The Garden Where Rough Edges Grow The Garden Where Rough Edges Grow
Organized by the New Economy Coalition, CommonBound brought together more than 650 activists, academics, and students to discuss what the “new economy” is and share projects that h...
Jul 18, 2014 / StudentNation / Hannah Gold and StudentNation
What ‘Nation’ Interns Are Reading the Week of 07/18/14 What ‘Nation’ Interns Are Reading the Week of 07/18/14
This week: Affirmative Action at UT Austin ruling, the labor market, and the truth about the immigration crisis.
Jul 18, 2014 / StudentNation / StudentNation
Whose Summer Break? Students Fix the ‘Utah Man,’ Lower the Confederate Flag and Ask Hillary for Their Money Back Whose Summer Break? Students Fix the ‘Utah Man,’ Lower the Confederate Flag and Ask Hillary for Their Money Back
Across the country, students stage sit-ins, rally and unionize for justice—and win.
Jul 14, 2014 / StudentNation / StudentNation
What ‘Nation’ Interns Are Reading the Week of 07/11/14 What ‘Nation’ Interns Are Reading the Week of 07/11/14
This Week: Chicago murders, China and Pakistan, and Israeli-Palestine conflict developments.
Jul 11, 2014 / StudentNation / StudentNation
Northwestern Reshapes Its Sexual Assault Policy Northwestern Reshapes Its Sexual Assault Policy
Northwestern officials will finally comply with the Violence Against Women Act and compile statistics for incidents of dating violence, domestic violence and stalking.
Jul 3, 2014 / StudentNation / Olivia Exstrum and StudentNation
What Are ‘Nation’ Interns Reading the Week of 07/04/14? What Are ‘Nation’ Interns Reading the Week of 07/04/14?
This week: More on Hobby Lobby, Schuwarzman and the economy, and detainees blocked in California.
Jul 3, 2014 / StudentNation / StudentNation
Summer Interns’ Recommended Reading Summer Interns’ Recommended Reading
Here’s a list of novels, essays, and memoirs that our 2014 summer interns have been reading.
Jul 3, 2014 / StudentNation / StudentNation
DREAMers in Grad School DREAMers in Grad School
Four states have granted in-state tution to undocumented students, but the higher education pipeline continues to be plagued.
Jul 2, 2014 / StudentNation / Jude Paul Dizon and StudentNation
From Pride to Freedom Summer to ‘Aycock’ Hall, Students Mass for Racial Justice From Pride to Freedom Summer to ‘Aycock’ Hall, Students Mass for Racial Justice
Across the country, the summer is heating up with youth-led direct action.
Jul 1, 2014 / StudentNation / StudentNation
What Are ‘Nation’ Interns Reading the Week of 06/27/14? What Are ‘Nation’ Interns Reading the Week of 06/27/14?
This week: Incarceration of Jane Doe, unpacking what we know about Iraq, and is college worth it?
Jun 27, 2014 / StudentNation / StudentNation