Student movements

The Campaign to Refuse Student Debt Is About to Kick Into Overdrive

The Campaign to Refuse Student Debt Is About to Kick Into Overdrive The Campaign to Refuse Student Debt Is About to Kick Into Overdrive

Anti-debtors are descending on DC to challenge the Department of Education’s regulation of student debt.

Mar 30, 2015 / Blog / Michelle Chen

Columbia Students to Lee Bollinger: Divest From Prisons Now!

Columbia Students to Lee Bollinger: Divest From Prisons Now! Columbia Students to Lee Bollinger: Divest From Prisons Now!

As of  last year, the university had $8 million invested in Corrections Corporation of America, as well as shares in other private security firms.

Mar 20, 2015 / Clare Sestanovich

New York University

NYU’s Graduate Student Union Just Won a Historic Contract NYU’s Graduate Student Union Just Won a Historic Contract

Rank-and-file organizing pays dividends for the nation’s only private graduate student union.

Mar 11, 2015 / Avi Asher-Schapiro

What Happens if You Refuse to Pay Off Your Student Debt?

What Happens if You Refuse to Pay Off Your Student Debt? What Happens if You Refuse to Pay Off Your Student Debt?

Fifteen former students of the for-profit Corinthian college chain are launching a debt strike to allow other debtors to do just that.

Feb 25, 2015 / Editorial / Michelle Chen

Why Harvard Students Are Sitting-In Outside Drew Faust’s Office

Why Harvard Students Are Sitting-In Outside Drew Faust’s Office Why Harvard Students Are Sitting-In Outside Drew Faust’s Office

Refusing to divest now is an irresponsible and unsustainable abrogation of Harvard’s power.

Feb 12, 2015 / StudentNation / Divest Harvard

Bobst Protest, Social Media as Battleground for Race

Bobst Protest, Social Media as Battleground for Race Bobst Protest, Social Media as Battleground for Race

Protests on the NYU campus in the wake of the Eric Garner non-indictment spark debates on social media about race and privilege.

Dec 10, 2014 / StudentNation / StudentNation

Fifteen Millennial Movements Taking Off This Week

Fifteen Millennial Movements Taking Off This Week Fifteen Millennial Movements Taking Off This Week

From New York to Ferguson to Santa Cruz, a generation rises.

Nov 24, 2014 / StudentNation / StudentNation

Can Youth Build New Worlds With the Ballot Alone?

Can Youth Build New Worlds With the Ballot Alone? Can Youth Build New Worlds With the Ballot Alone?

Electoral politics is but one tool the grassroots must use to create change.

Nov 10, 2014 / StudentNation / Chloe Maxmin and StudentNation

Poly, NYU’s Latest Global Venture in Building ‘Innovation’ on the Backs of Low-wage Workers

Poly, NYU’s Latest Global Venture in Building ‘Innovation’ on the Backs of Low-wage Workers Poly, NYU’s Latest Global Venture in Building ‘Innovation’ on the Backs of Low-wage Workers

NYU’s Polytechnic School of Engineering or “Poly” facilitates innovation through exploitation of graduate student labor. 

Oct 21, 2014 / StudentNation / Lily Defriend, Gisselle Cunningham, and StudentNation

It’s Time for Everyone to Come Out of the Debt Closet

It’s Time for Everyone to Come Out of the Debt Closet It’s Time for Everyone to Come Out of the Debt Closet

NYU Queer Union tackles student debt with their second annual “Come Out of the Debt Closet” event.

Oct 15, 2014 / StudentNation / StudentNation

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