The Anti-Intellectualism of the Silicon Valley Elite The Anti-Intellectualism of the Silicon Valley Elite
How the self-styled know-it-alls atop the knowledge economy want to dismantle the pursuit of knowledge for its own sake
Apr 1, 2026 / Elizabeth Spiers
The Immigration Crackdown Hurts More Than Just International Students The Immigration Crackdown Hurts More Than Just International Students
Universities are raising their tuition, offering fewer classes, and axing extracurricular programs to compensate for the dip in international student enrollment.
Mar 27, 2026 / StudentNation / Yong-Yu Huang
How Can Universities Protect Their Immigrant Students? How Can Universities Protect Their Immigrant Students?
With federal cuts and heightened fear on campus, first-generation students at schools like UCLA are asking their institutions to defend and expand their right to education.
Mar 23, 2026 / StudentNation / Lucy Wong Ryniejski
Inside the “ICE Off Campus” Movement Inside the “ICE Off Campus” Movement
Amid repression from the Trump administration, students nationwide are forming alliances with faculty groups, unions, and alumni to protect undocumented and international students...
Mar 11, 2026 / StudentNation / Heather Chen
What Will Be Left After the University of Texas Destroys Itself? What Will Be Left After the University of Texas Destroys Itself?
UT-Austin has collapsed its race, ethnic, and gender studies into a single program while a new policy asks faculty to avoid “controversial” topics. But the attacks won’t end there...
Mar 3, 2026 / StudentNation / Aaron Boehmer
The American Universities Programming Israel’s Killer Drones The American Universities Programming Israel’s Killer Drones
Industry partnerships in higher education are pushing STEM graduates into the business of weapons manufacturing and genocide profiteering.
Feb 27, 2026 / StudentNation / Julian Cooper
How 2 University Freshman Are Tracking ICE Enforcement Actions Across the Country How 2 University Freshman Are Tracking ICE Enforcement Actions Across the Country
With ICE Map, Rice University students Jack Vu and Abby Manuel hope to help communities understand where immigration enforcement activity is happening and how it unfolds in real t...
Feb 13, 2026 / StudentNation / Arman Amin
The Yale Professor Who E-mailed Epstein About a “Small Goodlooking Blonde” Student Is No Longer Teaching The Yale Professor Who E-mailed Epstein About a “Small Goodlooking Blonde” Student Is No Longer Teaching
After outcry from students over e-mails showing David Gelernter’s relationship with Jeffrey Epstein, the computer science professor is under review by the university.
Feb 12, 2026 / StudentNation / Zachary Clifton
Is Union Power Growing in Mamdani’s New York? Is Union Power Growing in Mamdani’s New York?
Following the Mamdani administration’s talks with the CUNY faculty union, three professors have returned to class after losing their jobs for their pro-Palestine activism.
Feb 11, 2026 / StudentNation / Mohamad Rimawi
Letters From the March 2026 Issue Letters From the March 2026 Issue
Basement books… Kate Wagner replies… Reading Pirandello (online only)… Gus O’Connor replies…
Feb 10, 2026 / Our Readers, Kate Wagner, and Gus O’Connor