poor Students in Michigan

Starting in April, most college students will no longer be able to use food stamps in Michigan.

Feb 8, 2011 / StudentNation / The Nation

A University of Wisconsin-Madison Student Evacuated from Egypt Shares Her Story

A University of Wisconsin-Madison Student Evacuated from Egypt Shares Her Story A University of Wisconsin-Madison Student Evacuated from Egypt Shares Her Story

An American student reflects on the early days of the protests.

Feb 7, 2011 / StudentNation / StudentNation

As Muslim Populations Double, Can Americans Conquer Islamophobia? As Muslim Populations Double, Can Americans Conquer Islamophobia?

Over the next twenty years Muslim population in the US will double. As the numbers increase, will levels of mutual understanding and respect do the same?

Feb 4, 2011 / StudentNation / Maria Kari

The Student Week Ahead The Student Week Ahead

A new weekly series highlighting the best in student events coast to coast.

Feb 4, 2011 / StudentNation / StudentNation

For-Profits, Not Students For-Profits, Not Students

The Center for American Progress's invaluable daily newsletter, The Progress Report,  has a good report on proposed regulations to govern the for-profit college industry.

Feb 3, 2011 / StudentNation / The Nation

The ONE Campus Challenge The ONE Campus Challenge

The bipartisan ONE organization announced a nation-wide campus activism competition to mobilize students against extreme poverty and preventable diseases.

Feb 2, 2011 / StudentNation / Sara Jerving

A Judge’s Ruling Could Leave More Than a Million Young Adults Without Insurance A Judge’s Ruling Could Leave More Than a Million Young Adults Without Insurance

As Republicans attack the new healthcare law, those up to the age of 26 who are still under their parent's health insurance plan could lose coverage.

Feb 1, 2011 / StudentNation / Sara Jerving

The Student Week Ahead The Student Week Ahead

A new weekly series highlighting the best in student events coast to coast.

Jan 30, 2011 / StudentNation / StudentNation

Syracuse University Law School Details New Free-Speech Policy Syracuse University Law School Details New Free-Speech Policy

Syracuse University places a high value on free speech and due process, but also places a high value on the rights of all of its students to study and learn in an environment free ...

Jan 30, 2011 / StudentNation / StudentNation

ROTC’s Response to WikiLeaks Puts Academic Freedom at Risk

ROTC’s Response to WikiLeaks Puts Academic Freedom at Risk ROTC’s Response to WikiLeaks Puts Academic Freedom at Risk

ROTC memo prohibiting cadets from using WikiLeaks cables for course assignments could impact Stanford's decision on whether to allow ROTC to return to campus.

Jan 27, 2011 / StudentNation / Kevin Gosztola

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