Higher Education

Student Loan Debt Cancellation

We’re So Close to a Win Against the Student Debt Crisis We’re So Close to a Win Against the Student Debt Crisis

With the 2022 midterm elections on the horizon, now is the best time for Biden to fulfill his campaign promise and cancel student debt.

Jun 1, 2022 / StudentNation / Orlando Cabalo

Me Too and the Not Me Novel

Me Too and the Not Me Novel Me Too and the Not Me Novel

Julia May Jonas’s new novel is a study of a campus scandal and a woman caught in the middle of it.

May 2, 2022 / Books & the Arts / Laura Marsh

Indiana University Graduate Workers

Graduate Workers at Indiana University Are on Strike and Fighting for Recognition Graduate Workers at Indiana University Are on Strike and Fighting for Recognition

The IU administration believes our work is marginal to the functioning of the university. Only a union can push back.

Apr 29, 2022 / StudentNation / Christopher Agostino

Student Debt

Americans Can’t Afford More Student Loan Payments Americans Can’t Afford More Student Loan Payments

Though Biden has extended the payment pause through August, over 5 million people will face serious financial risk once it expires.

Apr 25, 2022 / StudentNation / Cody Hounanian and Alí R. Bustamante

The Student Debt Crisis? It’s Infinitely Worse for Black Women.

The Student Debt Crisis? It’s Infinitely Worse for Black Women. The Student Debt Crisis? It’s Infinitely Worse for Black Women.

Black women sit at the intersection of racism and misogyny, so it’s not surprising they have the highest loan burden. But the scope of the disparity is shocking.

Apr 12, 2022 / Elie Mystal

Climate Change Pennsylvania Students

We Can’t Wait for Our Institutions to Take Action on Climate Change We Can’t Wait for Our Institutions to Take Action on Climate Change

This year, the Penn State community has a golden opportunity to choose a new direction for its university.

Apr 8, 2022 / StudentNation / Nora Van Horn

Student holding phone

Do Campus Crime Alerts Keep Students Safe? Do Campus Crime Alerts Keep Students Safe?

Timely Warning notifications were designed to provide community members with important information during an emergency, but there are unintended consequences.

Apr 7, 2022 / StudentNation / Charlotte Rubin

Senator Ted Cruz holds a book on Critical Race Theory to display to Congress.

Across the Country, Faculty Fight to Defend Academic Freedom Across the Country, Faculty Fight to Defend Academic Freedom

Displaying an unprecedented solidarity, the academic community is mobilizing to confront an existential assault on its professional work and values.

Mar 30, 2022 / Ellen Schrecker

Woman Money Debt

How the Student Debt Crisis Hurts Women How the Student Debt Crisis Hurts Women

With the payment moratorium for student loans expiring on May 1, millions of women will face the possibility of financial ruin. 

Mar 30, 2022 / StudentNation / Vivek Kakar and StudentNation

Students Standardized Testing

What I Learned About Standardized Testing What I Learned About Standardized Testing

My peers and I spent years studying for the Standardized High School Admissions Test in NYC. Should that change?

Mar 25, 2022 / StudentNation / Merry Li

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