Divestment Conversation Moving Forward at UNH Divestment Conversation Moving Forward at UNH
Student activists at the University of New Hampshire have succeed in convincing the school's president to convene a forum on the issue of fossil fuel divestment.
Feb 12, 2013 / StudentNation / StudentNation
Is the International Student Movement the Future of Global Organizing? Is the International Student Movement the Future of Global Organizing?
What does it mean to be a member of the "International Student Movement"?
Feb 8, 2013 / StudentNation / Zachary A. Bell and StudentNation
Interns’ Favorite Articles of the Week (2/8/13) Interns’ Favorite Articles of the Week (2/8/13)
This week, Nation interns tackle media bias. What is "sharia" law? What's missing in common debates about "labor"? How do white male tech writers ...
Feb 8, 2013 / StudentNation / StudentNation
A Millennial Vision for a Millennial America A Millennial Vision for a Millennial America
Since 2004, a dedicated group of young people have taken it upon themselves to ask deep, meaningful questions about the nature of American democracy.
Feb 7, 2013 / StudentNation / Erik Lampmann and StudentNation
NYU Divest Hosts Bill McKibben, Faces Rebuff From Administration NYU Divest Hosts Bill McKibben, Faces Rebuff From Administration
The environmental activist and self-described “professional bummer-out-er" spoke at Cooper Union's historic Great Hall last night.
Feb 6, 2013 / StudentNation / Melissa Cronin and StudentNation
Brooklyn College President Defends BDS Forum Brooklyn College President Defends BDS Forum
"it is incumbent upon us to uphold the tenets of academic freedom and allow our students and faculty to engage in dialogue and debate on topics they may choose, even those with whi...
Feb 4, 2013 / StudentNation / StudentNation
Where Are the Student Voices in the Gun Control Debate? Where Are the Student Voices in the Gun Control Debate?
In the wake of Newtown, students are upping the fight against racial injustice in school discipline.
Feb 4, 2013 / StudentNation / James Cersonsky and StudentNation
Dispatches from the US Student Movement: Feb. 1 Dispatches from the US Student Movement: Feb. 1
This week, students host convergences, boycott standardized tests and chain themselves to a potted tree. Can need-blind admissions be saved at Wesleyan? After Adios Arpaio, what...
Feb 1, 2013 / StudentNation / StudentNation
Interns’ Favorite Articles of the Week (2/1/2013) Interns’ Favorite Articles of the Week (2/1/2013)
This week: immigrants cross the US-Mexico border using GPS and poetry, US-trained armies around the world commit attrocities and pundits and politicians shoot themselves in the foo...
Feb 1, 2013 / StudentNation / StudentNation
New Immigration Proposals Could Make Citizenship Easier for NC Students New Immigration Proposals Could Make Citizenship Easier for NC Students
When freshman James Ellsmoor graduates from UNC-CH, he wants to be able to stay in the United States and work — and a federal proposal might make it easier for him to do that...
Jan 31, 2013 / StudentNation / Claire Strickland and StudentNation