Dispatches From the US Student Movement: March 1 Dispatches From the US Student Movement: March 1
This week, students across the country rail against program cuts, tuition hikes and racist university policies. What’s next for reproductive justice in Alabama? Could Congres...
Mar 1, 2013 / StudentNation / StudentNation
Challenging Georgia’s Ban on Undocumented Students Challenging Georgia’s Ban on Undocumented Students
As the national debate on comprehensive immigration reform heats up, Georgia activists are fighting racist state-level policy.
Feb 27, 2013 / StudentNation / Jeff Biggers and StudentNation
University Presidents—Speak Out! University Presidents—Speak Out!
Where are their voices on the major issues of the day?
Feb 20, 2013 / Feature / Scott Sherman
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
NYU Program Makes Palestinians and Israelis Roommates NYU Program Makes Palestinians and Israelis Roommates
One young Palestinian woman explains the program that has brought eight students to NYU to share a bedroom with a student from the opposite territory, and spend twice a week in dia...
Jan 31, 2013 / StudentNation / Brett Chamberlin and StudentNation
When Universities Sell Art: The Case of Columbia’s Rembrandt When Universities Sell Art: The Case of Columbia’s Rembrandt
Columbia’s Rembrandt, sold in 1975 for $1 million, is back on the market—for $47 million.
Jan 22, 2013 / Blog / Jon Wiener
Fossil Fuel Divestment Campaign Wraps Up First Semester on 192 Campuses Fossil Fuel Divestment Campaign Wraps Up First Semester on 192 Campuses
A new campaign to push colleges and universities to divest from the fossil fuel industry spread like wildfire this past semester.
Jan 2, 2013 / StudentNation / StudentNation
NYU Divest Calls On President Sexton To End Fossil Fuel Investments NYU Divest Calls On President Sexton To End Fossil Fuel Investments
The campus divestment movement has made its way to NYU, where students and faculty are pressuring the administration to cut its ties with the fossil fuel industry.
Dec 12, 2012 / StudentNation / Melissa Cronin
Doing the Math Better: A Talk With Christian Parenti Doing the Math Better: A Talk With Christian Parenti
Author Christian Parenti, in conversation with NYU student Rebecca Nathanson, explains why fossil-fuel divestment campaigns—now gaining popularity on college campuses thanks ...
Dec 5, 2012 / StudentNation / Rebecca Nathanson