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]

Ramadan Roadtrip Ramadan Roadtrip

30 mosques, 30 states, 30 days

Sep 28, 2010 / StudentNation / Maria Kari

Texas Claims ‘Bias Against Christianity’ in Textbooks Texas Claims ‘Bias Against Christianity’ in Textbooks

Can the Texas Board of Education use its purchasing power to determine how Islam is portrayed in your state's textbooks?

Sep 28, 2010 / StudentNation / Braden Goyette

Affirmative Action for the Rich: Legacy Preferences in College Admissions Affirmative Action for the Rich: Legacy Preferences in College Admissions

A new book examines examines this less publicized but ethically precarious admissions booster.

Sep 28, 2010 / StudentNation / Laura Stampler

Two New Havens Two New Havens

Students and locals should do lots of service, study urban planning, but we should stand by the community when it disagrees with the institutional powers that be.

Sep 27, 2010 / StudentNation / James Cersonsky

The 2010 Nation Student Writing Contest

The 2010 Nation Student Writing Contest The 2010 Nation Student Writing Contest

Read the high school and college winners plus ten finalists, all writing personally about how budget cuts have affected their education.

Sep 27, 2010 / StudentNation / The Nation

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

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