How Ivy League Universities Are Failing Us on Climate Change How Ivy League Universities Are Failing Us on Climate Change
Despite widespread student organizing, university presidents are still reluctant to divest from fossil fuels.
Dec 4, 2013 / Blog / Laura Flanders
Inside the Bulgarian Student Occupation Inside the Bulgarian Student Occupation
Fighting for their future in a poor country where corruption has marred development since the fall of the Soviet Union, students at Bulgaria's Sofia University have taken hold ...
Nov 15, 2013 / StudentNation / Max Rivlin-Nadler and StudentNation
Barnard College’s New Sex Restrictions Barnard College’s New Sex Restrictions
If the Barnard administration takes the idea that adult women should have control over their bodies seriously, then students and RAs should be able to decide for themselves how oft...
Nov 6, 2013 / StudentNation / George Joseph and StudentNation
Kelly Protestors Empowered the Voiceless Kelly Protestors Empowered the Voiceless
Civility that comes at the expense of further marginalizing the subjugated is not only worthless, but also criminally dishonest.
Nov 4, 2013 / StudentNation / Casey Gordon and StudentNation
Tea Party on the Left Tea Party on the Left
Preventing New York City Police Commissioner Ray Kelly from speaking on campus exacerbated the problem it aimed to solve.
Nov 4, 2013 / StudentNation / Adam Katz and StudentNation
Defend Free Inquiry at Brown Defend Free Inquiry at Brown
Learning at Brown is a process in which disagreement plays an integral part.
Nov 4, 2013 / StudentNation / Andrew Powers and StudentNation
CUNY Dismantles Community Center, Students Fight Back CUNY Dismantles Community Center, Students Fight Back
On Sunday, October 20, NYPD officers and CUNY security marched into the main academic center at CUNY City College unannounced, put the campus on lockdown and seized files, document...
Oct 25, 2013 / StudentNation / Shawn Carrie, Isabelle Nastasia, and StudentNation
Brown Divest Coal: An Honest Vote on Divestment Brown Divest Coal: An Honest Vote on Divestment
The Brown Divest Coal Campaign is asking Brown University to divest from any holdings it has in America's fifteen largest coal companies and is hopeful for a “yes” ...
Oct 18, 2013 / StudentNation / StudentNation
Tim DeChristopher: There Is No ‘Neutral’ in the Climate Fight Tim DeChristopher: There Is No ‘Neutral’ in the Climate Fight
A response to Harvard President Drew Faust by climate activist Tim DeChristopher, now studying at Harvard Divinity School, on fossil-fuel divestment.
Oct 4, 2013 / Blog / Wen Stephenson
Grinnell College Offers $100,000 Prize to Young Social Justice Activists Grinnell College Offers $100,000 Prize to Young Social Justice Activists
The Grinnell College Young Innovator Prize offers a $100,000 prize annually to activists under the age of 40 who have demonstrated leadership in the field of social justice.
Sep 23, 2013 / StudentNation / Allegra Kirkland and StudentNation