Vanderbilt Uses “Institutional Neutrality” to Protect Against Trump. But Is It Truly Neutral? Vanderbilt Uses “Institutional Neutrality” to Protect Against Trump. But Is It Truly Neutral?
The university has largely complied to the government’s efforts to reshape higher education as critics on campus question the role of neutrality altogether.
Sep 15, 2025 / StudentNation / Arman Amin
Trump Could Soon Strip Student Loan Forgiveness From Millions of Borrowers Trump Could Soon Strip Student Loan Forgiveness From Millions of Borrowers
Changes to the Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program could deem organizations and governments “ineligible employers” if they don’t align themselves with the president’s agenda.
Sep 10, 2025 / StudentNation / Ángel Rentería
“We Deserve Life”: Students Speak Out From Gaza “We Deserve Life”: Students Speak Out From Gaza
Hours once used to write essays or prepare for exams are now spent waiting in line for food and water. But many students still cling to their books and laptops.
Sep 9, 2025 / StudentNation / Tareq AlSourani and William Liang
The “Refugee Pipeline” Has Been Abandoned The “Refugee Pipeline” Has Been Abandoned
Since Trump took office, assistance for refugees has largely been revoked or suspended, with many recent arrivals from Afghanistan unable to bring their families.
Sep 8, 2025 / StudentNation / Ava Menkes
How Young Kashmiris Shape the Struggle for Self-Determination How Young Kashmiris Shape the Struggle for Self-Determination
Silenced and sidelined and between nation-states, young people are organizing for an independent Kashmir.
Sep 4, 2025 / StudentNation / Khadeejah Khan
This Overdose Prevention Center Isn’t Giving Up on Harm Reduction This Overdose Prevention Center Isn’t Giving Up on Harm Reduction
Over the past decade, overdose protections and programs like Project Weber-Renew have expanded, but with Trump back in office, this trend may be short lived.
Sep 2, 2025 / StudentNation / Fareed Salmon
A DNC Member Is Calling for an Arms Embargo on Israel. Will the Party Leadership Listen? A DNC Member Is Calling for an Arms Embargo on Israel. Will the Party Leadership Listen?
Allison Minnerly speaks about her upcoming resolution urging a ceasefire, an arms embargo on Israel, and recognition of Palestine as a state.
California’s Small Cannabis Farmers Have Been Left High and Dry California’s Small Cannabis Farmers Have Been Left High and Dry
Humboldt County helped fuel the rise of the marijuana industry, but after the plant’s legalization, its farmers are struggling.
Aug 25, 2025 / StudentNation / Colin Warren
Trump’s War on Higher Ed Comes to the Bargaining Table Trump’s War on Higher Ed Comes to the Bargaining Table
As two of the nation’s largest private graduate student unions fight for new contracts, their members have been among the most vulnerable to the president’s attacks on universitie...
Aug 21, 2025 / StudentNation / Amann Mahajan
As Federal Support Wanes, States Must Reinvest in Higher Education As Federal Support Wanes, States Must Reinvest in Higher Education
Our education system faces a crisis of affordability and access only amplified by the passage of the Big, Beautiful Bill and Trump’s attempted cuts. States need to step up.
Aug 18, 2025 / StudentNation / Abhinandan Gaba