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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]

UNC Allows Students to Exclude Abortion Coverage From Health Care Plan

UNC Allows Students to Exclude Abortion Coverage From Health Care Plan UNC Allows Students to Exclude Abortion Coverage From Health Care Plan

At the urgings of a student pro-life group, UNC now gives students the choice to exclude abortion coverage from their student health insurance plans.

Aug 17, 2010 / StudentNation / Carrie Battan

Obama Goes to Texas

Obama Goes to Texas Obama Goes to Texas

Obama's half-hour speech in the University of Texas gym, where 4,000 youthful supporters came to see him, sketched a vague strategy for higher education.

Aug 11, 2010 / StudentNation / Sara Haji

High School Students Shed Light on New York City’s Failure to Enforce Environmental Law High School Students Shed Light on New York City’s Failure to Enforce Environmental Law

 A group of high schoolers investigate buses and cars idling longer than legally permitted.

Aug 11, 2010 / StudentNation / Carrie Battan

Fostering Lifelong Learning Through Discounts Fostering Lifelong Learning Through Discounts

Of the 17 million college students in the United States, more than half a million of these students are over the age of 50. More and more schools are offering discounts and tuition...

Aug 10, 2010 / StudentNation / Melanie Breault

GAO Finds Massive Fraud at For-Profit Colleges GAO Finds Massive Fraud at For-Profit Colleges

The question remains what will be done about the practices exposed by the GAO report.

Aug 5, 2010 / StudentNation / George Warner

Canadian Students Work to Increase Sustainability in Rural Communities Canadian Students Work to Increase Sustainability in Rural Communities

 One Canadian university is sending students to help green small rural communities in Alberta.

Aug 4, 2010 / StudentNation / Carrie Battan

Credit Unions Help Students See the Light, Not the Red

Credit Unions Help Students See the Light, Not the Red Credit Unions Help Students See the Light, Not the Red

How does a student afford mandatory expenses for college without graduating $5,000 or more in the red? Consider credit unions, instead of credit card companies.

Aug 3, 2010 / StudentNation / Melanie Breault

StudentNation: Making an Educated Investment StudentNation: Making an Educated Investment

In a society where a bachelor’s degree is the new high school diploma and a master’s degree is the new bachelor’s, the issue of college affordability is a common ...

Jul 27, 2010 / StudentNation / Melanie Breault

Pressured by Students, Nike Agrees to Help Workers in Honduras Pressured by Students, Nike Agrees to Help Workers in Honduras

Facing pressure from universities and student groups, Nike has announced that it would pay $1.5 million to help almost 2,000 workers in Honduras who lost their jobs.

Jul 26, 2010 / StudentNation / Aaron Ross

How To Make Textbooks More Affordable

How To Make Textbooks More Affordable How To Make Textbooks More Affordable

College students currently spend an average of $900 a year on textbooks—a number that has increased at four times the rate of inflation since 1994.

Jul 26, 2010 / StudentNation / Carrie Battan

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